Andre yanku to be director of the u. S. Patent and trademark office, a confirmation vote scheduled for 5 30 eastern this afternoon. Later this week, a shortterm government funding bill to keep federal operations running past thursday is expected to come to the floor. We will have live coverage here on cspan2. O order. The chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god our rock, we look to you for safety in a chaotic world. Were grateful that you hear our prayers, responding to our requests for help. Be a shield for our senators, protecting them from dangers seen and unseen. As they put their trust in you, fill them with your spirit, giving them confidence in the unfolding of your powerful providence. Lord, remind them that no weapon formed against them will ultimately prosper. Lead them like a shepherd beside still water, as you fill their hearts with your peace. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reci
Badawi. Conflict in Eastern Ukraine between the two sides has worsened. Both sides have been accused of violating the minsk agreement. And talk of a warmer relationship between moscow and washington says. Trump became president has led to worries in ukraine that its interests are being sidelined. My guest is Ivanna Klympush tsintsadze, ukraines Buys Prominence of the european integration. Is her country now out in the cold . Vice premier stirk Ivanna Klympush tsintsadze, welcome to hardtalk thank you for having me here. Donald trump has said of Vladimir Putin that they would probably get along. He said isa would probably get along. He said is a election is properly bad news to ukraine. Since his election, we have only had supportive messages from the Us Administration and we have had a very clear signal from donald trump himself during his recent meeting with the president of ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, when he confirmed the willingness to continue sanctions with regard to russian aggre
That is something that we have to deal with in our everyday life. What you are asking about. The Ukrainian Government had to make a response to the actions of the Russian Federation when the so called puppet, basically, authorities that are installed on the occupied territories by the Russian Federation on us, they expropriated 26 ukrainian enterprises that are on the territory. Coalmines and steel . Yes, operating within ukrainian law but they expropriated that so after that we couldnt continue working with them. Moreover, the Russian Federation decided to recognise the so called ids produced on the local ground in the territory not controlled by the ukraine. And they introduced the ruble as the only currency. So the Ukrainian Government unfortunately had to react with the measure that we have taken. The blockade. But civilians might be suffering as a result. Again the United Nations Commissioner For Human Rights in a report looking at the situation in the ukraine to may this year has
That is something that we have to deal with in our everyday life. What you are asking about. The Ukrainian Government had to make a response to the actions of the Russian Federation when the so called puppet, basically, authorities that are installed on the occupied territories by the Russian Federation on us, they expropriated 26 ukrainian enterprises that are on the territory. Coalmines and steel . Yes, operating within ukrainian law but they expropriated that so after that we couldnt continue working with them. Moreover, the Russian Federation decided to recognise the so called ids produced on the local ground in the territory not controlled by the ukraine. And they introduced the ruble as the only currency. So the Ukrainian Government unfortunately had to react with the measure that we have taken. The blockade. But civilians might be suffering as a result. Again the United Nations Commissioner For Human Rights in a report looking at the situation in the ukraine to may this year has
Ofbegan cooperative storage soviet nuclear and chemical weapons. Lugarnn and richard marked the anniversary in the Kennedy Cochran room. Nationalsted by the security archive, the carnegie endowment, and other initiatives. Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, a few words of welcome. I am the director of the National Security archive and i am honored to be an organizer of today. This is the day that president bush signed the nunnlugar legislation into law. Document fetishists, we scoured the library for this exist. And none there was not a signing ceremony. It gives you a sense of a mixed opinion with the Congressional Initiative in foreign policy. One of the most prescient pieces of legislation ever. The declassified documents and the danger of that time. It is the first ever to classified list with the soviet and they rounded up weapons and cleaned up the legacies of the cold war arms race. Tasks and is a heroic carried out by many. Many of those heroes are here with us. Not the