Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Ukraine shuns US political battles, FM says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s foreign minister says his country doesn’t want to be dragged into U.S. political battles. A July 25 phone call in which U.S. President Donald Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, a Democratic candidate hoping to …...
Pullback of forces in Ukraine’s rebel east is delayed
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s foreign minister says a planned pullback of forces in the rebel east has been delayed because of recent skirmishes. Ukraine and Russia-backed separatist rebels have agreed to pull their forces from the front line in two areas starting Monday to create a safe buffer zone. … …read more Source::...
New whistleblower may give House Democrats fresh leads
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Democrats leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine may have fresh information to work with after a new whistleblower stepped forward with what the person’s lawyer said were firsthand knowledge of key events. With Congress out for another week and many Republicans...
AP sources: Trump allies pressed Ukraine over gas firm
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – As Rudy Giuliani was pushing Ukrainian officials last spring to investigate one of Donald Trump’s main political rivals, a group of individuals with ties to the president and his personal lawyer were also active in the former Soviet republic. Their aims were profit, not politics. This … …read more...
Rick Perry urged Trump-Ukraine call, spokeswoman says
A spokeswoman for Energy Secretary Rick Perry says Perry encouraged President Donald Trump to speak to the Ukrainian leader in a call at the center of a House impeachment probe. But spokeswoman Shaylyn Hynes says Perry was wanting Trump to speak on energy matters with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The … …read more Source::...
Pompeo: State Dept. will follow law as Dems seek documents
WASHINGTON (AP) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the State Department intends to follow the law in the House impeachment investigation and vigorously defended President Donald Trump, dismissing questions about the president’s attempts to push Ukraine and China to investigate a Democratic political rival. The Trump administration...
Rudy Giuliani says his mission is to ‘disrupt the world’ amid facing scrutiny over Ukraine outreach
President Trump’s private attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani described his controversial involvement in U.S. foreign affairs Friday as part of a mission to “disrupt the world.” Mr. Giuliani, the former two-term Republican mayor of New York City, made the remark on Fox News in response to being asked about his attempts …...
Not so funny: Trump drama hobbles Ukraine’s comic-president
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – First the obsequious phone call, now the embarrassing text messages. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s troubles might be just beginning. Revelations of how far Zelenskiy’s administration appeared willing to go to please U.S. President Donald Trump are depleting diplomatic capital he needs to end a...
Here’s what happened this week in the impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON (AP) – It was just last week that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. It was triggered by a whistleblower’s complaint about a July 25 phone call where Trump prodded Ukraine’s new president to dig up dirt on the family of his potential … …read more...
‘I think it’s crazy’: Takeaways of diplomats’ text messages
WASHINGTON (AP) – A whistleblower complaint about President Donald Trump’s contacts with Ukraine had not yet been made public. An impeachment inquiry by Democrats had yet to begin. But the saga at the center of it all was quietly unfolding in Washington, where two top diplomats catered to the president’s … …read more...
