The impeachment inquiry swirling around
Donald Trump took another dramatic turn on Thursday night as the House Intelligence Committee released 25 pages of damning text messages from US special envoy Kurt Volker exposing the extent of
American diplomatic pressure on
Ukraine in the run-up to the notorious Volodymyr Zelensky call on 25 July.The texts reveal the administration suggested Mr Trump would not meet face-to-face with Mr Zelensky without a commitment from his country that it would investigate his domestic political rival
Joe Biden, a step Ukrainian officials had begun to prepare for.