Pavlo Klimkin

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Ukraine's former Minister of foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin has categorically claims that Biden, Donald Trump Mr Trump, the democratic rival Joe refused.

Mr Trump has claimed, without evidence, that Mr Biden pressed for the sacking of the Ukrainian public Prosecutor's office, a company employee and his son.

Mr Klimkin told the BBC that the Prosecutor has been dismissed because of corruption. to dismiss

had A Number of Western institutions, including the EU, urged the public Prosecutor, Viktor Shokin , he said.

Mr Trump faces impeachment-procedure for the use of his position as President to examine the insistence of the Ukrainian President, Vladimir Zelensky, to Mr Biden, who was then leading in the polls. his Democratic opponent in the election of 2020

The Democrats issued their first subpoena the prosecution's request on Friday to order-Secretary of state Mike Pompeo hand over documents, the of 4. October in connection with the administration of the handling of the Ukrainian government,

Earlier, it was revealed by the U.S. media, the whistleblower, whose complaint led the officer to the impeachment inquiry was a CIA, once worked in the White house.

And 300 former U.S. National Security officials. You describe Mr Trump's actions as a "National Security concern", and said to have he appeared to be committed, "an unconscionable abuse of power".

Mr Trump is a Democrat opponent in the election of 2016, Hillary Clinton, also supported by impeachment, The President said "a clear and present danger for our future, for our democracy".

Mr Trump, the impeachment procedure, dismissed as a "witch-hunt".

impeachment is exercised by a two-stage political process, rarely, by a US President may be removed from office for misconduct.

Even if President Trump was accused, by The House of representatives, it is unlikely that you will be forced out of the White house, because Republicans control of The Senate .

What to say to Mr Klimkin?

Mr Klimkin, who served as Foreign Minister , when Mr. Shokin was dismissed, because in 2016, said there was "definitely" no evidence that his removal was for something other than corruption.

"The whole point of this push was to sort in order to deliver on reforms in Ukraine," he said. "It was not about the attorney-General. It is about the office of the public Prosecutor offices was corrupt in a systemic way. "

He said it was important to have a complete reorganisation of the offices, and the pressure came from the international community as a whole, not just Mr. Biden, the USA, or individually.

The BBC's Jonah Fisher in Kiev, says Mr. Klimkin, the words serve to reinforce what The Almost universal reaction of credible voices in Kiev, namely, that Mr. Shokin was an obstacle to the fight against corruption.

What is The Claim about Joe Biden ?

On the 25. July, Mr Trump raised Mr Shokin remove during a call with the newly elected Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, the details of which were Released by the White house This Week .

He went on to discuss, Mr. Biden, whose son Hunter and the unconfirmed allegation that his Father - then the US Vice-President held an investigation into his son the employer through the lobby of the Ukraine, to the fire, Mr Shokin.

The Chief Prosecutor's office had an open investigation of Burisma, a natural gas company, to which Hunter Biden is an Executive Board member.

There is no evidence of misconduct by the three-piece.

Why is this call controversial?

Democrats accused Mr Trump are looking for illegal foreign assistance, in The Hope of smearing Mr Biden - who is seeking the democratic nomination for the 2020 presidential election.

The US President called on the Ukrainian leader you talk examines US Attorney General William Barr , and Mr. Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani , Hunter Biden , last shops.

Mr Trump is accused of military help for Ukraine a bargaining tool. The Package , which has since been published - was aimed at the interests of the United States in a friendly country.

Mr Trump, a Republican, denies the behavior of each bug and dismissed and the impeachment proceedings as a "hoax" and "other witch hunt".

He was personally 400 million (£324) in military aid to Ukraine, days blocked nearly $before he spoke, Mr. Zelensky, but denied that it was pressure on the Ukrainian leader in the research of Mr Biden.

Who is the whistleblower, and what do you say?

Few details are known. A lawyer for the whistleblower, warned that the attempt to identify the person, could you "in harm's way".

The New York Times, the Washington Post and the Reuters news Agency identified the whistleblower as a CIA officer.

their complaint, Mr Trump, the "with The Power of his office to solicit intervention from abroad in the United States by 2020-choice" throws.

The shared document, The President characterized the behaviour as a "serious or flagrant problem, abuse, or violation of the law".

The whistleblower said that she had learned from several sources that senior White house transcript officials had intervened to "" lock all the records of The Call , in particular, an official word-for-word.

"This series of measures underlined to me that the White house officials understood the gravity of what transpired in The Call ," the whistleblower wrote in the complaint.

As the controversy unfolded

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Source of news: bbc.com