Section: US & Canada
These Are the Key U.S. and Ukrainian Players in the Trump Impeachment Inquiry
President Donald Trump faces an impeachment inquiry in the wake of a recent whistleblower complaint alleging that he asked Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 presidential election by investigating Democratic candidate Joe Biden, and his son Hunter. Central to the inquiry is a July 25 phone call between Trump and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr...
Volker warned Giuliani’s information on Ukraine wasn’t credible: report
Former U.S. special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker told House investigators Thursday he warned President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani that his Ukrainian sources alleging wrongdoing by former Vice President Joe Bid… …read more Source:: The...
Trump scandal threatens to derail Ukraine’s anti-corruption efforts
Ukrainians are accustomed to powerful forces meddling in their judicial system, Anne Applebaum, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and expert on central and Eastern Europe, tells The World’s host, Marco Werman. But even as they find corruption foisted on them by their most important ally in Washington, DC, Ukrainians have remained...
U.S. Welcomes ‘Progress Toward Peace’ In Eastern Ukraine, Calls On Russia To Show ‘Political Will’
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has welcomed “progress towards peace” in eastern Ukraine, two days after Kyiv, Moscow, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) agreed to move forward with talks to find lasting peace in the Donbas. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Pentagon Says None Of Its Officials Were On Trump’s Ukraine Call
The Department of Defense said on Thursday that its officials, including Defense Secretary Mark Esper, were not present during President Donald Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president. “To my knowledge, no one from the Department of Defense was on that call,” Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman told reporters, per the Hill. “I...
CNN flat-out refuses to air Trump ad about Biden-Ukraine ties — in part because it mocks CNN anchors
CNN has refused to air an advertisement for President Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential re-election campaign, which blasts CNN anchors and blasts Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden. What are the details? According to a Thursday report by The Daily Beast, the 30-second advertisement — titled “Biden...
Trump administration announces weapons deal with Ukraine amid swirl of impeachment inquiry
The timing of the decision draws fresh attention to American military assistance that has been at the center of the Trump-Ukraine scandal. …read more Source:: USA...
US finalizes sale of 150 anti-tank missiles to Ukraine
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US Finalizes Sale of 150 Anti-Tank Missiles to Ukraine
The State Department has approved a sale of military equipment to Ukraine that includes 150 anti-tank missiles to help fight Russia-backed separatists. …read more Source:: U.S....
Biden Called For Changes At Ukraine’s Prosecutor Office … And So Did 3 GOP Senators
Oops! The Ukrainian prosecutor at the heart of President Donald Trump’s baseless Joe Biden conspiracy theory was seen as corrupt by Trump’s own Republican colleagues. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Rob Portman (R-OH) and former Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL), along with five of their Democratic colleagues, sent a letter to then-Ukrainian President...
