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Ukraine-Russia War Newsletter for 2025-03-26 ( 25 items )  
Amo and Kim Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Promote Powerful Technology that Advances America's Foreign Policy Goals (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo and Kim Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Promote Powerful Technology that Advances America's Foreign Policy Goals WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01), alongside Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-40), reintroduced a bipartisan resolution that promotes distributed ledger technologies (DLT) such as blockchain to support democratic governance, human rights, freedom of information, t more PR

Center for Strategic & International Studies: Phase in Sudan's Civil War (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 24, 2025: * * * A New Phase in Sudan's Civil War By Cameron Hudson Last week, Sudanese army forces reclaimed control over the presidential palace in central Khartoum, dislodging the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and claiming a major new tactical and strategic victory that could signal a new phase of the war. With the army now on the verge of reclaiming the entirety of the  more PR

Center for Strategic & International Studies: Risks of Rushing to Denial in the Taiwan Strait (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 24, 2025: * * * The Risks of Rushing to Denial in the Taiwan Strait By Sean Monaghan Earlier this month, the Senate Armed Services Committee considered the nomination of Elbridge A. Colby to become under secretary for defense policy. Colby led the team that wrote the 2018 National Defense Strategy in Trump's first term. If confirmed, his first task this time around will be to o more PR

Courtney Opening Statement for Joint RDY/SPF Hearing on "Posture and Readiness in the Mobility Enterprise" (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, issued the following opening statement on March 25, 2025, at a joint subcommittees on Readiness and Seapower and Projection Forces hearing entitled "Posture and Readiness in the Mobility Enterprise": * * * Courtney Opening Statement for Joint RDY/SPF Hearing on "Posture and Readiness in the Mobility Enterprise" As Prepared Good afternoon, and th more PR

Europe's Message to Moscow: We Will Keep Sanctions (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * Europe's Message to Moscow: We Will Keep Sanctions From the beginning of Russia's invasion, the European Union has stood together with our American allies, providing military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine and imposing tough sanctions. Whatever the US now does, no reason exists to change course. The facts speak for themselves: sanctions are working. Russia faces increasing economic difficulties more PR

Ex-Assistant Secretary of State for European & Eurasian Affairs O'Brien Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by James C. O'Brien, former assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Arms Control, International Security and U.S. Assistance to Europe: Review and Reforms for the State Department": * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Keating, thank you for inviting me. I was Assistant Secretary for European and Eu more PR

Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Kochis Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by Daniel Kochis, a senior fellow in the Center on Europe and Eurasia at the Hudson Institute, from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Arms Control, International Security and U.S. Assistance to Europe: Review and Reforms for the State Department": * * * Chairman Self, Ranking Member Keating, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, my name is Daniel Kochis, I am a Senior Fellow in  more PR

Major pound sterling1.6 Billion Equipment Contract to Support British Defence Jobs and Boost Army Readiness (10)
LONDON, England, March 26 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news: * * * Major pound sterling1.6 billion equipment contract to support British Defence jobs and boost Army readiness British Army equipment, including tanks and armoured vehicles, will receive world-class maintenance and spare parts under a contract which supports 1,600 UK jobs. * Significant contract update to provide kit maintenance and increased vehicle availability. * Directly supports 1,600 defence  more PR

Moscow Using High Unemployment to Try to Control Most Recalcitrant of Republics (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following news: * * * Moscow Using High Unemployment to Try to Control Most Recalcitrant of Republics By Paul Goble Executive Summary: * Ingushetia, a republic in Russia's North Caucasus, is being pacified and kept dependent on Moscow as intentional Kremlin policies, rather than policy failures or Ingush shortcomings, are causing high unemployment. * Moscow has often used Ingushetia to test out policies and if it concludes that h more PR

N.Y. Gov. Hochul Guest on SiriusXM's 'Mornings With Zerlina' (10)
ALBANY, New York, March 25 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Audio & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul is a Guest on SiriusXM's 'Mornings With Zerlina' Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul was a guest on SiriusXM's "Mornings with Zerlina" with Zerlina Miller. The Governor spoke on her proposal for universal free school meals, the ongoing Budget negotiations and which challenges she is prioritizing from the Trump administration. AUDIO: The Governor's r more PR

Niagara University: Dr. Talia Zajac Publishes Chapter in 'Christian Rus in the Making' (10)
NIAGARA FALLS, New York, March 26 -- Niagara University issued the following news: * * * Dr. Talia Zajac Publishes Chapter in "Christian Rus in the Making" By Lisa McMahon Dr. Talia Zajac, assistant professor of religious studies, published a chapter in "Christian Rus in the Making, Worlds of the Slavs." The volume highlights cutting-edge research on the religious culture and politics of Rus, the medieval ancestor state of Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. Dr. Zajac's chapter, "The Majesty Sea more PR

Panel: Army Must Move Quickly to Retain Warfighting Edge (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 25 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Panel: Army Must Move Quickly to Retain Warfighting Edge Rapidly evolving technology, including new weapons being used on the battlefield in Ukraine, is forcing the Army to move quickly to transform, a panel of experts said. "We have to move quickly, we have to energize the system," said Lt. Gen. Joseph Ryan, deputy Army chief of staff for operations, G-3. Speaki more PR

Patriot Seeker Deliveries Hit Record Highs, More Growth Ahead (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 25 -- Boeing, an aerospace company and a manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems, posted the following news release: * * * Patriot Seeker Deliveries Hit Record Highs, More Growth Ahead HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 25, 2025 -- Boeing's [NYSE: BA] production of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) seekers reached an all-time high in 2024, resulting in more than 500 deliveries. In early 2025, the company also set new monthly and 12-month  more PR

Revive Nuclear Energy in America (10)
TUSTIN, California, March 26 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following news: * * * Revive Nuclear Energy in America The United States used to be the undisputed leader in nuclear power and still has more operating reactors than any other nation, with 94 currently in service. But in the last 35 years, only one new nuclear power plant has been built in the U.S.--Plant  more PR

Russia's Plans for Abkhazia Are Expanding (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following news: * * * Russia's Plans for Abkhazia are Expanding By Emil Avdaliani Executive Summary: * The new Abkhaz de facto leadership is staunchly pro-Russia, and Moscow hopes that a new leader will eventually pass through the long-expected legislation on foreign investments in Abkhazia. * Russia has expanded support for Abkhazia, using aid, infrastructure projects, and political backing despite economic and military strain fr more PR

Scripps News receives prestigious Gracie Award for its investigation into child fentanyl overdoses (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, posted the following news release: * * * Scripps News receives prestigious Gracie Award for its investigation into child fentanyl overdoses # March 25, 2025 By Molly Miossi WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Alliance for Women in Media is honoring Scripps News with a prestigious Gracie Award for its 2024 investigation, "Fentanyl: The Silent Toll." The Gracie Awards winners were announced today. Scripps New more PR

Survey confirms Europe's citizens want the EU to protect them and act in unity (10)
BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 25 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Survey confirms Europe's citizens want the EU to protect them and act in unity * 74% of citizens think that their country benefits from EU membership. 62% would like to see the European Parliament play a more important role * 66% of citizens want the EU to play a greater role in protecting them against global crises and security risks * Defence and security (36%) as well as competitiveness ( more PR

Survey confirms Europe's citizens want the EU to protect them and act in unity (10)
BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 24 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Survey confirms Europe's citizens want the EU to protect them and act in unity * 74% of citizens think that their country benefits from EU membership. 62% would like to see the European Parliament play a more important role * 66% of citizens want the EU to play a greater role in protecting them against global crises and security risks * Defence and security (36%) as well as competitiveness ( more PR

Ukraine hit by record-breaking wildfires in 2024 (10)
ISPRA, Italy, March 25 -- The European Commission's Joint Research Center posted the following news: * * * Ukraine hit by record-breaking wildfires in 2024 The new JRC Advance report on Forest Fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa 2024 shows that in 2024 Ukraine had the worst fire season ever recorded in the EU Forest Fires Information System (EFFIS). According to satellite imagery, nearly one million hectares (965 000 ha) burnt in Ukraine in 2024, which is more than twice the area bu more PR

Ukraine: Three Russian media workers killed in rocket attack (10)
BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 25 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Ukraine: Three Russian media workers killed in rocket attack 25 March 2025 # On 24 March, Russian state-controlled newspaper Izvestia's correspondent Alexander Fedorchak was killed in a rocket attack in Ukraine, along with state-controlled Zvezda TV cameraman Andrei Panov and driver Alexander Sirkeli. The International and European Federation of Journalist more PR

Ukraine: Three Russian media workers killed in rocket attack (10)
BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 25 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Ukraine: Three Russian media workers killed in rocket attack On 24 March, Russian state-controlled newspaper Izvestia's correspondent Alexander Fedorchak was killed in a rocket attack in Ukraine, along with state-controlled Zvezda TV cameraman Andrei Panov and driver Alexander Sirkeli. The International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ-EF) call for an investigation into the attack more PR

White House: Outcomes of U.S., Russia Expert Groups on the Black Sea (10)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, March 26 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * Outcomes of the United States and Russia Expert Groups On the Black Sea In line with presidential-level discussions between President Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir Putin, the United States facilitated bilateral technical-level talks with the Russian delegation March 23-25 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Following those discussions: * The United States and Russia have agreed to ensure safe navigation, elimin more PR

White House: Sunday Shows - Trump Administration Delivers Results (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * SUNDAY SHOWS: Trump Administration Delivers Results This morning, officials from the Trump Administration took to the airwaves to update the American people on another week of success -- from reforming education to ensuring the safety and security of the American people. Here's what you missed: Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on State of the Union * On the Trump Administration's goal for education: "Our goal is  more PR

Wilson and Panetta Introduce 'Pakistan Democracy Act' (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Wilson and Panetta Introduce 'Pakistan Democracy Act' Washington, DC - Congressmen Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the Pakistan Democracy Act. This legislation will promote democracy, human rights, and rule of law in Pakistan, especially following the flawed elections of February 2024 and ongoing concerns about military influence over civilian government. The legislation w more PR

Xerox Corporation Announces Offering of Senior Secured Notes (10)
NORWALK, Connecticut, March 26 -- Xerox issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Xerox Corporation Announces Offering of Senior Secured Notes Norwalk, Conn. -- Xerox Corporation today announced an offering of (i) $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2030 (the "First Lien Notes") to be issued by Xerox Corporation and guaranteed by Xerox Holdings Corporation ("Xerox" and, together with Xerox Corporation, the "Company") and certain of X more PR