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Ousted Ukraine ambassador: I was told to tweet praise of Trump

The three House committees leading the Trump impeachment inquiry released Monday two transcripts of the behind-closed-doors interviews they have so far conducted.

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Euroviews. The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting's anniversary shows what's needed to defeat white terrorism ǀ View

The Pittsburgh terrorist’s statements make it clear he was driven by white genocide theory: The notion that white-majority nations in Europe, America and Australasia are being turned into white-minority states via immigration.

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Ukraine troop withdrawal sparks hopes for revived peace process

The Ukrainian Army announced a pullback from the town of Zolote, in the region of Luhansk, had begun on Tuesday night, whilst Russian-backed separatists said they were also complying.

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Security official to testify he alerted lawyers to Trump-Ukraine call

Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman will reportedly say that "I did not think it was proper to demand that a foreign government investigate a U.S. citizen."

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Hunter Biden's legal work in Romania raises new questions about his overseas dealings

Hunter Biden provided legal advice to a Romanian charged with real estate fraud, at a time when his father was pushing corruption reforms in the country.

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6 highlights from Ukraine envoy Bill Taylor's 'explosive' testimony

Taylor's testimony raised serious concerns about Trump's denials of a quid pro quo.

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Euroviews. Mitt Romney's Trump criticism and House's Syria rebuke show growing cracks in the GOP ǀ View

It’s long been an open secret in Washington that many of the career Republicans who fawn over President Donald Trump in public have nothing good to say about him in private.

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Ukraine's Lutsenko led plot to oust Yovanovitch, says official

Lutsenko is the Ukrainian official who prosecutors say urged 2 Giuliani associates to push for the ouster of Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador.

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Euroviews. Stemming the flow of illegal tobacco from Ukraine and Belarus should be a priority for the EU ǀ View

The inflow of illicit tobacco from the EU’s eastern border continues to flourish. The EU should make the most of the current situation and encourage both Ukraine and Belarus to further commit to tackling a problem.

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Ukrainian president holds record-breaking 14-hour press conference

Zelensky started the "marathon" press conference from 10:00 am local time and took the last questions shortly after midnight.

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In Ukraine, 'Europe' means life without corruption, Andrei Kurkov

Through his books, the writer Andrei Kurkov has discovered the many faces of Ukraine, a country that remains in the eye of the hurricane.

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Euroviews. We shouldn't have been giving money and weapons to Ukraine in the first place ǀ View

Arming Ukraine will almost always result in a stronger Russian response. Rather than end the conflict, military assistance risks prolonging it.

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Intelligence community watchdog testifies behind closed doors in impeachment inquiry

The inspector general, Michael Atkinson, had deemed the whistleblower complaint at the center of the impeachment inquiry an "urgent concern."

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Ukraine to review cases linked to firm that employed Biden's son

It is the first concrete sign of how Ukraine plans to handle investigations that are being closely watched in Washington amid possible impeachment of Donald Trump.

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Texts reveal US diplomats pushed for Ukranian investigation

The US House Intelligence Committee released text messages between a Zelensky aide and US diplomats

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Trump publicly urges China, Ukraine to investigate Bidens

Trump has repeatedly accused Hunter Biden of using a 2013 trip on Air Force Two with his father to procure $1.5 billion from China for a fund he started.

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Breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia talks as Kyiv agrees Donbas elections

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has agreed to provide special status for the Donbas and hold elections in the separatist-controlled eastern region, a breakthrough in talks to end the five-year conflict.

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Euroviews. Trump's two faces on foreign policy exposed by call with Ukraine president ǀ View

Something important was missing from the phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy: any sign of what we think of as Trumpian nationalism.

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Former Ukraine envoy Volker to testify in impeachment inquiry

Volker will be deposed before members of the House Intel, Foreign Affairs and Oversight Committees.

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GOP is playing a weak hand in defending Trump on Ukraine

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