Section: US & Canada
Damning text messages detail Trump pressure on Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Text messages released on Thursday between US diplomats and a senior Ukrainian aide show how a potential Ukrainian investigation into the 2016 election was linked to a desired meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump. The text messages, which were released by the House Intelligence...
Kremlin Says Interested In ‘All For All’ Prisoner Exchange With Kyiv
The Kremlin has said it is interested in an “all for all” prisoner exchange with Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine to Review Criminal Case of Firm Linked to Biden’s Son
The development came amid an impeachment inquiry against President Trump linked to a request that Ukraine investigate the former vice president and his son. …read more Source:: The New York...
Ukraine plane crash kills 5, injures 3 after running out of fuel, officials say
At least five people were killed and three more were injured when a chartered plane crashed in Ukraine on Friday after it ran out of fuel, authorities said. …read more Source:: FOX...
Trump now says both China and Ukraine should investigate Bidens
President Donald Trump said Thursday he wants both Ukraine and China to investigate Joe Biden and his son after failing to answer a similar question on the topic the day before. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump was again asked what he wanted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to do with regard to the Bidens. Trump raised both...
Text messages reveal diplomats pushed Ukraine to investigate, dangled Trump visit
Top U.S. diplomats encouraged Ukraine’s president to conduct an investigation linked to Joe Biden’s family. …read more Source:: Pittsburgh...
Ukraine reviewing past cases, including one related to company that employed Biden's son: report
Ukraine’s top law enforcement office on Friday reportedly announced that it would begin a review of a number of past cases, including several involving Burisma, the company at which former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden… …read more Source:: The...
U.S. Diplomats Encouraged Ukrainian President to Investigate Bidens
WASHINGTON — Top U.S. diplomats encouraged Ukraine’s newly elected president to conduct an investigation linked to Joe Biden’s family in return for a high-profile visit to Washington with President Donald Trump. It soon escalated into what one feared was a “crazy” swap that risked vital U.S. military aid. That’s according to a...
Ukraine Releases Belarusian ‘Spy’ Ahead Of Zelenskiy-Lukashenka Talks
Ukrainian authorities have released Belarusian citizen Yury Palityka, who is on trial for allegedly collecting classified information for an unspecified Belarusian state organization. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s new chief prosecutor to ‘audit’ Biden case
The prosecutor said he wants to find out why a probe of a Ukrainian gas company was shut down in 2016. …read more Source:: The Washington...
