Section: Voice of America (USA)
US Ambassador to Ukraine Confirms Quid Pro Quo with Trump
The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine told House officials Tuesday that he was told the White House would only free military aid to Ukraine if it publicly promised to investigate Democrats and the Bidens.Acting U.S. Ambassador William Taylor’s closed-door testimony in the Trump impeachment inquiry directly contradicts the president’s...
VOA Explains: Executive Power and Impeachment
As Democrats forge ahead with the impeachment investigation into whether President Donald Trump abused his office by pressing Ukraine for information against his political opponents, some legal scholars say their entire case rests on a faulty understanding of executive power.In the view of these experts — long-time proponents of a strong...
Diplomat Provides House With ‘Disturbing’ Account on Ukraine
Former U.S. Ambassador William Taylor, a diplomat who has sharply questioned President Donald Trump’s policy on Ukraine, has provided lawmakers with a detailed account of his recollection of events at the center of the Democrats’ impeachment probe , they said Tuesday. Lawmakers emerging from the room after the early hours of the...
US Diplomat Provides House with Detailed Account of Ukraine
Former U.S. Ambassador William Taylor, a diplomat who has sharply questioned President Donald Trump’s policy on Ukraine, has provided lawmakers with a detailed account of his recollection of events at the center of the Democrats’ impeachment probe , they said Tuesday. Lawmakers emerging from the room after the early hours of the...
Trump Likens House Impeachment Inquiry to ‘Lynching’
President Donald Trump injected racial overtones into the House impeachment inquiry Tuesday by comparing the Democratic-led investigation into his handling of U.S. policy toward Ukraine to a “lynching.” The highest-ranking African American in Congress warned Trump about making the comparison.Lynchings, or hangings, historically were mostly used...
Is Russia’s Vladimir Putin Color-Blind?
There appear to be few signs that the Kremlin and Russia’s security agencies are ready to adopt a more relaxed approach to opposition groups and dissent, say analysts, notwithstanding that anti-government protests don’t appear to have weakened Vladimir Putin’s grip on power. Last week, security agencies dubbed the...
Top US Diplomat in Ukraine to Testify in House Impeachment Inquiry Tuesday
A veteran U.S. diplomat is set to appear before lawmakers Tuesday in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry of allegations that President Donald Trump held up military aid to Ukraine unless it opened an investigation of former Vice President Joe Biden and his son.William Taylor, the top official at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, will...
Outcry in Ukraine Over Song Mocking Ex-Central Bank Chief
Ukrainian officials on Monday lashed out at a parody song targeting Ukraine’s former central bank chief and mocking a recent arson attack on her home.Kvartal 95 is arguably the country’s most beloved comedy show and was led by Volodymyr Zelenskiy before he was elected president in April this year. On Sunday, it released a song...
Guns, Mercenaries, Minerals – Russia Embraces Africa
Russia has been busy on the African continent in recent years. Russian officials acknowledged Russians were on board an Antonov An-72 transport which crashed last week in a remote Congolese forest.There have also been reports of Russians killed in civlil war battles in Libya recently. And Russia has been making deals and spending money and making...
Kidnapped, Tortured, Jailed: The Forgotten Prisoners Of Eastern Ukraine
As Ukraine and Russia discuss resuming peace talks, thousands of families remain torn apart by conflict. In rebel-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine, hundreds of people have been detained and accused of spying — with widespread evidence of torture and killings. Henry Ridgwell met the family of one man who was seized by rebel forces, who...
