Section: Voice of America (USA)
Don’t Cede Too Much for Peace at Paris Talks, Ukrainians Tell President
Thousands of people gathered in the center of Kyiv on Sunday to send a message to Ukraine’s president, who meets his Russian counterpart on Monday, that Ukrainians will not accept a peace deal at the cost of the country’s independence and sovereignty.”We are here because we are not satisfied with the peace at any costs …...
Nadler: ‘Rock Solid Case’ for Trump’s Impeachment
The leader of the House of Representatives committee weighing articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump contended Sunday that there is a “rock solid case” against the U.S. leader.Congressman Jerrold Nadler declared on CNN that Trump would be found guilty in “three minutes flat” if he were facing charges before...
Russia Not an Enemy? Macron’s Moscow Strategy Faces First Test
French President Emmanuel Macron this week faces the first major test of his policy of directly engaging with Russia that has disturbed some European allies, as he hosts a summit seeking progress in ending the Ukraine conflict.Joined by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Macron will bring together Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian...
Trump: Giuliani Wants to Take Information to Barr, Congress
President Donald Trump indicated Saturday that his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani wants to take the information he has gathered from his investigations in Ukraine to the U.S. attorney general and to Congress.Trump said Giuliani had not yet told him what information he has gathered, though the president said he’s heard it was...
Trump Congressional Ally Faces His Own Ukraine Questions
U.S. Representative Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, has been a leading voice defending President Donald Trump throughout the congressional Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. But the 300-page impeachment report released Tuesday by the Democratic majority on the Intelligence Committee revealed that the...
Democrats Continue Work on Impeachment Probe
U.S. Democratic lawmakers met privately Saturday to work on the investigation into President Donald Trump, inching closer to an impeachment vote, possibly before the Christmas holiday recess. Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee were working through the weekend to review evidence against the Republican president and to draft charges that...
Trump Shuns Mounting a Defense in House Impeachment Process
The White House will not cooperate with the remaining House impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. “As you know, your impeachment inquiry is completely baseless and has violated basic principles of due process and fundamental fairness,” reads a letter from Pat Cipollone, counsel to the president, to House Judiciary...
The Latest, Best Chance to End East Ukraine War
The leaders of Russia and Ukraine hold their first face-to-face talks in Paris next week as part of a European summit aimed at ending the five-year war between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine. In advance of the latest attempt to end the bloodshed in Ukraine’s Donbas region, observers caution that...
Former Envoy Huntsman: Putin Likely ‘Joyful’ About Ukraine Theory
President Donald Trump’s former ambassador to Russia said Vladimir Putin is likely “joyful” about the renewed prominence of a debunked conspiracy theory that Ukraine was responsible for meddling in the 2016 election, which experts consider Russian disinformation.“He’s probably joyful that he has the world talking about something he...
WHO Decries ‘Collective Failure’ as Measles Kills 140,000
Measles infected nearly 10 million people in 2018 and killed 140,000, mostly children, as devastating outbreaks of the viral disease hit every region of the world, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.In figures described by its director general as “an outrage,” the WHO said most of last year’s measles deaths were in...
