Section: US & Canada
Ukrainian Fishermen Detained by Russia In Sea Of Azov Get 10 Days In Crimean Jail
A Russian-administered court in Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula ruled on February 16 to detain four Ukrainian fisherman for 10 days as civil punishment for “illegally fishing” in the Sea of Azov where they were detained and had their boat impounded the previous day. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Arrests Alleged Crime Boss After Six-Year Manhunt
Ukraine’s National Police on February 16 arrested alleged mafia boss Yevhen Anisimov who has been wanted for six years on numerous charges mainly related to extorting money from businesses in the Zaporizhzhya region located in the south-eastern part of the country. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Is The West Dying Or Thriving? U.S. And Europe Clash At Munich Conference
The United States and Europe appear deeply divided over the health of the transatlantic relationship following a key security conference in Germany over the weekend, attended by hundreds of political and military leaders from around the world.German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier opened the conference with a speech that accused Washington of...
Kennedy Revises Impeachable Offense Stance: ‘It Depends On Why He Asked For It’
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) has revised his stance on what constitutes an impeachable offense for the President during an appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday morning. When asked by CBS’ Margaret Brennan whether he stood by his statement on the show last November that it would be an impeachable offense if the President asked for...
There is ‘strong evidence of criminal misconduct’ by Hunter Biden, says top government watchdog
The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump may be over but federal officials are now beginning to examine the behavior of former Vice President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. At least one major government watchdog believes the younger Biden may find himself in serious trouble. Hunter Biden’s business dealings were at the center...
A powerful Ukrainian is playing both sides of Giuliani’s Ukraine project
Ukraine official Arsen Avakov communicated with Guiliani pal Parnas, but also warned Amb. Yovanovitch that Giuliani wanted her ousted as U.S. ambassador. …read more Source::...
Ukrainian president slams Trump impeachment as a ‘soap opera,’ undermines key Dem argument
Americans are not the only ones who were exhausted by the Democratic Party-led impeachment of President Donald Trump. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was a key subject of the controversy related to Trump’s dealings with his country, says he is ready to turn the page on the scandal and even compared it to a ‘soap...
Ukrainian President To Trump: Please Stop Saying My Country Is Corrupt
Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky would like President Donald Trump to lay off the trash talk, please. During an interview with CNN correspondent Christine Amanpour on Saturday, Zelensky expressed dismay over Trump’s repeated claims that Ukraine is “corrupt”; a claim that Trump invokes when defending his withholding of U.S. military aid...
Vermont’s Republican governor refuses to support Trump’s re-election, endorses challenger
Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott announced Saturday that he will not endorse his party’s presidential nominee — President Donald Trump — in the 2020 election.Instead, Scott has endorsed former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld.”I’ve met with him before, I think a lot of him and his platform so I would be supporting him,”...
Zelensky rejects Trump claim that Ukraine is a corrupt country: 'From now, it's not true'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected President Trump’s claim that Ukraine is a corrupt country.In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Zelensky pushed back on the assertion Trump made in a Fox News interview last year that Ukraine… …read more Source:: The...
