Section: Voice of America (USA)
Pompeo Criticized for Failing to Support Ousted US Ambassador to Ukraine
Several senior U.S. diplomats, including former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, are key witnesses in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Trump is accused of having withheld U.S. military aid to Ukraine until that country’s new president agreed to investigate one of Trump’s political opponents, former Vice...
Moscow: Reporter’s Notebook
Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova is clear. There is nothing the Kremlin can do about Russian military contractors operating in Africa.During one of her weekly press briefings shortly after news broke that more than two dozen Russians had been killed in Libya, I pressed her about whether the Kremlin endorsed their presence.And...
Pompeo Criticized for Failing to Support Ousted US Ambassador to Ukraine
Several senior U.S. diplomats, including former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, are key witnesses in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. The president is accused of withholding U.S. military aid to Ukraine until that country’s new president agreed to investigate one of Trump’s political opponents, former...
Trump Wanted AG Barr to Exonerate Him on Ukraine in News Conference, Post Says
U.S. President Donald Trump had urged Attorney General William Barr to hold a news conference clearing him of any illegal acts in his phone call with the Ukrainian leader, but Barr declined, The Washington Post reports.The newspaper, citing people it says are familiar with the matter, say Trump’s request came at the time the White House...
Study: Russia’s Web-censoring Tool Sets Pace for Imitators
Russia is succeeding in imposing a highly effective internet censorship regime across thousands of disparate, privately owned providers in an effort also aimed at making government snooping pervasive, according to a study released Wednesday.The study by University of Michigan researchers says the model can be easily exported to other nations, and...
Trump Attacks Whistleblower Anonymity, But Won’t Utter Name
President Donald Trump is blasting the media for not reporting the name of a person who has been identified in conservative circles as the whistleblower who spurred the impeachment inquiry. Yet Trump has carefully avoided using the name himself.Exposing whistleblowers can be dicey, even for a president. For one thing, it could be a violation of...
Schiff: Public Impeachment Hearings to Begin Next Week
The Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says, beginning next week, Americans will hear directly from key witnesses in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.A statement from Adam Schiff said the committee will hear from Bill Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, and Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent when...
Jury Selection Resumes in Trial of Longtime Trump Adviser Roger Stone
Jury selection resumed Wednesday in the trial of President Donald Trump’s adviser Roger Stone in a criminal case stemming from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe that detailed Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.Stone, who left the proceedings early on Tuesday’s opening day of jury selection looking ill and...
Putin: New Weapons Will Offer Russia Reliable Protection
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia’s new weapons have no foreign equivalents but he insists the country will not use them to threaten anyone.Speaking during a meeting with senior military officers, Putin said that “we plan to build up our defense capability, commissioning hypersonic, laser and other new weapons...
Former Ambassador Says she was Warned to ‘Watch my Back’
It started with a warning to watch her back, that people were “looking to hurt” her. From there, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told House investigators, it escalated into a chilling campaign to fire her as President Donald Trump and his allies angled in Eastern Europe for political advantage at home.Testimony from...
