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    Far-right groups protest Ukrainian president’s peace plan
    Oct14

    Far-right groups protest Ukrainian president’s peace plan

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Police are deployed around Ukraine’s capital as multiple far-right and nationalist groups gather for protests against President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his peace plan for eastern Ukraine. Zelenskiy paid homage Monday to Ukrainians killed in the five-year conflict with Moscow-backed separatists, holding a moment of...

    Ambassador expected to testify key assurance was from Trump
    Oct14

    Ambassador expected to testify key assurance was from Trump

    WASHINGTON (AP) – A U.S. ambassador is expected to tell Congress that his text message reassuring another envoy that there was no quid pro quo in their interactions with Ukraine was based solely on what President Donald Trump told him. That’s according to a person familiar with his coming testimony … …read more Source::...

    Trump hits Fox News’s Chris Wallace over Ukraine coverage
    Oct14

    Trump hits Fox News’s Chris Wallace over Ukraine coverage

    President Trump on Sunday hit Fox News anchor Chris Wallace for his coverage of the phone call between Trump and Ukraine’s president that is at the center of the House’s impeachment inquiry.”… …read more Source:: The...

    Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Urges Defender Day Rally Goers To Not Give Russian TV ‘Eloquent’ Material
    Oct14

    Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Urges Defender Day Rally Goers To Not Give Russian TV ‘Eloquent’ Material

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned rally participants for the October 14 Day of Defenders holiday to not provide Russian television channels any material they could use to portray the country in a negative light. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ambassador to Testify No Quid Pro Quo Assurance Was Trump’s
    Oct14

    Ambassador to Testify No Quid Pro Quo Assurance Was Trump’s

    A U.S. ambassador is expected to tell Congress that his text message reassuring another envoy there was no quid pro quo in their interactions with Ukraine was based solely on what he was told by President Donald Trump. …read more Source:: U.S....

    Schiff Says House Democrats May Not Ask Whistleblower To Testify
    Oct14

    Schiff Says House Democrats May Not Ask Whistleblower To Testify

    House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) said on Sunday that House Democrats may not ask the whistleblower at the heart of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump to testify. Schiff told CBS’ “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan that before Trump began threatening the whistleblower with “Big Consequences,”...

    Rand Paul calls for probe of Democrats over Ukraine letter
    Oct14

    Rand Paul calls for probe of Democrats over Ukraine letter

    Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Sunday called for an investigation into the Democratic senators who sent a letter in 2018 to the prosecutor general of Ukraine requesting information on investigations into former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort. … …read more Source:: The...

    Schiff: On second thought, I shouldn’t have misled everyone over our contact with the whistleblower
    Oct14

    Schiff: On second thought, I shouldn’t have misled everyone over our contact with the whistleblower

    Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, conceded Sunday that he should have been “more clear” about his committee’s contact with the whistleblower who raised concerns about President Donald Trump’s July 25 call with the president of Ukraine.Last month, Schiff said neither he nor his...

    Kremlin relishes US pullback from Syria, turmoil in Ukraine
    Oct13

    Kremlin relishes US pullback from Syria, turmoil in Ukraine

    MOSCOW — From Syria to Ukraine, new fault lines and tensions are offering the Kremlin fresh opportunities to expand its clout and advance its interests. The U.S. military withdrawal from northern Syria before a Turkish offensive leaves Russia as the ultimate power broker, allowing it to help negotiate a potential agreement between Syrian...

    The Real Story: Senator Chris Murphy on Syria, impeachment, and paying college athletes
    Oct13

    The Real Story: Senator Chris Murphy on Syria, impeachment, and paying college athletes

    US Senator Chris Murphy discusses Turkey’s bombardment of the Kurds in Northeastern Syria, triggered by President Trump’s decision to withdraw all US forces in that region. It was the Kurdish militia that had helped the American troops defeat ISIS in that region, so Murphy says the Kurds were double-crossed by the troop withdrawal. He...