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    Sondland to US Lawmakers: Trump Conditioned Aid to Ukraine on Investigations
    Nov21

    Sondland to US Lawmakers: Trump Conditioned Aid to Ukraine on Investigations

    U.S. diplomat Gordon Sondland told the impeachment panel investigating President Donald Trump Wednesday that despite the president’s denial, U.S. aid to Ukraine was conditioned on investigations benefiting Trump’s personal political interests. Sondland’s testimony could mark a pivotal turning point in the impeachment inquiry in...

    Survey: About 1 in 4 Europeans Hold Anti-Semitic Beliefs
    Nov20

    Survey: About 1 in 4 Europeans Hold Anti-Semitic Beliefs

    A new survey shows about one in four Europeans holding anti-Semitic beliefs, with such attitudes on the rise in eastern countries and mostly steady in the west.The poll of 14 European countries released Thursday by the New York-based Anti-Defamation League found anti-Semitic attitudes most prevalent in Poland, Ukraine and Hungary, with more than...

    Putin Says US ‘Political Dramas’ Diverting Focus From Russia
    Nov20

    Putin Says US ‘Political Dramas’ Diverting Focus From Russia

    Russian President Vladimir Putin says he’s pleased that the “political battles” in Washington have put on the back-burner accusations that Russia interfered in U.S. elections.”Thank God,” he told an economic forum in the Russian capital on Wednesday, “no one is accusing us of interfering in the U.S. elections...

    Sondland: Trump Conditioned Ukraine Aid on Kyiv Opening Political Investigations
    Nov20

    Sondland: Trump Conditioned Ukraine Aid on Kyiv Opening Political Investigations

    U.S. diplomat Gordon Sondland emphatically told the impeachment inquiry targeting President Donald Trump on Wednesday that despite the president’s denial, there was a conditional deal with Ukraine in recent months, that Kyiv would not get the military aid it wanted unless it opened investigations to benefit Trump politically.Sondland, the...

    US Ambassador Sondland is Key Witness in Trump Impeachment Inquiry
    Nov20

    US Ambassador Sondland is Key Witness in Trump Impeachment Inquiry

    U.S. Ambassador to the E.U. Gordon Sondland on Wednesday will be the most high-profile witness to appear before the U.S. House of Representatives as it holds public hearings on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. (*VOA will stream the hearing LIVE)Sondland is set to testify in the morning, followed by career Pentagon official...

    US Ambassador Sondland to Testify in Trump Impeachment Inquiry
    Nov20

    US Ambassador Sondland to Testify in Trump Impeachment Inquiry

    U.S. Ambassador to the E.U. Gordon Sondland on Wednesday will be the most high-profile witness to appear before the U.S. House of Representatives as it holds public hearings on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.Sondland is set to testify in the morning, followed by career Pentagon official Laura Cooper and Undersecretary of...

    EU Ambassador Sondland To Face Tough Questions In Impeachment Hearings
    Nov20

    EU Ambassador Sondland To Face Tough Questions In Impeachment Hearings

    The U.S. House Intelligence Committee is set to hear impeachment inquiry testimony Wednesday from a key actor in President Donald Trump’s alleged effort to pressure Ukraine for incriminating information on his political rivals as Democrats continue to build their case for impeaching the U.S. leader.U.S. Ambassador to the European Union...

    Top National Security Aides Troubled by Trump Ukraine Call
    Nov20

    Top National Security Aides Troubled by Trump Ukraine Call

    Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives launched a second week of public hearings Tuesday in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. In a marathon day of testimony, firsthand witnesses described Trump’s July 25th phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that launched of impeachment inquiry. As VOA’s...

    US National Security Aides Troubled by Trump Call for Ukraine Investigations
    Nov20

    US National Security Aides Troubled by Trump Call for Ukraine Investigations

    It was a long and exhausting day in Washington Tuesday, where testimony in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump lasted more than 11 hours.Lawmakers on the Intelligence Committee heard from four witnesses – three of whom directly listened to Trump’s July 25 telephone call with Ukrainian President...

    Estonian President Sees Life in ‘Brain-Dead’ NATO
    Nov20

    Estonian President Sees Life in ‘Brain-Dead’ NATO

    Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid defended NATO on Tuesday after French President Emmanuel Macron branded it “brain dead,” saying Estonia felt safe in a military alliance that has been fortifying its eastern flank as a shield against Russia.”NATO is clearly functional,” said Kaljulaid, whose Baltic state was for half a...