European leaders are urging private business and equity funds to not be afraid to invest in rebuilding Ukraine now even as Russia accelerates its war.

A group of American veterans and diplomats who served in Kyiv are teaming up with a Ukrainian winery owner to bring a taste of the Black Sea coast to a U.S. audience.

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, but as he prepares to take office, peace seems as elusive as ever.

The House Intelligence Committee continues public hearings in President Trumps impeachment inquiry. Starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jennifer Williams and Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testify. By about 2:30 p.m., Amb. Kurt Volker and Tim Morrison will testify. Read more: What to watch on Day 3 of public Trump impeachment hearingsWatch live NBC News coverage here:

Giuliani and Trump wanted Ukraine to probe Democrat Joe Biden's family and Ukraine's role in the 2016 U.S. election. Like other witnesses, Sondland and Volker underscored the pivotal role Giuliani played in Ukraine policy and their concerns about it. The envoy said he told Giuliani: "Lutsenko is not credible. ___"TELL THE TRUTH"On Sept. 22, just as reports emerged that the whistleblower complaint was related to Ukraine, Giuliani texted Volker and said, "all I need is for you to tell the truth." But in his testimony, Volker said it's "not the truth" that Giuliani was acting at the behest of the State Department, as Giuliani had been implying.

Pompeo asserted that House investigators contacted "State Department employees directly" and told them not to contact State Department lawyers for advice. He said the State Department would "do our Constitutional duty to cooperate" with Congress but wouldn't tolerate "bullying and intimidation." "And we won't tolerate folks on Capitol Hill bullying and intimidating State Department employees. "When the state rules absolutely, human dignity is trampled, not cherished," he said. When the state rules absolutely, it demands its citizens worship government, not God."