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Amid the Russia-Ukraine War, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) discussed proposed legislation that repurposes frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s reconstruct…

Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID), ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) discussed the Russia-Ukraine War and global security during the Halifax International…

Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), and James Risch (R-ID) discussed national security and foreign policy efforts at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado. Topics included the Ru…

State Department officials testified on U.S. national security interests pertaining to Ukraine before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. As the Senate considered the Biden administratio…

Global Criminal Justice Ambassador-at-Large Beth Van Schaack testified on the Russia-Ukraine War and potential war crimes in a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The amba…

U.S. and European Union energy department officials testified on the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on global energy security. The hearing took place before the Senate Energy and Nat…

Officials from the State and Defense departments and USAID testified on Capitol Hill on Russian aggression amid its large-scale invasion of Ukraine. Topics included new sanctions against the…

Treasury and State Department officials testified at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the ongoing sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Senators applauded the …

Bridget Brink, President Biden’s nominee to be the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, said if confirmed, she was committed to reopening the embassy in Kyiv as the security situation permits during …

State Department officials, including Assistant Secretaries Karen Donfried and Jessica Lewis, testified at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S. support for Ukraine against on…

Brian McKeon, deputy secretary of state for management and resources, testified on U.S. diplomacy before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Several senators inquired about the timing of…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to discuss President Biden’s foreign policy and fiscal year 2023 budget request for the department. S…

Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and a group of Republican senators held a news conference to discuss Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky address to Congress on the Russian invasion of his coun…

Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland testified at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ms. Nuland said, “it is clear that Ru…

Defense and State Department officials testified at a Senate Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on U.S. security partnerships. During the hearing, both Democratic and Republican lawmakers cal…

The Senate passed the $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package, which funds the government through September 30, 2022. The bill includes $13.6 billion in aid for Ukraine. Members also confirme…

Senator Risch (R-ID), the ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and other Republican senators spoke with reporters about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill following a classified briefing from senior national security officials on Russia-Ukraine tensions and the counterterrorism raid i…

A group of Republican senators held a news conference to discuss tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Several of the members had returned from a 48-hour trip to Ukraine and expressed their u…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee met to mark up the Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014. The package included a 1 billion d…