Section: US & Canada
Ex US Ambassador to Ukraine Felt ‘Threatened’ After Being Ousted
The ousted former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, testified Friday at the congressional impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump that she was “shocked and devastated” over remarks Trump made about her during a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.“I didn’t know what to think, but I was very...
Takeaways from Day 2 of House impeachment public hearings
Takeaways from Day 2 of the House impeachment public hearings with witness Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. …read more Source:: The Boston...
Yovanovitch: Don Jr. and Fox News Hosts ‘Amplified’ Smears Against Me
During Friday’s public impeachment hearing, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch described how conservatives and right-wing media figures repeatedly disparaged her last spring in an apparent effort by Trumpworld to sully her reputation in order to justify removing her from her post.House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam...
Putin, Zelenskiy To Meet Next Month To Discuss Ukraine Conflict
The French presidency says Paris will host a four-way summit next month seeking to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
No Surprise: Jim Jordan Backs Up Trump On His Tweets Attacking Yovanovitch
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), predictably, doesn’t think President Trump’s tweets bashing ousted Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch in the midst of her public hearing are a big deal. According to CNN Friday, Jordan blamed Trump’s attacks against Yovanovitch on his frustration with Democrats. Earlier Friday, Trump lashed out in his...
Yovanovitch: 'I do not understand Mr. Giuliani's motives for attacking me'
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch said Friday that she did not understand Rudy Giuliani’s “motives for attacking me.”Yovanovitch’s remarks in her opening statement to the House Intelligence Committee were directed at Giuliani,… …read more Source:: The...
Chris Wallace on Yovanovitch testimony: “If you’re not moved, you don’t have a pulse.”
“Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace said Friday that if viewers weren’t moved by the impeachment testimony of former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, they “don’t have a pulse,” during commentary on “America’s Newsroo… …read more Source:: The...
Impeachment: Ex-Ukraine diplomat Marie Yovanovitch rejects Trump’s claims, tweet at hearing
A dramatic moment caused surprise during the first part of Friday’s public impeachment hearing — when House investigators read a new tweet from President Donald Trump and posed it to his former ambassador to Ukraine. …read more Source:: United Press...
As she was told to leave Ukraine, U.S. ambassador was honoring anti-corruption activist who died after acid attack
Kateryna Handziuk was 33 years old when a man threw sulfuric acid on her in front of her house in Kherson. She died three months later. …read more Source:: The Washington...
Democrats say Trump tweet is ‘witness intimidation,’ fuels impeachment push
House Democrats wasted no time Friday saying President Trump’s real-time Twitter attack on a top U.S. diplomat – as she was testifying on Trump’s dealings with Ukraine – was more evidence of presidential misconduct as the… …read more Source:: The...
