Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Alleges $5M Bribe Over Burisma, No Biden Link
Ukrainian officials on Saturday said they were offered $5 million in bribes to end a probe into energy company Burisma’s founder, but said there was no connection to former board member Hunter Biden, whose father is running for the U.S. presidency.The Ukrainian company was thrust into the global spotlight last year in the impeachment...
Ukraine Officials Say Offered $6 Million To Drop Probe Into Gas Company, But No Bidens Link
Ukrainian officials say they were offered $6 million in bribes to end a criminal investigation into the head of a gas company where the son of former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden served on the board. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine: Bribe in probe of gas chief; unrelated to Bidens
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian authorities said Saturday they intercepted an attempt to offer a $6 million bribe in return for the dropping of a criminal investigation into the head of a natural gas company where the son of former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden once held a board seat. At a news conference, during which officials displayed large bags of...
Ukraine: $6M bribe attempt to close case against gas head
Ukrainian authorities say they have intercepted an attempt to offer a $6 million bribe in return for the dropping of a criminal investigation into the head of a natural gas company where the son of former U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden once held a board seat. …read more Source:: CTV...
Ukraine’s political wars are getting nastier. They could grow worse as the U.S. election nears.
Two presidents, in the United States and Ukraine, wanted to go after their rivals. Here’s what happened when their interests coincided. …read more Source:: The Washington...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Cancels Meetings After Wife Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will switch to “a special work mode” after his wife tested positive for coronavirus. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Defense Department announces $250M aid package for Ukraine
A $250 million security assistance package to Ukraine will provide them with training, equipment and advisory efforts to strengthen their capability to defend against Russian aggression, Department of Defense officials announced this week. The funds come from the fiscal 2020 Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, $125 million of which was...
NATO Grants Ukraine ‘Enhanced Opportunities Partner’ Status
NATO has entered a closer partnership with Ukraine, recognizing the former Soviet republic as an enhanced opportunities partner (EOP) after Kyiv demonstrated its “commitment to Euro-Atlantic security.” …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Canada calls on Iran to quickly send black boxes from plane crash to France
Garneau expressed dismay this week at a council meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization that more than three months have passed since Iran told the council it would give the flight-data and cockpit voice recorders to Ukraine within 14 days. …read more Source:: Global...
Bolton Accuses House Dems of ‘Impeachment Malpractice’ In Forthcoming Book
In his tell-all memoir finally set for publication later this month, former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton alleges that House Democrats failed to look at other transgressions made by the president that went beyond the scope of Ukraine during their impeachment inquiries last year. According to the press release for Bolton’s new...
