Section: US & Canada
Ukraine denounces Apple for calling Crimea part of Russia in apps
Russia and Ukraine have both been highly sensitive to the way global companies identify Crimea. …read more Source::...
Apple scolded by Ukrainian official after heeding Russian request over annexed Crimea
Apple caused an uproar Wednesday over how the American company’s popular iPhone applications refer to Crimea, a contested peninsula annexed from Ukraine by Russia in 2014. Russian government officials announced that Apple has updated its Weather app so that cities in Crimea are displayed as Russian territory to Russian users, …...
The View From Moscow On The Trump Impeachment Inquiry
“Thank God nobody is accusing us anymore of interfering in U.S. elections,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an investment conference last week. “Now they’re accusing Ukraine.”(Image credit: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP) …read more Source::...
Ukraine berates Apple for identifying Crimea as part of Russia in apps
Ukraine said on Wednesday Apple did not “give a damn” about its pain, after the U.S. tech giant began referring to the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula as part of Russia in its Maps and Weather apps for Russian users. …read more Source::...
Details emerge of Giuliani’s Ukraine business pursuits as Trump denies directing him
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Two OMB officials resigned in part over concerns about Ukraine’s aid, an official testified
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Trump contradicts testimony — and himself — by claiming he never directed Giuliani on Ukraine
President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied that he directed his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to go to Ukraine and seek out investigations on his behalf, contradicting his own words to the Ukrainian President in the White House released transcript of the July 25 call. Trump also contradicted sworn testimony from members of his administration and...
Giuilani Targeted Ukranian President Zelensky’s Top Aide
Rudy Giuliani didn’t just push the Ukrainian government to announce investigations that would boost President Donald Trump’s political prospects. The former New York mayor––who is not part of the U.S. government––also raised concerns to Ukrainian officials about a senior aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to American and...
Giuliani pursued financial deals in Ukraine while seeking probes for Trump: reports
President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani pursued hundreds of thousands of dollars in financial deals in Ukraine while simultaneously asking for investigations for the president, according to Wednesday reports… …read more Source:: The...
Trump says he didn’t direct Giuliani’s Ukraine efforts. Witnesses say otherwise.
“No, I didn’t direct him,” Trump said in an interview on Tuesday, appearing to distance himself from his personal lawyer. …read more Source::...
