Section: US & Canada
In Poland, Ukrainian Donbas War Veteran Faces Extradition To Russia
A court hearing in Poland on whether to extradite a Ukrainian veteran of the ongoing Donbas conflict and member of a Ukrainian nationalist group is expected to begin by November 12, Ukraine’s consul in Lublin, Artem Valakh, has told local media on November 10. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Former White House Russia Expert Called Push for Politically Motivated Investigations ‘Blatant’ in Impeachment Inquiry Transcripts
Transcripts released Friday by the House Intelligence Committee contain accounts by two White House officials of an effort by President Donald Trump and his close associates to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy into publicly undertaking politically charged investigations in exchange for a meeting between the two leaders. “The...
Donald Trump aides fight over Ukraine policy
House impeachment transcripts show an internal White House struggle over Ukraine policy, with National Security Council staffers taking aim at President Trump and his political appointees. Fiona Hill, a Russia specialist brought to the NSC in 2018 from the Brookings Institution, went to war against Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to …...
Giuliani associate says he sought to pressure Ukraine to investigate Bidens
A lawyer representing an associate of Rudy Giuliani told The New York Times on Sunday that his client warned Ukrainian officials t… …read more Source:: The...
Reports: Bolton Has Landed A Million-Dollar Book Deal
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton has reportedly signed a book deal. CNN and the Associated Press reported on Saturday that Bolton had signed with publisher Simon & Schuster after several weeks of negotiations. Unnamed publishing officials told the AP the deal was worth approximately $2 million. Though the exact release date is...
Trump retaliates against impeachment proceedings, toys with releasing Ukraine call summary
President Trump address impeachment hearings Saturday, suggesting his release on the White House summary of another call to Ukraine’s president Tuesday. The public hearings kick off Wednesday — and the Democrats are leading with the man they believe is their strongest witness, Ambassador William Taylor. Weijia Jiang reports. …read...
What Joe Biden actually did in Ukraine
According to interviews with more than two dozen people knowledgeable about the situation, the actual story is quite different than the one being peddled by Trump and Giuliani. …read more Source:: Toronto...
Nikki Haley’s Audacious Bet
Nikki Haley, the bright hope of Trump-skeptical Republicans, has placed a big bet that the Republican future will be almost as Trump-y as the recent Republican past.Haley numbers among the Republicans most often named as a leader for the post-Trump future. At intervals over the past three years, she has dissented from some of the more bizarre...
Trump Assails Impeachment Hearings as ‘Disgraceful’
U.S. President Donald Trump launched a new attack Sunday on this week’s impeachment hearings that target him, calling them “disgraceful” and complaining that Democrats are blocking witnesses that Republicans want to question.He said “corrupt politician” Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee...
Rand Paul blasts Trump, Joe Biden over Ukraine manipulation
Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, says he’s the only politician in Washington who doesn’t want something in exchange for foreign aid to Ukraine—because he opposes foreign aid. “I would make the argument that every politician in Washington, other than me, virtually, is trying to manipulate Ukraine to their purposes,”...
