Syrian troops entering the fight against Turkey, raising concerns of more escapes from Isis prisons
2.18pm BST
Like Maria Yovanovitch, Fiona Hill will reportedly answer lawmakers’ questions for the impeachment inquiry today under subpoena.
Fiona Hill, Trump’s former top Russia aide, is in the Capitol to testify in impeachment probe pic.twitter.com/ZR961Xfhd2
Hill, 53, a British-born American foreign affairs expert, resigned as Trump’s top Russia analyst just days before the president’s controversial July 25 call with Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, an exchange that sparked the impeachment inquiry now consuming three House committees.
Hill, who declined to elaborate on her planned testimony, is expected to discuss concerns she raised over the ouster of longtime diplomat Marie Yovanovitch, whose removal as the ambassador of Ukraine has become a key topic in the impeachment inquiry. She is also likely to speak about how, in her view, Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer, and Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, were operating a Ukraine policy outside of the National Security Council.
2.14pm BST
Fiona Hill, Trump‘s former top adviser on Russia, has arrived for her testimony in House Democrats‘ impeachment inquiry.
Her appearance follows the testimony of Maria Yovanovitch, the former US ambassador to Ukraine, on Friday.
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