Section: US & Canada
Ahead Of Meeting With Trump, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Jokes Only Son Can Pressure Him
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with his Ukrainian counterpart for the first time on September 25 amid a scandal over a July phone call that has sparked a formal impeachment inquiry by the House of Representatives. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine entangled yet again in American political storm
U.S. President Donald Trump’s withholding of military aid from Ukraine and his calls for the country’s new president to investigate the family of a political rival have thrust the East European nation into an American political storm for the second time in three years. …read more Source:: CTV...
Trump held back aid to Ukraine. Why was the U.S. sending aid to begin with?
For 28 years, the United States has sent foreign assistance to Ukraine to promote democracy and security in the region. …read more Source:: The Washington...
Trump says impeachment probe over call with Ukraine ‘presidential harassment’
“They’re going to lose the election, and they figure this is a thing to do,” Trump told reporters. Speaking of Pelosi, he added, “If she does that, they all say that’s a positive for me, for the election. You could also say, ‘Who needs it? It’s bad for the country.’” …read more Source:: Global...
Giuliani: Democrats Have ‘Stepped Into Something Way Beyond What They Realize’
President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani has been pushing the story of Ukraine corruption for months. (Photo by Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images) …read more Source:: CNS...
Trump Ukraine Call To Be Released Amid Swelling Impeachment Push
The White House plans to release a transcript of President Trump’s scrutinized July call with the Ukrainian president. But that likely won’t quell the growing movement toward impeachment in Congress. (Image credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP) …read more Source::...
A former comedian and TV star, Ukraine’s new leader finds himself at center of a US impeachment firestorm
Ukraine’s Zelensky and Trump will face intense scrutiny Wednesday at a meeting as a scandal boils over whether Trump sought help to discredit Joe Biden. …read more Source:: USA...
Deputy Secretary of State Urges End of China’s Mass Repression of Uighurs
China’s government is conducting a mass repression campaign against an estimated 1 million ethnic minorities, mainly Uighurs, held in concentration camps in western China, a senior State Department official said Tuesday. Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan told a United Nations meeting in New York that Beijing’s actions against...
Ex-DIA Officer Gets 10 Years in Prison for Spying for China
Former Defense Intelligence Agency officer Ron R. Hansen was sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying for Chinese intelligence. The sentence was imposed by U.S. district judge Dee Benson Tuesday in federal court Salt Lake City. Recent Stories in National Security Deputy Secretary of State Urges End of China’s Mass Repression of Uighurs...
The Other TV Personality-Turned-President in the Ukraine Case
Volodymyr Zelensky, who acted in a comedy before becoming Ukraine’s president, has been thrust into the center of the American impeachment debate. …read more Source:: The New York...
