Section: The Hill (USA)
Trump meets with new Ukraine ambassador
President Trump on Monday met with the new Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. at a credentialing ceremony in the Oval Office, the White House said.Ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko was one of six diplomats recognized du… …read more Source:: The...
NYT to fight White House’s withholdment of emails about Ukraine aid freeze
The Trump administration said Friday that it will withhold 20 emails between two Trump administration aides regarding the freeze of a congressionally-mandated military aid package for Ukraine. …read more Source:: The...
Schumer: Emails a ‘devastating blow’ to McConnell’s impeachment trial plans
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized on newly released emails surrounding President Trump’s decision to delay aid to Ukraine, arguing they underscored the need for witnesses and documents as part of an i… …read more Source:: The...
Pompeo postpones his trip to Ukraine amid tensions in Middle East
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will delay a planned trip to Ukraine, where he was scheduled to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky, amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East, including the storming of the U.S. embassy in Iraq by protestors this… …read more Source:: The...
Pompeo to visit Ukraine amid impeachment drama
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Ukraine on Friday, meeting with the Ukrainian president for the first time since Congress voted to impeach President Trump on abuse of power for allegedly withholding military… …read more Source:: The...
Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels begin prisoner exchange
Ukraine’s government and Russian-backed eastern separatist forces began a prisoner exchange Sunday following a deal reached at a summit between Ukrainian, Russian, German and French leaders, according to The Associated Press.While the total number… …read more Source:: The...
Schumer makes impeachment trial demands after new Ukraine emails come to light
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday called for sensitive administration documents to be presented as evidence at the impeachment trial after it was revealed over the weekend that the White House trie… …read more Source:: The...
Senate Democrat requests opinion on legality of Trump’s Ukraine aid delay
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for an opinion on the legality of President Trump’s decision to hold up Ukr… …read more Source:: The...
Fox’s Wallace presses Pence chief of staff on Ukraine 2016 conspiracy theories
Fox News’s Chris Wallace pressed Vice President Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, on Sunday over conspiracy theories about Ukrainian interference in the 2016 elections, which have been characterized as Russian disinform… …read more Source:: The...
Trump aides were tasked with carrying out Ukraine funding freeze shortly after Zelensky call
Newly released documents from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Pentagon provide further insight into the timeline regarding the White House’s freezing of congressionally approved aid to Ukraine. …read more Source:: The...
