[background sounds] the meeting will come to order. Thank you all for attending today. Today were going to hold the nomination hearing on a very important position. Our nominee today is the honorable john j sullivan, to be the u. S. Investor to the Russian Federation. First we have two distinguished very distinguished, i might add colleagues of ours, was to introduce our nominees and were going to allow them to proceed with introductions. If im going to post on my opening statement. Lets hold that until the nominees had been introduced. Were glad to be joined today by senator Stan Sullivan of alaska and garden of maryland, and i understand that senator sullivan is like the straw to go first. Thank you mr. Chairman thank you very much. It is an honor to be before the committee, again, on behalf of my friend John Sullivan to support his nomination to be the United States investor to the Russian Federation. Despite what his last name which is just, we would we are not related. Off of occa
Ukraine investigate former Vice President joe biden in exchange for military aid. It is just under 2. 5 hours. [crowd noise] the committee will come to order. Thank you for attending today. Today, we will hold the nomination hearing on important position. The nominee today is John Jay Sullivan to be the u. S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation. We have two distinguished colleagues of ours. We will allow them to proceed with introductions. I will postpone my opening statement. I asked the Ranking Member to do likewise. Until the nominees have been introduced. We are glad to be joined today by senators dan sullivan of alaska and ben cardin of maryland. Sullivanand senator has drawn the straw to go first. Thank you very much. Its an honor to be before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee again on behalf of my friend John Sullivan. To beport his nomination the United States ambassador to the Russian Federation. Despite what his last name would suggest, we are not related. Although i oc
Committee will come to order. Today, we will hold the nomination hearing on a very important position. The honorable John J Sullivan to be the ambassador to the Russian Federation. First, we have two very distinguished colleagues of ours who wish to introduce our nominees. Torefore, i am going postpone my Opening Statement and i ask the Ranking Member to do likewise. Beh that, we are glad to joined by senators sullivan of alaska and cardin of maryland. Sullivan thank you very much, mr. Chairman, Ranking Member menendez. It is an honor to be in front of the committee again in front on behalf of my friend John Sullivan to support his nomination to be the United States ambassador to the Russian Federation. Despite what his last name would suggest, we are not related, although i regularly joke with senator markey who is also a proud sullivan member in his heritage that at some point in history, we will probably all related. I have supported secretary sullivans nomination before and can spe
On rivals in the latest democratic debate indicating she is not the front runner and to take on donald trump. The end violent clashes in barcelona on a 2nd day of protest over the jailing of mind separatists moved to. The arab. A u. S. Delegation led by Vice President mike pence is traveling to turkey it will be seeking an immediate ceasefire in ne in syria but turkeys president insists the military operation will continue until his countrys objectives have been achieved russia meanwhile says its troops are now it on patrol in Northern Syria xina harder has our report. The russians moved in after the americans moved out in a deliberate withdrawal the city of mumbai is moscows latest victory in syria its military police now patrols a front line that separates the turkish and syrian armys their presence stops a turkish led military advance towards the city which sits on the m 4 highway a main logistics and commercial route that runs to the iraqi border the city also connects the east of
Today with a view from brussels and pots in london while much more throughout the day on this of course thanks to both of you are now. Well the British Foreign minister jeremy hunt as called on european allies to join together to create a naval force to protect shipping in the strait of hormuz iran says its not seeking a confrontation with britain but for days after it sees a british tanker in the region that vessel remains in rainy and hence. The crew appear well according to these images shown on Iranian State media the 23 sailors were captured by iran along with the british flag tank a stain imperio seized by the revolutionary guard have been held in an iranian harbor since friday the British Government says its a violation of International Law it faces criticism at home for not preventing the capture of british ships by iran despite multiple warning signs britains foreign minister wants to deescalate tensions is turning to europe for help and says he disagrees with the United State