Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Amid cheers and a tweet, ‘Masha’ has her impeachment moment
WASHINGTON (AP) – The box of white tissues stood by, two seats to Maria Yovanovitch’s right, as she told the world about being “shocked, appalled, devastated” that the president had badmouthed her after firing her as ambassador to Ukraine. But Yovanovitch stayed a picture of soft-spoken reserve, even as her … …read more...
Congress to hear diplomat who overheard a key Trump call
WASHINGTON (AP) – A State Department official who has drawn praise for speaking out in the past about problems in the Foreign Service was expected to testify Friday to House impeachment investigators about a conversation he overheard President Trump having about “investigations” in Ukraine. Career diplomat David Holmes arrived on …...
Ukraine feels abandoned amid US impeachment drama
Ukraine is at the center of today’s east-west geopolitical battle, but it’s feeling increasingly alone and abandoned by its U.S. backers amid the impeachment drama unfolding in Washington. The U.S. ambassador – who was pushed out earlier this year and testified Friday in Congress – hasn’t been replaced. Neither has...
The Latest: Yovanovitch rejects Trump’s 2016 Ukraine theory
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on President Donald Trump and House impeachment hearings (all times local): 1:20 p.m. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Maria Yovanovitch is rejecting the notion that Ukraine tried to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, as President Donald Trump has proposed. Trump has said that Ukraine …...
Fired Ukraine ambassador calls out ‘crisis’ in US diplomacy
WASHINGTON (AP) – The fired U.S. ambassador to Ukraine sounded an alarm Friday about the denigration of American diplomacy and the hollowing out of the State Department under President Donald Trump as she recounted how she became an early casualty of the behind-the-scenes negotiations that led to the impeachment inquiry. … …read...
Rough transcript of first Trump-Zelenskiy call released
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Friday released the summary transcript of his April congratulatory call with Ukraine’s president-elect, the latest salvo in the White House effort to blunt Democratic allegations that Trump abused his power by pressuring a foreign leader to get involved in U.S. politics. The new …...
Donald Trump accused of witness intimidation after criticizing Marie Yovanovitch as she testified
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff accused President Trump of witness intimidation as Mr. Trump tweeted criticisms of former Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch as she testified in the impeachment hearing on Friday. As the former diplomat described her abrupt departure from Ukraine, Mr. Trump targeted her foreign service...
Former US ambassador to Ukraine tells Congress attacks from ‘corrupt interests’ have created ‘crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former US ambassador to Ukraine tells Congress attacks from ‘corrupt interests’ have created ‘crisis’ in State Dept. …read more Source:: The Washington...
White House releases transcript of Donald Trump’s first phone call with Ukraine’s president
The White House released a transcript Friday of President Trump’s first phone call with the president of Ukraine, a brief congratulatory chat about the Ukrainian’s election lacking any of the controversy of their later call that led to an impeachment inquiry. The first phone call between Mr. Trump and Ukraine … …read more...
Marie Yovanovitch warns ‘foreign and private interests’ undermined U.S. interests in Ukraine
Former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch said Friday during an impeachment hearing that her ouster from Ukraine because of a smear campaign broadly undermined U.S. foreign policy. The sole witness in the second impeachment inquiry, the former diplomat said the smear campaign that convinced President Trump to remove her from Ukraine set …...
