Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky smile at each other during a meeting in New York on September 25, 2019, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

“Play Ball”: Why the Panic Over a Trump-Zelenskyy White House Meeting?

The symbolism of a foreign leader meeting with the US president in the White House sends an unmistakable signal worldwide, especially in this case to Russia.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney in the Oval Office of the White House July 26, 2019.

Ukrainian Funding Delay Created a Paper Trail That Congress Should Follow

The Office of Management and Budget prevented the release of the Ukraine funding through its apportionment authority, a bureaucratic process that necessarily creates a paper trail.
Trump speaks on the telephone via speakerphone with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto in the Oval Office of the White House on August 27, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Trump’s Call to Ukraine May Constitute “Honest Services Fraud”—A Core Crime of Public Corruption

Missing from the conversation is the public corruption crime of honest services fraud, and it fits the reported facts, writes Barbara McQuade, former United States Attorney for…
Mike Pence and Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Trump and Giuliani’s Quest for Fake Ukraine “Dirt” on Biden: An Explainer

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence last week gave an odd response to a question about whether the United States is withholding $250 million of aid for Ukraine until that country helps…
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