Volodymyr Zelensky

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump made 192 false claims between May 4 and June 7. Many of them were repeated from earlier periods of his presidency and May 3. For a list of new false claims from this period, click here. The coronavirus pandemicResponsibility for the initial testing problemsTrump blamed the…

Fox News anchor Chris Wallace said Thursday that he did not believe former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s book would impact President Donald Trump’s political future. “Look, either you’re gonna believe John Bolton or you’re gonna believe the president,” Wallace said during an appearance on Fox News’ “Outnumbered.” (RELATED: Tucker…

For months, as the nation was convulsed by the impeachment of Donald Trump, his critics held out hope that the congressional proceedings would unearth a high-level witness with first-person testimony about Mr Trump’s efforts to use his office to try to pressure Ukraine to launch investigations that could bolster him…

"He then, stunningly, turned the conversation to the coming U.S. presidential election, alluding to China's economic capability to affect the ongoing campaigns, pleading with Xi to ensure he'd win," Bolton writes. "He stressed the importance of farmers, and increased Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome. I…

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Pentagon Comptroller who raised concern over Trump freezing aid to the Ukraine RESIGNS months after the president withdrew her nomination for promotion following impeachmentElaine McCusker submitted her resignation as deputy undersecretary of defense (comptroller) effective June 26, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Trump last year nominated McCusker to be promoted to…

The Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. As former national security adviser John Bolton’s tell-all book on the Trump administration nears publication, the president is seeking to block it by legal means — and has said the author…

June 15, 2020 11:30 AM ET Ukrainian officials announced Saturday they intercepted a $6 million bribe offered to stop an investigation into the founder of Burisma Holdings, the energy firm that had Hunter Biden as a board member until 2019. Artem Sytnyk, the head of Ukraine’s national anti-corruption bureau (NABU),…

Scott Ritter is a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer. He served in the Soviet Union as an inspector implementing the INF Treaty, in General Schwarzkopf’s staff during the Gulf War, and from 1991-1998 as a UN weapons inspector. Follow him on Twitter @RealScottRitteris a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer. He…

Ukraine says it intercepted $6 million bribe to stop probe of Burisma founder By DAVID L. STERN AND ROBYN DIXON | The Washington Post | Published: June 14, 2020 KYIV, Ukraine — Prosecutors say the heap of $6 million in crisp, new bills, fastened in bundles with pink and yellow…