Section: US & Canada
NATO chief lauds Ukraine’s weaponry pullback in the east
NATO’s Secretary General has lauded Ukraine’s weaponry pullback in the east but also called Russia to step up efforts to bring peace to the war-torn region …read more Source:: ABC...
In Ukraine, leaders struggle to keep their heads down amid U.S. impeachment circus
Dogged by questions about the scandal roiling Washington, Ukrainian officials are trying their best to ignore the spectacle and focus on domestic issues. …read more Source::...
Witness Sheds Light On WH’s Delayed Response To 2018 Russia-Ukraine Conflict
A State Department official who is testifying in the House’s impeachment inquiry Wednesday shed light on the White House’s sluggish response to a November 2018 Russian attack on Ukrainian ships. According to the opening remarks of Christopher Anderson, a Ukraine expert who was aware of concerns within the intelligence community about...
Denmark Allows Russia-Germany Gas Pipeline
Denmark said Wednesday that it is giving permission for a joint German-Russian underwater gas pipeline to be laid through its territory, in a blow to the United States, which had fiercely opposed the project.The decision by the Danish Energy Agency to approve the Nord Stream 2 pipeline’s route is a victory for the governments of Russia and...
Obama Wants to Be More Than a Trump Subtweet
CHICAGO—America already knows what Barack Obama thinks about Donald Trump (the man) and Donald Trump (the president). For the past four years, nearly everything in politics has seemed to be about just the two of them—and in a way, everything is.Each is an archetype: the man who grew up without a father versus the man who inherited his...
Kilmeade On Defense After Questioning NSC Official’s ‘Affinity’ For Ukraine
“Fox & Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade doesn’t understand all the fuss over his suspicions that Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who has served on the National Security Council since 2018, has an “affinity to the Ukrainian people.” During a Wednesday morning segment on “Fox & Friends,” Kilmeade pushed back on the heat he’s gotten...
Diplomat: Bolton cautioned him about Giuliani and Ukraine
A U.S. State Department foreign service officer will tell House impeachment investigators Wednesday former national security adviser John Bolton cautioned him that Rudy Giuliani ‘was a key voice with the president on Ukraine,’ which could complicate U.S. goals in the Eastern European country. …read more Source:: CTV...
Republicans Have Only Three Choices
Is Alexander Vindman’s testimony the smoking gun of the Ukraine scandal? Or was it Bill Taylor’s? Was it Gordon Sondland’s decision to defy the White House and speak? Was it the whistle-blower complaint, or the partial transcript that the White House itself released?Just as in previous Trump-related scandals, there are plenty of...
State Department officials to testify in impeachment inquiry Wednesday
Catherine Croft, a special adviser for Ukraine, and Christopher Anderson, a former special adviser, were both scheduled to testify. …read more Source::...
From behind closed doors, the Ukraine-Trump story is getting very clear
First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day’s most important political stories and why they matter. …read more Source::...
