WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Trump-Putin Meeting, Warner Calls for Firm Stand on Ukraine * WASHINGTON - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement: "Today, President Trump will once again sit down with Vladimir Putin. While we should all hope this meeting produces a genuine step toward a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, given his track record of cozy more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL33865) on July 3, 2025, entitled "Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements." The report is written by defense policy analyst Anya L. Fink and nonproliferation specialists Mary Beth D. Nikitin and Paul K. Kerr. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary Arms control and nonproliferation are two of the policy tools that the United States has used to implement its nation more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL33865) on July 3, 2025, entitled "Arms Control and Nonproliferation - A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements:" (Continued from Part 1 of 6) * * * The International Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which entered into force in 1970 and was extended indefinitely in 1995, is the centerpiece of the nuclear nonpr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL33865) on July 3, 2025, entitled "Arms Control and Nonproliferation - A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements:" (Continued from Part 2 of 6) * * * Weapons Control and Elimination Conventions Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) bans the development, production, transfer, stockpiling, and use of chemical and toxin weapons; mandates the destruction of all chem more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL33865) on July 3, 2025, entitled "Arms Control and Nonproliferation - A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements:" (Continued from Part 3 of 6) * * * Export Controls Zangger Committee In 1971, a group of seven NPT nuclear supplier nations formed the Nuclear Exporters Committee, known as the Zangger Committee, to assist in restricting nuclear trade as called for in Article III of the NPT. In 1974 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL33865) on July 3, 2025, entitled "Arms Control and Nonproliferation - A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements:" (Continued from Part 4 of 6) * * * Arms Control Between the United States and States of the Former Soviet Union 1970s: SALT I and SALT II The United States and Soviet Union signed their first formal agreements limiting nuclear offensive and defensive weapons in May 1972. The Strateg more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48599) on July 14, 2025, entitled "Energy and Water Development - FY2026 Appropriations:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Bill Status and Recent Funding History Table 3 includes budget totals for regular (excluding supplementals) energy and water development appropriations enacted for FY2020 through FY2025 and the FY2026 request. * * * Table 3. Energy and Water Development Appropriati more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Releases Statement on Trump-Putin Summit * Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: "In word and in action, the United States must continue to stand with Ukraine. I don't care what President Trump says - Putin started this war and yesterday's meeting was not in the U.S. national interest. Trump is rewarding Putin for the war he started and his continued attacks o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy on Meet the Press: What a Great Day for Russia * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined NBC's Meet the Press with Kristen Welker to discuss President Trump's disastrous Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Murphy slammed Trump's weak leadership and failure to secure any concessions from Putin after legitimizing the war criminal on the intern more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 16 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued the following news release: * * * PM statement on Ukraine: 16 August 2025 * President Trump's efforts have brought us closer than ever before to ending Russia's illegal war in Ukraine. His leadership in pursuit of an end to the killing should be commended. While progress has been made, the next step must be further talks involving President Zelenskyy. The path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without him. This mo more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 17 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Press conference - Perth * PATRICK GORMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, I'm Patrick Gorman, the Federal Member for Perth, and the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, and it is delightful to be here at the Resources Technology Showcase here at the Perth Convention Centre with the Prime Minister of Australia, the Resources Minister. And over th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Quigley Statement on Trump-Putin Meeting * Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus and a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin: "Donald Trump gave Putin exactly what he wanted today. He was welcomed onto U.S. s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Trump's Meeting with Putin * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky present to discuss the future of Ukraine, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement: "I support active engagement and di more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * SCHNEIDER STATEMENT ON TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING * Rep. Brad Schneider, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement ahead of President Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska: "Ukraine won't be in the room when President Trump meets with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. That's a mistake. We should never negotiate about Ukraine without Ukraine. "Moreover, for  more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 17 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued the following news release: * * * Statement of the Co-chairs of the Coalition of the Willing: 17 August 2025 * President Macron and Prime Minister Starmer today co-chaired a virtual meeting of a grouping of 'Coalition of the Willing' Leaders with the participation of President Zelenskyy. Leaders convened to discuss support for Ukraine and next steps in peace negotiations following President Trump's meeting with Presiden more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 17 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Transcript - Press Conference * PATRICK GORMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, I'm Patrick Gorman, the Federal Member for Perth, and the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, and it is delightful to be here at the Resources Technology Showcase here at the Perth Convention Centre with the Prime Minister of Australia, the Resources Minister. And ov more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 16 -- Amnesty International issued the following news release: * * * USA/Russia: In Ukraine talks with Putin, Trump must demand justice, accountability and an end to human rights violations Ahead of the 15 August 2025 meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richard in Anchorage, Alaska, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International's Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: "We urge President Trump, as the more PR