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    Ukraine Opens Probe of Possible Surveillance of Ambassador
    Jan16

    Ukraine Opens Probe of Possible Surveillance of Ambassador

    Ukrainian police say they have opened an investigation into the possibility that the former U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance before she was recalled from her post. …read more Source:: U.S....

    Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of ambassador
    Jan16

    Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of ambassador

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian police say they have opened an investigation into the possibility that the former U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance before she was recalled from her post. The announcement Thursday came two days after Democratic lawmakers in the United States released a trove of documents … …read more...

    Ukraine launches criminal investigation into alleged threats against former US ambassador Marie Yovanovitch
    Jan16

    Ukraine launches criminal investigation into alleged threats against former US ambassador Marie Yovanovitch

    Ukrainian officials announced on Thursday that a criminal investigation would be launched into the alleged threats against former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affair… …read more Source:: The...

    Giuliani Distances Himself From Parnas After Explosive Interview: ‘Believe Him At Your Peril’
    Jan16

    Giuliani Distances Himself From Parnas After Explosive Interview: ‘Believe Him At Your Peril’

    Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani tried to distance himself from his buddy, Lev Parnas, on Tuesday night after Parnas gave a damning interview about President Donald Trump’s involvement in the Ukraine scheme. “Who cares?” Giuliani said in an interview with the Washington Post. “Believe him at your peril.” “We all make mistakes,” he added. “I feel...

    ‘Barr had to have known everything’: Giuliani associate Lev Parnas alleges AG Barr was ‘basically on the team’ to pressure Ukraine
    Jan16

    ‘Barr had to have known everything’: Giuliani associate Lev Parnas alleges AG Barr was ‘basically on the team’ to pressure Ukraine

    “Mr. Barr had to have known everything,” Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian associate of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, told MSBC’s Rachel Maddow on Wednesday. …read more Source:: Business...

    NATO Is Expanding, and Everyone Is Curiously Silent
    Jan16

    NATO Is Expanding, and Everyone Is Curiously Silent

    North Macedonia has existed, technically, for only about a year. Not the nation itself—that country, an outgrowth of the Yugoslavian collapse, will soon be entering its fourth decade as an independent polity. But “North Macedonia” only came into being in early 2019, when the Macedonian government in Skopje officially changed the country’s...

    Putin Pays Backhanded Tribute to Democracy
    Jan16

    Putin Pays Backhanded Tribute to Democracy

    Yesterday’s government shake-up in Moscow and the institutional changes Vladimir Putin proposed with it are plainly a response to what Russian observers call “Problem-24.” As in 2024—when Putin’s current, fourth presidential term expires.In 2024, Putin will turn 72. He will have been in power for 24 years. Because of the toxic...

    Parnas: Trump ‘Knew Exactly What Was Going On’ in Ukraine
    Jan16

    Parnas: Trump ‘Knew Exactly What Was Going On’ in Ukraine

    Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer who worked to pressure Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, told the New York Times and the U.S.-based cable news network MSNBC that Trump was aware of his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani’s activities in Ukraine.Trump “knew exactly what was going...

    Senators to be Sworn In For Trump Impeachment Trial
    Jan16

    Senators to be Sworn In For Trump Impeachment Trial

    The Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump begins Thursday with preliminary proceedings, including House lawmakers who will act as prosecutors presenting the articles of impeachment to the Senators who will serve as the jury.Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will be sworn in for his role in overseeing the process, and then will...

    Lev Parnas untangles Dmytro Firtash role in Trump Ukraine scheme
    Jan16

    Lev Parnas untangles Dmytro Firtash role in Trump Ukraine scheme

    Lev Parnas, an associate of Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, talks with Rachel Maddow in an exclusive interview about the offer being made by indicted Kremlin-connected oligarch Dmytro Firtash to help Donald Trump in exchange for DOJ help with his criminal case in the U.S. …read more Source::...