Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Once a budget line, Ukraine aid now roils Trump’s presidency
WASHINGTON (AP) – The military assistance package for Ukraine that’s at the center of the impeachment inquiry started as a mere line item in a massive spending bill. The aid was little discussed, was noncontroversial and was approved with strong bipartisan support. Sending military equipment and other help to Ukraine …...
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Oct. 22 The Washington Post on evidence of potential wrongdoing in President Donald Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: Sen. Lindsey O. Graham, one of President Trump’s most ardent defenders in the Ukraine affair, has said …...
Key takeaways from ambassador’s testimony on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) – Maybe it was a quid pro quo after all. A top U.S. diplomat told House impeachment investigators that President Donald Trump was withholding military aid to Ukraine unless the country’s president went public with a promise to investigate Democrats. William Taylor’s 15-page opening statement – delivered...
William Taylor, Ukraine envoy, testified White House tied foreign aid, Trump meeting to Biden probe
William Taylor, a senior diplomat serving in Ukraine, told lawmakers on Tuesday that both foreign aid and a White House meeting were contingent on Ukrainian President Zelensky publicly vow to open investigations that the administration wanted. According to a copy of his opening statement, obtained by the Washington … …read more...
Hungary refutes reports that its prime minister ‘soured’ Trump on Ukraine
The government of Hungary rejected news reports Tuesday that its prime minister denigrated Ukraine in conversations with President Trump, injecting the central European nation into the impeachment drama. Hungarian government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said Prime Minister Viktor Oban did not “sour” Mr. Trump on Ukraine, calling the...
US diplomat drawn into Trump’s Ukraine effort set to testify
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – William Taylor has emerged as an unlikely central player in the events that are at the heart of the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. The retired career civil servant was tapped to run the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine after the administration abruptly ousted the ambassador. … …read more Source:: The...
Trump viewed Ukraine as adversary, not ally, witnesses say
WASHINGTON (AP) – Behind closed doors, President Donald Trump has made his views on Ukraine clear: “They tried to take me down.” The president, according to people familiar with testimony in the House impeachment investigation, sees the Eastern European ally, not Russia, as responsible for the interference in the 2016 …...
William Taylor emerges as unlikely key player in Trump impeachment probe
KYIV, Ukraine — William Taylor has emerged as an unlikely central player in the events that are at the heart of the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. The retired career civil servant was tapped to run the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine after the administration abruptly ousted the ambassador. He … …read more Source:: The...
Unsung diplomat is unlikely hero in impeachment inquiry
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, William Taylor, is scheduled to appear Tuesday before impeachment investigators in Congress. Taylor, a former Army officer and retired career civil servant, has emerged as an unlikely hero in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Taylor was drawn into … …read...
Mulvaney getting second-guessed on defense of Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) – For Mick Mulvaney, the hits just keep on coming. First, President Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff stirred up a tempest by acknowledging that the administration had held up aid to Ukraine in part to prod that country to investigate Democrats and the 2016 elections. Then Mulvaney … …read more Source::...
