Kurt Volker, Washington’s former special envoy to Ukraine said he now understands that U.S. President Donald Trump was withholding aid to pressure Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, as impeachment hearings continued on Tuesday. CBC | World News
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Diplomat says of Trump Ukraine call with ambassador: ‘I remember it vividly’
The phone call U.S. State Department official David Holmes overheard between President Donald Trump and Ambassador Gordon Sondland lasted just two minutes. But it won’t be easily forgotten. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia returns 3 seized ships to Ukraine ahead of peace summit
Three Ukrainian naval ships that were seized by Russia nearly a year ago have been returned, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Monday. CBC | World News
Read More »White House budget official tells impeachment probe about holdup of Ukraine military aid
A White House budget official testified Saturday in a closed-door session of the Donald Trump impeachment inquiry in Washington, D.C., about the holdup of military aid to Ukraine. The public portion of the probe continues next week. CBC | World News
Read More »Highlights from Marie Yovanovitch’s public testimony on Trump and Ukraine
Marie Yovanovitch testified on Capitol Hill on Friday, where the ex-ambassador to Ukraine described what it was like to be disparaged by the U.S. president, as well as the stakes for American support in Ukraine. Republicans questioned her relevance as a witness to the probe the Democrats are leading. CBC | World News
Read More »Day 2 of Trump impeachment probe underway, ousted U.S. ambassador to Ukraine testify
The U.S. House opened a second day of Trump impeachment hearings Friday in Washington, D.C., and a key witness is expected to testify: Marie Yovanovitch, ex-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was targeted by the president’s allies in a “smear” campaign now central to the inquiry. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump pressed ambassador on status of Ukraine investigations, according to new testimony
William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, has testified that President Donald Trump was overheard asking about “the investigations” he wanted Ukraine to pursue that are central to the impeachment inquiry. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump pressed ambassador on status of Ukraine investigations, according to new testimony
William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, has testified that President Donald Trump was overheard asking about “the investigations” he wanted Ukraine to pursue that are central to the impeachment inquiry. CBC | World News
Read More »White House’s Mick Mulvaney claims ‘absolute immunity’ from testifying on Ukraine
Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and another White House official on Friday failed to appear at the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, as the administration continued to blockade investigators. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump wanted to hear ‘investigations, Biden and Clinton’ on Ukraine call, diplomat says
There were three words U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to hear from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky: “Investigations, Biden and Clinton.” That’s according to a transcript, released Thursday, of an impeachment inquiry interview with career State Department official George Kent. CBC | World News
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