Section: US & Canada
Aide: Perry Pushed Trump for Ukraine Call, for Energy Issues
Energy Secretary Rick Perry encouraged President Donald Trump to speak to Ukraine’s president — but on energy and economic issues, Perry’s spokeswoman said Sunday, addressing Perry’s role in a telephone call that’s at the center of a congressional impeachment probe for Trump.”Secretary Perry absolutely supported and...
AP Sources: Trump Allies Pressed Ukraine Over Gas Firm
AP sources: 3 Florida businessmen pitched a plan for the state-owned Ukrainian petroleum company to enter into exclusive agreements to buy massive shipments of liquefied gas through corporate entities controlled by a circle of close Trump allies. …read more Source:: U.S....
Trump Allies Pressed Ukraine Over State Gas Firm Before Phone Call: AP
Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty ImagesA group of people closely allied with President Trump and his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani were working to push American business interests in Ukraine before the White House made contact with the new Ukrainian president, the Associated Press reports. According to four people with direct knowledge of the efforts,...
EU Divisions Over Russia Mount as France, Germany Seek Peace in Ukraine
French and German attempts to end the conflict in east Ukraine risk increasing tensions that were already rising in the European Union over how to handle Russia and which could complicate peace efforts.Progress at talks between Russian and Ukrainian envoys have raised hopes of convening the first international summit in three years on ending the...
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AP sources: Trump allies pressed Ukraine over gas firm KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Rudy Giuliani was pushing Ukrainian officials last spring to investigate one of Donald Trump’s main political … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...
Trump allies reportedly pressed Ukraine to make changes to the leadership of its massive state gas company
Sources told AP that Trump-aligned businessmen and Republican donors wanted to steer lucrative gas contracts to companies controlled by Trump allies. …read more Source:: Business...
Trump associates pressured Ukraine over gas firm in order to benefit allies: report
A group of President Trump’s associates pressed Ukraine to install new management at the top of the country’s massive state gas company last spring in order to benefit some of their allies, the Associated Press … …read more Source:: The...
AP sources: Trump allies pressed Ukraine over gas firm
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AP SOURCES: As Trump urged Ukraine to investigate rival, his lawyer’s associates looked to profit from state-run company
AP SOURCES: As Trump urged Ukraine to investigate rival, his lawyer’s associates looked to profit from state-run company …read more Source:: The Washington...
AP sources: Trump allies pressed Ukraine over gas firm
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – As Rudy Giuliani was pushing Ukrainian officials last spring to investigate one of Donald Trump’s main political rivals, a group of individuals with ties to the president and his personal lawyer were also active in the former Soviet republic. Their aims were profit, not politics. This … …read more...
