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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on January 16, 2020, 02:50:43 pm
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Ukraine launches criminal investigation into alleged threats against former US Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch
By Justine Coleman - 01/16/20 08:13 AM EST
Ukrainian officials announced on Thursday that a criminal investigation would be launched into the alleged threats against former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Twitter that Kyiv's policy is not to "interfere in the domestic affairs" of the U.S., but new evidence suggests Ukrainian or international law may have been broken, according to a translation from ABC News.
"However, the published records contain the fact of possible violation of the legislation of Ukraine and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which protects the rights of a diplomat in the territory of another country," it added.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/478539-ukraine-launches-criminal-investigation-into-alleged-threats-against
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I guess President Trump can obey the law now and send Ukraine the funds Congress appropriated now that Ukraine has announced they are investigating.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/16/us/politics/gao-trump-ukraine.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/16/us/politics/gao-trump-ukraine.html)
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