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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed Monday to commit to a full and comprehensive implementation of a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine before the end of 2019, according to a joint communique. CBC | World News
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Impeachment report claims Trump misused office to solicit election help from Ukraine
The House intelligence committee has released a sweeping impeachment report outlining evidence of what it calls Donald Trump’s wrongdoing toward Ukraine, findings that will serve as the foundation for debate over whether the 45th U.S. president should be removed from office. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump doesn’t think he’ll be impeached, continues to push ‘Ukraine server’ conspiracy
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday promoted a debunked conspiracy theory that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election, a day after a former White House adviser called it a “fictional narrative” and said it played into Russia’s hands. CBC | World News
Read More »Impeachment witness Volker says he ‘should have seen’ link between Ukraine aid and push to investigate Biden
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
Read More »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
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