Section: US & Canada
Trump acknowledges withholding funds from Ukraine
“I think it’s unfair that we put up the money,” Trump said. “Then other people call me. They said, ‘Oh, let it go.’ And I let it go.” …read more Source::...
Trump ordered Ukraine aid frozen; more Democrats want impeachment
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Why Was Ukraine’s Top Prosecutor Fired? The Issue At The Heart Of The Dispute Gripping Washington
U.S. President Donald Trump asserts that Joe Biden pushed for the ouster of Ukraine’s chief prosecutor to quash a probe into a Burisma, a gas company with Biden’s son on its board. Officials and anticorruption activists in Kyiv say Prosecutor-General Viktor Shokin had shelved the case long before and was fired for his failure to...
Trump Defends Delaying Millions In Military Aid From Ukraine
President Trump defended directing an aide to withhold nearly $400 million in military funding from Ukraine a week before he had the now-infamous phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, arguing it was a matter of wanting other countries to help fund the country’s defense. Speaking to reporters before his address to the...
Furor over Trump puts Ukraine’s leader in a tough spot
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy finds himself at the center of a political furor in the United States, his country’s ally and backer against Russia …read more Source:: ABC...
Giuliani: State Dept. Asked Me To Meet With Ukrainian Prez’s Aide
Rudy Giuliani said Monday night that the State Department asked him to take a meeting with a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the days after a July 25 phone call between Zelensky and President Trump. Appearing on Fox News’ “Hannity,” Giuliani painted a picture of a high level of State Department involvement in his...
Doocy Thinks Ukraine Scandal Is ‘Off The Rails Wrong’ If One Aspect Is True
“Fox and Friends” host Steve Doocy, who President Donald Trump ranked 12/10 for loyalty, responded to the Trump-Ukraine scandal Tuesday. During a “Fox and Friends” segment, the co-hosts weighed in on the Washington Post’s Monday night report that Trump personally ordered a hold on about $400 million in military aid to Ukraine for about a...
Trump Denies Pressuring Ukraine, Will Not Commit to Transcript Release
By Patricia Zengerle and Steve Holland WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday denied trying to coerce Ukraine into investigating his Democratic rival Joe Biden, but wavered about whether he would release a transcript of a phone call that some Democrats say is grounds for his impeachment. Recent Stories in National...
Kiev Needs U.S. Support, Ukraine’s Leader Says Before Trump Meeting
By Matthias Williams and Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president said he expects a “meaningful, substantive” meeting with Donald Trump this week and, hoping there will soon be new peace talks on east Ukraine, reiterated Kiev’s need for U.S. support. Recent Stories in National Security Trump in U.N. Speech Calls...
Trump scoffs at rising impeachment calls: ‘It’s nonsense’
President Trump on Tuesday scoffed at the mounting calls for impeachment proceedings from House Democrats as he faces increasing scrutiny for his interactions with Ukraine.More than a dozen Democrats have come out… …read more Source:: The...
