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Ukraine’s official: disengagement underway in war-torn east
Ukraine’s foreign minister says that government forces have begun pulling back weaponry in the war-torn east. Vadym Prystaiko told Ukrainian media on Tuesday that the much-anticipated disengagement between government troops … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
AP News in Brief at 12:09 a.m. EDT
National security official twice raised concerns on Ukraine WASHINGTON (AP) — A military officer at the National Security Council twice raised concerns over the Trump administration’s push to have Ukraine … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Pompeo: State Dept. will ‘comply’ with law on release of Giuliani communications
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested on Thursday that the Trump administration plans to comply with a court order to release Ukraine-related documents, including communications between State Department officials and … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Biden: ‘No one ever spoke to me’ about son’s Ukraine work
Former Vice President Joe Biden says “no one ever spoke to me” about his son’s work with a Ukrainian gas company. His remark Wednesday came in response to comments made … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Ukrainian leader felt Trump pressure before taking office
More than two months before the phone call that launched the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, Ukraine’s newly elected leader was already worried about pressure from the U.S. president … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Ukraine’s president urges lawmakers to take polygraph test
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged lawmakers from the parliament’s finance committee to take a lie detector test in the wake of allegations of bribery. Zelenskiy said in a statement … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT
Diplomat: Trump linked Ukraine aid to demand for probe WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Ambassador William Taylor provided lawmakers Tuesday with a vivid, detailed and what some lawmakers called “disturbing” … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
US diplomat drawn into Trump’s Ukraine effort set to testify
William Taylor has emerged as an unlikely central player in the events that are at the heart of the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. The retired career civil servant … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Unsung diplomat is unlikely hero in impeachment inquiry
The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, William Taylor, is scheduled to appear Tuesday before impeachment investigators in Congress. Taylor, a former Army officer and retired career civil servant, has emerged … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Outcry in Ukraine over song mocking ex-central bank chief
Ukrainian officials on Monday lashed out at a parody song targeting Ukraine’s former central bank chief and mocking a recent arson attack on her home. Kvartal 95 is arguably the … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...