Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Ambassador to testify no quid pro quo assurance was Trump’s
WASHINGTON (AP) – A U.S. ambassador is expected to tell Congress that his text message reassuring another envoy there was no quid pro quo in their interactions with Ukraine was based solely on what he was told by President Donald Trump. That’s according to a person familiar with the upcoming … …read more Source:: The...
Kremlin relishes US pullback from Syria, turmoil in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) – From Syria, where the U.S. pulled back in the face of a Turkish offensive, to Ukraine, where the newly elected president saw his image dented by a U.S. impeachment inquiry, new fault lines and tensions offer the Kremlin fresh opportunities to expand its clout and advance its … …read more Source:: The Washington...
Anatomy of the phone call now imperiling Trump’s presidency
WASHINGTON (AP) – There were dozens of ears listening to President Donald Trump’s 30-minute phone call with the leader of Ukraine that is at the center of a House impeachment inquiry , and as many eyes that saw what he said. White House staffers, working in the secure, soundproof Situation … …read more Source:: The...
Former Ukraine envoy testifies Trump pushed to oust her
WASHINGTON (AP) – Testifying in defiance of President Donald Trump’s ban, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told House impeachment investigators Friday that Trump himself had pressured the State Department to oust her from her post and get her out of the country. Yovanovitch told lawmakers investigating Trump’s...
Top Pompeo aide resigns, adding to tumult over Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) – A senior career foreign service officer who served as a top adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has resigned, adding to the tumult in the State Department over the Trump administration’s handling of Ukraine and the treatment of diplomats. Pompeo’s de facto chief of staff, Michael … …read more...
Marie Yovanovitch tells lawmakers her ouster came after a ‘concerted campaign against me’
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch will tell lawmakers she was abruptly removed from her post after being told “the president had lost confidence in me.” According to her prepared opening statement, first obtained by The Washington Post, Ms. Yovanovitch explained she was told by the Deputy … …read more...
Former Ukraine ambassador testifies that Trump pressured State Department to remove her from positio
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former Ukraine ambassador testifies that Trump pressured State Department to remove her from position. …read more Source:: The Washington...
Former US ambassador to Ukraine arrives for House impeachment deposition despite Trump’s vow not to
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former US ambassador to Ukraine arrives for House impeachment deposition despite Trump’s vow not to cooperate. …read more Source:: The Washington...
Putin says he doubts Ukraine can deliver on peace process
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin lamented Friday the inability of his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, to ensure a pullback of heavy weaponry in eastern Ukraine as the first step toward peace settlement. Putin’s remarks on Friday came a week after Ukraine, along with Russia and separatists in …...
The Latest: Yovanovitch arrives on Hill for deposition
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on former U.S. Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch and the House impeachment probe (all times local): 10:15 a.m. Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch has arrived on Capitol Hill for a deposition in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry despite President Donald Trump’s position that his...
