Section: US & Canada
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, says he’s had no contact with Rudy Giuliani
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday he’s had no interactions with President Trump’s personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani. “I never met Rudy Giuliani — never. And never had any phone calls with him,” Mr. Zelensky said at a news conference in Kyiv, according to CNN. During the controversial July 25 …...
It’s Ukraine, not ‘the’ Ukraine. And Ukrainians want you to get it right.
Why saying it right matters so much to the country. …read more Source:: The Washington...
Pompeo Accuses House Democrats of Trying to ‘Bully’ His Agency
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused House Democrats of trying to intimidate the State Department by scheduling depositions from agency officials in connection with President Donald Trump’s phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart.In a letter Tuesday in response to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Pompeo accused Democrats of...
Intelligence IG Slaps Down Trump World’s False Claims About Whistleblower
The Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community on Monday rejected an attempt by President Donald Trump and his allies to discredit the whistleblower who raised concerns about Trump’s July call with the Ukrainian president. Ever since a whistleblower exposed Trump’s attempt to pressure the Ukrainian president to dig...
Mike Pompeo accuses House Democrats of ‘bullying’ in Ukraine-related inquiries
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday declared that House Democrats are trying to “intimidate, bully and treat improperly” five current and former career officials in demanding depositions related to the Ukraine matter. …read more Source::...
This is Russia’s man in St. John’s
It’s no small feat for John Stuart Durrant, a Canadian living in St. John’s, to be declared a friend of Russia by none other than President Vladimir Putin. After all, Canada’s foreign minister, a staunch ally of Ukraine, is banned from visiting Canada’s erstwhile Cold War foe. But Durrant is no Chrystia Freeland. As...
Kennedy To File Legislation That Is A Thinly Veiled Jab At The Bidens
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) plans to file legislation when Congress reconvenes to ban immediate family members of senior U.S. officials from profiting off Ukraine — a thinly veiled jab at Joe and Hunter Biden. “Specifically, his bill will ban an immediate family member of a member of the Senate, the House, the president’s Cabinet, the vice...
Ukrainian leader says he doesn’t know why US aid was frozen
Ukraine’s president says no one explained to him why U.S. military aid to his country was delayed …read more Source:: ABC...
Ukraine's president says he never spoke to Giuliani
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that he has never personally spoken with Rudy Giuliani, President Trump’s personal attorney who has pushed for Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.“I have never met Rudy Giuliani… …read more Source:: The...
Bloomberg opinion executive editor says ‘how quickly it’s unraveling’ for President Trump is ‘delicious’
The panelists who spoke Tuesday with MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace appeared just a tad excited about the subject on most everyone’s lips: The prospect that President Donald Trump will be impeached over the Ukraine scandal.One of them — Tim O’Brien, executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion — made no attempt to downplay his position on Trump,...
