Section: US & Canada
More than 300 formal officials call Ukraine scandal a “national security concern”
More than 300 former officials said in a joint statement the Ukraine scandal is a “profound national security concern.” Weijia Jiang reports on the Trump administration’s new explanations for how President Trump’s controversial phone call with Ukraine’s leader was handled. …read more Source::...
Whistleblower complaint puts Ukraine in the middle of “political football”
A Ukrainian activist said the whistleblower complaint has dragged her country into American politics …read more Source::...
How Ukraine Got Tangled Up In A Trump Impeachment Inquiry
The political upheaval that a call between the U.S. and Ukrainian presidents set off in Washington has thrust Ukraine into the limelight. Here’s a look at how it got involved.(Image credit: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images) …read more Source::...
Trump claim on stalled aid for Ukraine draws new scrutiny
Pentagon documents undercut White House explanation on Ukraine aid …read more Source:: The Boston...
The Atlantic Politics Daily: The Not-So-Deep State
Comments or questions? Send us an email anytime. Were you forwarded this email? Sign yourself up here. We appreciate your continued support for our journalism. Today in PoliticsWhat a year this past week has been. If all the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players, then who are the protagonists of this summer of...
Pompeo issued subpoena as investigators eye ouster of U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
The ambassador’s ouster, and the campaign against her that preceded it, are now emerging as a key sequence of events behind a whistleblower’s complaint alleging that the president pressured a foreign country to investigate his political rival. …read more Source:: Global...
White House confirms Ukraine transcript was moved to highly classified system: report
The White House reportedly confirmed Friday that the partial transcript of President Trump’s call with Ukraine at the center of a whistleblower complaint was moved to a highly classified system maintained by the National… …read more Source:: The...
Giuliani To Appear With Putin In Reprisal Of Role At Pro-Russian Conference
As the House prepares to consider whether to impeach President Trump over an unprecedented plot to turn Ukraine into an opposition research factory, his personal attorney and associate Rudy Giuliani has decided to keep busy: he is scheduled to attend a pro-Russian conference in Armenia next month with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The...
Two Blows Are Dealt to Ukrainian Leader’s Clean-Government Image
In a setback for President Volodymyr Zelensky, international lenders criticized government corruption and left Kiev without a deal. A top aide also stepped down. …read more Source:: The New York...
US ambassador pressed Ukraine corruption fight before ouster
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