Security economic and Technical Assistance were to continue and if i had the backing of the secretary of state to implement that policy and i worried about what id heard concerning the role of Rudy Giuliani who had made several controversial statements about ukraine and u. S. Policy for the country so during my meeting with secretary pompeo on may 28th i made clear to him and the others president present that if the u. S. Policy toward ukraine changed he would not want me posted there and i could not state issued me that the policy of strong support for ukraine would continue and that he would support me in defending that policy with that understanding i agreed to go back to cave because i was appointed by the secretary but not reconfirmed by the senate my official position was sharjah fair odd interim in effect i was the acting ambassador to ukraine. I returned to cave on june 17th carrying the original copy of the letter President Trump signed the day after i met with the secretary i
Products a bid to list budweiser brand in hong kong and Saudi Arabias Energy minister says every country should comply with oil output. Well sit down with the russian Energy Minister later on this morning. A lot going on today also in oil space. I want to take you to highlights from the iea report. The agency has kept 2019 and 2020 Oil Demand Growth forecast unchanged. The latest report describes the newly appointed minister as an experienced figure saying the country has acted as a lynch pen even though the compliance rate has fallen to 116 in august and a recession is on the rise in germany. Saying the weakness in industry is slowly spreading to other sectors in the economy, quote, like an oil slick. Theyve scaled back growth indicators now forecasting 1. 2 growth. Well speak about this more at 10 30 Central European time. Interesting ifo is using the word oil and oil slick there could be potential for things to turn around. Ecb expectations have been prizing. Today, the central bank
Administration has just gotten a whole lot darker. Dickerson senator minority leader Chuck Schumer joins us to discuss the russia investigation and a big story that has been out of the spotlight. The republican promise to pass a healthcare overhaul in the senate by the 4th of july. Plus we will talk with our Politics Panel about the infighting in the administration and mixed messages on the diplomatic crisis in the middle east. It is all coming up on face the nation. Good morning and welcome to face the nation. I am john dickerson. In washington this week it came down to credibility, with two very powerful men accusing each other of lying. I was honestly concerned he might lie about the nature of our meeting. Some of the things he said just werent true. Dickerson during thursdays blockbuster congressional hearing, the former fbi director testified under oath that the president told him he hoped he could drop the investigation into his former National Security advisor general Michael Fl
Europe will freeze if it follows through. And the 2nd says, suspect in one of canadas worst, mass killings has died after being taken into custody. Police are giving few details about the circumstances of his death ah fellow and terry martin, good to have you with us. You cranes, president laudermill zaleski, is reporting success in the northeastern hockey region, saying the ukrainian flag has returned to several settlements. There, there is no independent confirmation of the gains, but Russian Media reports of ukrainian advances appear to back up the statement. A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Military also says forces have re taking control of moral locations in the southern kasan region where troops launched a counter offensive last month. Ukrainian troops, confident of victory. Theyve been advancing for days here in the southern hassan region. Images like these are being shed on social media, purportedly showing recaptured areas like here and visa cavellia. Wow. Good. Oh wow. The u