Section: US & Canada
Ukraine’s president, a political novice, faces major test in first direct talks with Putin
Volodymyr Zelensky was thrust into Washington’s impeachment drama. The stakes are even higher when he meets Putin on Monday. …read more Source:: The Washington...
This Is Not Where Nancy Pelosi Wanted to Be
Her mournful countenance made it clear. Nancy Pelosi has at last found herself just where she never wanted to be: leading an impeachment of President Donald Trump that has drawn nary an ounce of bipartisan backing in Congress, has fixed-in-place public support of about 50 percent, and seems all but certain to end in acquittal in the...
It’s Time for Ukraine to Let the Donbass Go
Reintegration would be too costly; beyond an expensive reconstruction, it would entail reintegrating a deeply pro-Russian region at a time when Ukraine is finally moving West. …read more Source:: Foreign...
NYT: Trump Officials Dispute Details Of Giuliani Call Logs With WH Aides
White House officials are disputing the details of the call logs in House Intelligence Committee Democrats’ impeachment report, the New York Times reported. In an attempt to poke holes in Democrats’ case, administration officials told the Times that the call logs showing multiple contacts between Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and White...
Ukrainian Political Consultant Says Giuliani Has Left Kyiv
A former Ukrainian government adviser says Rudy Giuliani, U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer who is at the center of the president’s impeachment inquiry, has left Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
H-Hour For ‘Normandy Four’: Breakthrough Will Be Elusive At Paris Peace Talks On The War In Ukraine
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France will meet in Paris on December 9 to seek progress toward ending the only war on the European continent. Nobody is holding their breath for a breakthrough. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s president visits troops ahead of peace talks
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A model was disqualified from Miss World for being a mother. Now she’s pushing back
Veronika Didusenko had only been Miss Ukraine for a few days before she was stripped of her title for having a child and having been married. Now, the model is taking legal action against the UK-based Miss World organization, which determines the rules for affiliate pageants like Miss Ukraine, alleging that its rules are discriminatory. “The...
The Most Dangerous Form of Bribery
Thus far, the facts at issue in the impeachment inquiry are relatively undisputed. President Donald Trump’s administration conditioned Ukraine’s access to U.S. decision makers and military aid on it publicly announcing investigations that would benefit the president’s reelection campaign.Instead, the principal battleground is...
Ukrainian Fugitive Who Claimed to Have Dirt on Biden Firm Is Arrested
Photo Illustration by Lyne Lucien/The Daily Beast/GettyA former Ukrainian member of parliament who has claimed to have dirt on at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
