Section: US & Canada
Ukraine, Russia agree to restart peace process
Ukraine and Russia reportedly agreed to restart the peace process in discussions in Paris on Monday, though they made little progress on ending hostilities in the Donbass region.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President… …read more Source:: The...
Democrats and Republicans clash in hearing as impeachment vote looms
The House Judiciary Committee held its second impeachment hearing, featuring presentations from investigators about the president’s dealings with Ukraine. It comes as a vote to impeach President Trump looms next week. Nancy Cordes has the latest. …read more Source::...
House attorneys spar over arguments for and against impeachment
Democrats and Republicans sparred over the evidence collected in the impeachment inquiry and the severity of the allegations against President Trump, laying out the case for and against impeachment in the House Judiciary Committee’s second hearing. Attorneys from the Intelligence Committee presented their findings from the first phase of...
Arms Control on Tap for Trump, Pompeo’s Meeting With Lavrov
Arms control, Ukraine and Syria are to headline President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s meetings Tuesday with Russia’s foreign minister. …read more Source:: U.S....
UN resolution condemns Russia’s occupation of Crimea
The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Monday condemning Russia’s occupation of Crimea and the city of Sebastapol and urging the withdrawal of its military forces “without delay.” The vote … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
UN resolution condemns Russia’s occupation of Crimea
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Ukraine, Russia Agree On Full Cease-Fire, ‘All For All’ Prisoner Swap By End Of 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on December 9 agreed to “commit to a full and comprehensive implementation” of a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine by the end of 2019, a joint communique says. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump to Welcome Russian Foreign Minister to Washington
U.S. President Donald Trump will join Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday for talks with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the White House announced.The three will “discuss the state of the bilateral relationship,” a senior Trump administration official said Monday. The meeting, which was originally announced to...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Says Gas Transit Issue ‘Unblocked’ After Putin Meeting
PARIS (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine and Russia had “unblocked” the issue of gas transit and the countries’… …read more Source:: U.S....
Putin meets with Ukraine leader Zelensky for the first time
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met for the first time at a summit in Paris. The leaders are trying to find a way to end five years of fighting in Ukraine. Elizabeth Palmer reports. …read more Source::...
