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U.S. will work to determine if ex-ambassador Yovanovitch was under threat in Ukraine, Pompeo says

World / Politics Jan 18, 2020

U.S. will work to determine if ex-ambassador Yovanovitch was under threat in Ukraine, Pompeo says

The U.S. State Department will do everything necessary to determine whether former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was under threat in Ukraine, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday. Documents released this week indicated Lev Parnas, a Ukraine-born U.S. citizen, helped U.S. President Donald Trump's personal ...

Trump says Rudy Giuliani to report on 'plenty' of findings from Ukraine

World / Crime & Legal Dec 9, 2019

Trump says Rudy Giuliani to report on 'plenty' of findings from Ukraine

by Justin Sink

President Donald Trump said that his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, plans to prepare a report for the U.S. Justice Department and Congress about allegations of misconduct the former New York mayor says he uncovered during a recent trip to Ukraine. Trump said Giuliani, a central ...

Trump fumes over impeachment probe as public hearings loom

World / Crime & Legal Nov 12, 2019

Trump fumes over impeachment probe as public hearings loom

President Donald Trump seethed on Monday as Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives prepared to enter a crucial new phase — the first public hearings — in their impeachment inquiry centered on his request that Ukraine investigate political rival Joe Biden. On Wednesday and ...

For U.S. diplomats, public impeachment hearings could be catharsis and maybe a circus

World / Crime & Legal Nov 11, 2019

For U.S. diplomats, public impeachment hearings could be catharsis and maybe a circus

On the first day of November, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent an internal email to thousands of State Department staff that began: "As champions of American diplomacy, we are in the truth-telling business." While the email seen by Reuters focused on global policy ...

Impeachment testimony shows high-powered U.S. lobbyist's role in Ukraine scandal

World / Crime & Legal Oct 31, 2019

Impeachment testimony shows high-powered U.S. lobbyist's role in Ukraine scandal

A Republican former congressman turned lobbyist repeatedly pushed for the dismissal of U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, an action later taken by President Donald Trump after he was urged to do so by his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, a U.S. diplomat said in ...

Career U.S. diplomat, long foe of Kyiv corruption, testifies at House impeachment inquiry on Trump's Ukraine dealings

World / Crime & Legal Oct 16, 2019

Career U.S. diplomat, long foe of Kyiv corruption, testifies at House impeachment inquiry on Trump's Ukraine dealings

The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday questioned George Kent, a U.S. career diplomat who has spent much of his career fighting corruption in Ukraine and elsewhere. The investigation is focused on a July 25 phone call in ...

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