Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Pelosi offers some trade policy with that impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) – For the House progressives: a pair of impeachment articles against President Donald Trump. For the vulnerable Democratic freshmen: charges that are narrowly focused on Ukraine. And for the whole House Democratic majority – and, however backhandedly, Trump himself: a sweeping new trade deal. In the span of …...
Bill Clinton-Boris Yeltsin ‘Chicken Summit’ exposes Democrats’ impeachment double standard
Democrats, in their drive toward impeachment, charge that President Trump withheld U.S. aid to Ukraine until Kyiv agreed to launch an investigation into potential corruption involving former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and to conduct an inquiry into Ukrainian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. But there was a much … …read...
Trump says impeachment articles ‘very weak’
President Trump on Tuesday said bipartisan approval of his North American trade deal is the “silver lining” to a morning that began with Democrats unveiling articles of impeachment against him. Mr. Trump said articles that accuse him of abusing his power in dealing with Ukraine are “very weak” and that … …read...
Russia, Ukraine fail to reach a new gas deal in Paris
MOSCOW (AP) – The Russian government said Tuesday that the presidents of Russia and Ukraine discussed a new contract for natural gas supplies during peace talks in Paris on Monday, but failed to reach a deal. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that “so far we can’t say a … …read more Source:: The Washington...
Arms control on tap for Trump, Pompeo’s meeting with Lavrov
WASHINGTON (AP) – Arms control, Ukraine and Syria are headlining President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s meetings Tuesday with Russia’s foreign minister, who is making his first trip to Washington since May 2017. Sergey Lavrov’s visit, however, was overshadowed by the introduction of Ukraine-related...
Ukraine, Russia hope for progress after peace talks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Both Ukraine and Russia are hailing the outcome of peace talks in Paris even though they failed to solve the core issues blocking the resolution of the five-year separatist conflict in Ukraine’s east. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met for the first … …read...
Separatists in eastern Ukraine ready for prisoner exchange
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Separatists in eastern Ukraine say they are ready to swap prisoners with Kyiv in an exchange announced by the Russian and Ukrainian presidents after peace talks in Paris on Monday. At the first meeting between new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, … …read more...
Vladimir Putin sits down for talks with Ukraine leader for first time
PARIS (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are meeting for the first time at a summit in Paris to find a way to end the five years of fighting in eastern Ukraine. Both of the leaders are sitting down in the French capital on Monday … …read more Source:: The Washington...
Peace in sight? Paris summit seeks solution for Ukraine war
PARIS (AP) – A long-awaited summit in Paris on Monday is aiming to find a way to end the war in Ukraine, after five years and 14,000 lives lost in a conflict that has emboldened the Kremlin and reshaped European geopolitics. The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France are … …read more Source:: The Washington...
Finland’s next prime minister breaks the mold in many ways
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Finland’s next prime minister is breaking the mold of government leaders in multiple ways. When Sanna Marin takes over the reins of the country, likely on Tuesday, she will become the youngest leader of a government in the world – at 34 she beats Ukraine’s 35-year-old … …read more...
