Section: US & Canada
Joe Biden stops Democratic debate to ask audience to stand and applaud for impeachment witness fired by Trump
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden paused the Democratic debate in order to have the audience stand and applaud for Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the impeachment witness who was dismissed from the national security counsel earlier in the day. “And by the way, Col. Vindman got thrown out of the White House today! Walked out!”...
Hungarian Foreign Minister Visits Kyiv In Effort To Mend Relations
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto says his country would like improve relations with Ukraine amid a dispute over a controversial language law. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump fires impeachment witnesses Sondland, Vindman — and Vindman’s twin brother, too
Trump fired Gordon Sondland, ambassador to the EU, within hours of the White House dismissing Lt.-Col. Alexander Vindman, a decorated Iraq War veteran and Ukraine expert. …read more Source:: Toronto...
Rebuking Russia, Turkey Pledges to Fund Ukraine’s Military
KYIV, Ukraine—On Feb. 3, Turkish President Recep Erdogan joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy outside Kyiv’s 18th-century Mariyinsky Palace to review an honor guard of Ukrainian troops. A band played the anthems of both countries. Along the nearby streets, Turkish and Ukrainian flags hung side-by-side on light poles. The...
Breaking: President Trump ousts Gordon Sondland, who testified in the impeachment trial
Gordon Sondland said that he had been recalled as the US ambassador to the European Union after his participation as a witness for the impeachment trial. “I was advised today that the President intends to recall me effective immediately as United States Ambassador to the European Union,” Sondland said in a statement. Earlier on Friday...
Gordon Sondland Fired As EU Ambassador, Second Impeachment Witness To Lose Job Friday
The crucial impeachment probe witness and U.S. ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, said Friday that he had been recalled to the United States effective immediately. He joins the National Security Council’s Europe Director, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who also lost his job Friday after testifying in the impeachment probe last...
Trump administration ousts 2 key impeachment witnesses
The White House ousted two figures central in the Democrats’ impeachment case against U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday. …read more Source::...
Trump fires key impeachment witnesses Sondland, Vindman in purge
The officials provided critical testimony during the House inquiry into the president’s conduct with Ukraine. …read more Source::...
Donald Trump Jr. mocks decorated war veteran Alexander Vindman after his firing, saying Vindman ‘may still be able to take the defense minister position in the Ukraine’
Trump’s allies have repeatedly lobbed racist attacks at Vindman doubting his patriotism and suggesting he has dual loyalty to Ukraine. …read more Source:: Business...
Impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman escorted from the White House
National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was escorted from the White House on Friday afternoon and his “job is over,” according to his attorney, in retaliation for testifying during the House impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.President Trump was acquitted in the Senate earlier this week, and had...
