Section: The Hill (USA)
Trump gives green light to selling lethal arms to Ukraine
The Trump administration on Wednesday approved the sale of lethal arms to Ukraine’s government as the country battles pro-Russian separatists in its eastern provinces…. …read more Source: The...
Manafort involved in drafting op-ed defending his Ukrainian work: court papers
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was heavily involved in the drafting of an op-ed defending his consulting work in Ukraine, which prosecutors argue violated a court order barring him from making his case in th… …read more Source: The...
Tillerson: Ukraine 'stands in the way' of closer ties with Russia
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday that Russia’s involvement in Ukraine remained the major barrier to warmer relations between Washington and Moscow.Tillerson, who met with representatives to the Organization for Security and… …read more Source: The...
Manafort flight records reveal numerous trips to Russia: report
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort took at least 18 trips to Moscow during his time as a political operative in Ukraine, … …read more Source: The...
Ukraine enlists firm to lobby against Russian gas pipeline
Ukraine’s state-owned oil and natural gas company has hired a Washington, D.C., firm to lobby against a natural gas pipeline Russia has proposed to build.Naftogaz is paying $37,000 to retain Yorktown Solutions through the end of the year, according… …read more Source: The...
NSC to present Trump $47M deal to arm Ukraine against Russia
President Trump will be presented with a plan from senior aides to finance and sell weapons to Ukraine in an effort to counter Russian aggression in the region, ABC News reported Saturday.A State Department source told ABC that the National Security… …read more Source: The...
Manafort used Trump email to contact Ukrainian operative: report
Former Trump campaign head Paul Manafort used his official Trump campaign email to contact a Ukrainian political operative, … …read more Source: The...
Putin: US risks escalation by supplying defensive weapons to Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a stern warning to the U.S. on Tuesday, suggesting at a news conference that any attempt to supply Ukraine with defensive weapons could further escalate the conflict there and possibly invigorate pro-Russian… …read more Source: The...
Watchdog files FEC complaint of DNC work with Ukraine
A watchdog group will file a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Report: Pentagon, State Dept. draft plan to send weapons to Ukraine
The departments of State and Defense have drafted a proposal to send Ukraine weapons to help in its fight against Russia-backed separatists, … …read more Source: The...
