Former US ambassador to Ukraine Yovanovitch will testify at the second day of televised Trump impeachment hearings
In this October 11, 2019 file photo, former US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Marie Yovanovitch was removed from her post as ambassador to Kiev in May after coming under attack by Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, at a time when he was working to persuade Ukraine to carry out two investigations that would benefit the Republican president politically. Democrats are looking into whether Trump abused his power by withholding $391 million in US security aid to Ukraine as leverage to pressure Kiev. The money, approved by the US Congress to help a US ally combat Russia-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country, was later provided to Ukraine.The hearings may pave the way for the Democratic-led House to approve articles of impeachment –– formal charges –– against Trump.
Yovanovitch said Giuliani's associates "may well have believed that their personal financial ambitions were stymied by our anti-corruption policy in Ukraine." "I hope that they treat her with the dignity she deserves, the respect that she deserves. By all accounts, she was an excellent member of the foreign service," Krishnamoorthi told Reuters.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Diplomats: Trump Effort to Extort Ukraine ‘Undercut,’ ‘Damaged’ U.S.Alex Brandon-Pool/GettyLongtime U.S. diplomats outlined their discomfort and disapproval with what they described as a campaign by President Donald Trump’s allies to hijack Ukraine relations for Trump’s reelection, the central issue in Trump’s potential impeachment. George Kent, the deputy assistant
Weiterlesen »
US Defense Department Inspector General declines to open probe into Ukraine aid delayThe US Defense Department Inspector General's Office is declining to open an investigation into why military assistance to Ukraine was delayed by the Trump administration.
Weiterlesen »
U.S. envoy Sondland did not link Biden probe to aid: Ukraine ministerU.S. ambassador Gordon Sondland did not link Biden probe to aid: Ukraine minister
Weiterlesen »
4 things to know as former US ambassador to Ukraine steps into the impeachment spotlightThe next round of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry is scheduled for Friday, with former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch set to testify. Here are four things to look for:
Weiterlesen »