Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Ukraine faces new challenges in peace talks with Russia
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – When new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sits down Monday for peace talks in Paris with Russian President Vladimir Putin in their first face-to-face meeting, the stakes couldn’t be higher. More than five years of fighting in eastern Ukraine between government troops and Moscow-backed separatists has...
Former envoy: Putin likely ‘joyful’ about Ukraine theory
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – President Donald Trump’s former ambassador to Russia said Vladimir Putin is likely “joyful” about the renewed prominence of a debunked conspiracy theory that Ukraine was responsible for meddling in the 2016 election, which experts consider Russian disinformation. “He’s probably joyful that he has the world...
Rudy Giuliani in Ukraine as Congress moves closer to impeachment
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani was in Ukraine on Thursday, reviving the efforts that landed him and Trump in the impeachment inquiry now roiling Washington. The inquiry was triggered by a July 25 phone call in which Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to … …read more...
Vladimir Putin uses impeachment to exacerbate rifts in U.S.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is exploiting political divisions around the impeachment in Washington with the goal of driving a sharp new wedge between the U.S. and Ukraine, the energy-rich former Soviet republic that Moscow has long sought to control. U.S. intelligence officials are particularly wary that the longstanding bipartisan consensus...
Ukraine hopes upcoming summit will settle conflict in east
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he hopes his planned talks with the leaders of Russia, France and Germany will settle the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Zelenskiy said Wednesday he expects the four-way summit in Paris will yield a roadmap to local elections in the region and … …read more Source::...
Tucker Carlson: U.S. should back Russia over Ukraine
Fox News host Tucker Carlson said Monday that the U.S. “should probably take the side of Russia,” coming to the defense of the country’s autocratic leader and condemning other American broadcasters for doing the opposite. The conservative commentator and host of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” said during the latest episode...
GOP report: Trump Ukraine actions ‘entirely prudent’
A Republican report designed to counter Democrats’ impeachment case will argue that President Donald Trump’s hesitation to meet with Ukraine’s president and provide military aid to the country was “entirely prudent.” The report, obtained by The Associated Press, disputes that Trump was laying out a “quid pro...
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, says U.S. shouldn’t block aid for a ‘strategic partner’
The president of Ukraine is saying that the U.S. shouldn’t block its aid as an ally, but he never spoke with President Trump about a “quid pro quo” deal to conduct investigations. “We’re at war. If you’re our strategic partner, then you can’t go blocking anything for us,” Ukrainian President …...
The new ‘three amigos’ riding into Trump impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON (AP) – The “three amigos” used to stand for one thing in Washington – the pack of globe-trotting senators led by John McCain who brought American idealism to the world’s trouble spots. Now it refers to another trio, the Trump envoys who pushed Ukraine to pursue investigations of Democrats … …read more...
House Intelligence Committee Ukraine probe draft review to begin Monday
The House Intelligence Committee is expected to start reviewing a report Monday on the panel’s hearings and House Democrats’ inquiry into President Trump and his alleged efforts to pressure Ukrainian officials to probe a political rival through withholding military aid. Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff’s panel will then vote on the...
