Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Ukraine’s top prosecutor reopens corruption case linked to Joe Biden’s son
Ukraine’s top prosecutor on Friday said he is reopening all of his predecessors’ closed cases, including corruption probes of the gas company where Vice President Joseph R. Biden’s son had a high-paying job on the board of directors. The corruption allegations in Ukraine are at the center of a House … …read more...
Pompeo in Montenegro as Trump impeachment inquiry picks up
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is visiting Montenegro to show support for the NATO ally as a Ukraine-focused impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump picks up steam. Pompeo arrived in Podgorica on Friday, a day after one of his former top aides told congressional investigators … …read...
The Latest: Texts show reactions to Trump demands on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on former Ukrainian envoy Kurt Volker (all times local): 11:20 p.m. Three House committees have released dozens of texts between U.S. diplomats in Ukraine discussing how to handle a response to President Donald Trump’s demands that the country launch an investigation into Joe Biden’s family. …...
Mike Pompeo, State Department under scrutiny in Trump-Ukraine furor
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo came to Foggy Bottom last year vowing to get the State Department “its swagger back,” a motto that was music to the ears of career diplomats after the plunging morale that had gripped the department during the brief tenure of President Trump’s first secretary of … …read more Source::...
Pentagon told to preserve all records on Ukraine arms package
The Pentagon’s general counsel has told officials in the Department of Defense to hand over all documents or records related to Ukraine in the wake of charges that President Trump withheld military assistance to pressure Kyiv into investigating former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and his son. On Thursday, Pentagon … …read more...
John Durham probe goes worldwide to examine spies and their Trump targets
Attorney General William Barr’s ongoing inquiry into the origins of the Trump-Russia saga is taking investigators to Australia, Ukraine, Italy and the United Kingdom to examine spies and their Trump targets. Liberal media have ramped up attacks on Mr. Barr for his probe, which is looking at Democrats — that … …read more Source::...
DNC calls on Facebook to stop running Trump ads touting ‘false narrative’ about Joe Biden, Ukraine
The Democratic National Committee pressed Facebook to pull an ad purchased by President Trump’s reelection campaign as it ramped up its attacks Wednesday against former Vice President Joseph R. Biden. “Yes, any false ad should be fact-checked and removed, including this one,” said Daniel Wessel, the DNC’s deputy war room...
Pompeo meets Pope Francis as impeachment roils Washington
ROME (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met privately with Pope Francis and visited his ancestral home in southern Italy on Thursday as the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump roiled Washington. On a day when a former special envoy for Ukraine was due to be interviewed in … …read more Source:: The Washington...
Ukraine agrees to local election in separatist area
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine on Tuesday signed much-anticipated accords with Ukrainian separatists, Russia and European monitors to agree on a temporary law in the separatist-controlled east, paving the way for peace talks with Moscow. The signing at a meeting in the Belarusian capital Minsk on Tuesday was largely seen … …read...
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, says he’s had no contact with Rudy Giuliani
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday he’s had no interactions with President Trump’s personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani. “I never met Rudy Giuliani — never. And never had any phone calls with him,” Mr. Zelensky said at a news conference in Kyiv, according to CNN. During the controversial July 25 …...
