Section: US & Canada
Ukraine, Rebels say Pullback in the East Completed
The Ukrainian military and Russia-backed separatist rebels have completed a pullback of troops and weapons from an area in eastern Ukraine embroiled in a conflict that has killed more than 13,000 people, officials said Monday.The disengagement near Petrivske that began Saturday followed a recent similar withdrawal in another section of the...
Top Pentagon Official: White House Asked Mysterious Questions About Ukraine Aid
REUTERSAfter the Pentagon announced in June it would give Ukraine $250 million, defense department officials received a list of eyebrow-raising questions that appeared to originate from President Donald Trump regarding details of the military aid, including which U.S. companies were involved in supplying equipment to the country. Laura Cooper, a...
Top diplomat said request for specific probes in Ukraine was ‘contrary’ to U.S. policy
A top diplomat testifying before House impeachment investigators said President Trump’s request for Ukrainian leaders to launch specific investigations conflicted with U.S. policy aimed at combating internationa… …read more Source:: The...
Condoleezza Rice says reports of an unofficial US policy in Ukraine are ‘deeply troubling’
Condoleezza Rice said on Monday that reports of an unofficial U.S. policy being carried out in Ukraine is “deeply troubling.”The former secretary of State under President George W. Bush said she … …read more Source:: The...
Pentagon official: Trump ordered Ukraine aid freeze despite legal concerns
President Donald Trump directed the U.S. government to freeze aid to Ukraine over the summer, Laura Cooper, the top Defense official who oversees Ukraine policy, told the House impeachment inquiry last month. …read more Source:: United Press...
Democrats release transcript of Pentagon official’s testimony
In newly-released testimony, a Pentagon official said national security leaders felt military aid to Ukraine should not be stopped by the White House. Nancy Cordes has the latest. …read more Source::...
Trump teases release of transcript of first Ukraine call
President Trump said he would release the transcript of his first call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this week, describing it as more important than his second call with the leader that is at the center of H… …read more Source:: The...
Pentagon official says OMB offered no explanation for withholding aid to Ukraine in mid-July
Senior defence official, Laura Cooper’s testimony comes as public hearings are set to begin this week in the House impeachment inquiry. …read more Source:: Toronto...
Pentagon’s Esper: Vindman Shouldn’t Fear Retaliation over Ukraine Testimony
U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman should not fear retaliation over his testimony to the U.S. Congress in its impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper told a small group of reporters on Monday.Vindman, now detailed to the White House National Security Council, has been targeted by Trump following...
Pentagon Official Testifies That Withholding Ukraine Aid May Have Been Unlawful
House Democrats on Monday released the impeachment inquiry transcript of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper, who testified that President Donald Trump subverted legal protocol this summer when he froze a $400 military aid package to Ukraine without informing Congress. Cooper, who appeared before congressional investigators on...
