Section: US & Canada
RFE/RL Journalist’s Car Set Ablaze In Ukraine
An unknown assailant has set fire to a car belonging to RFE/RL correspondent Halyna Tereshchuk on a street in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. According to witnesses, a masked individual approached the car, placed something on the windshield of the vehicle, set fire to it, and then fled. Local police have begun an investigation. …read...
Pompeo Assures Kyiv Of ‘Unwavering’ Support, Discusses Possible Zelenskiy Visit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on a visit to Kyiv, vowed Washington’s unwavering support for Ukraine as it battles Russia-backed forces in a deadly war in its easternmost regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. At a news conference in Kyiv on January 31, Pompeo and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy also discussed a possible visit by...
MEANWHILE: Senate Interviews IRS Whistleblower
Senate investigators interviewed in recent weeks a whistleblower who claims wrongdoing in the Internal Revenue Service’s mandatory audit of the President and Vice President, the Washington Post reports. Staffers on the Senate Finance Committee, for both Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), questioned the whistleblower for the...
Mike Pompeo Snubs Ukraine’s Embattled LGBTQ Community
Gleb Garanich/ReutersKHARKIV, Ukraine—Anna Sharyhina, one of Ukraine’s outspoken LGBTQ leaders, wishes she had a chance to speak with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his visit to Kyiv this week. Sharyhina has several examples of hate crimes committed against her growing community that she’d like to share with him. She could...
Pompeo visits Ukraine as U.S. Senate prepares to debate witnesses in Trump impeachment trial
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday and denied allegations that vital military aid and a White House visit was conditioned on a probe into former Vice President Joe Biden’s family. …read more Source::...
Pompeo Pledges Ongoing Support for Ukraine During Kyiv Visit
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Friday that the Trump administration would not waver in its support for Ukraine and denied charges at the heart of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Pompeo met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday and denied allegations that vital military aid and a White House visit were...
In Kyiv, Pompeo emphasizes support for Ukraine
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday reaffirmed the U.S.’s support for Ukraine as the country’s top diplomat visited Kyiv and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, … …read more Source:: The...
Pompeo Pledges Ongoing Support for Ukraine in Kyiv Visit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Friday that the Trump administration would not waver in its support for Ukraine and denied charges at the heart of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. …read more Source:: U.S....
Pompeo visits Ukraine as impeachment trial hangs in balance
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Ukraine as the Senate prepares to vote on whether to hear witnesses testify at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. …read more Source:: Pittsburgh...
Pompeo, Zelensky put brave face on over U.S.-Ukraine relations amid Trump impeachment inquiry
Mike Pompeo became this week the first official from Trump’s Cabinet to meet with Ukraine’s leader since the impeachment inquiry began last fall. …read more Source:: USA...
