Says he will not be meeting with the Russian representative. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed Wednesday for a meeting with foreign ministers from the Group of 20…
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Tanker Stopped by U.S. in Transit from Russia to New Orleans
Ship was chartered by a commodities trader. United States authorities have stopped a ship traveling from Russia to the Port of New Orleans, Louisiana, with a cargo of…
Read MorePresident Meets with G7 Leaders in Europe
Supporting Ukraine in the midst of domestic stress. President Joe Biden began his trip to Europe last weekend, meeting with the Group of Seven (G-7) nations in Germany…
Read MoreState Department Predicts Three-Year Food Price Crisis
They say the war in Ukraine is the problem. State Department Special Envoy for Global Food Security Cary Fowler said that food prices will remain elevated for years…
Read MoreState Department Warns Russia on Lithuania
“An attack on them is an attack on us.” Russia’s most recent threat to “the residents of Lithuania” has evoked a reminder from the State Department of America’s…
Read MoreAttorney General Garland Visits Ukraine
U.S. will aid in prosecuting war crimes, he said. Attorney General Merrick Garland made an unannounced visit to Ukraine Tuesday where he met with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna…
Read MoreUSDA Partners With Ukraine for Food Security
U.S. and Ukraine enter into Memorandum of Understanding. During a meeting with U.N ambassadors and officials last week, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department…
Read MoreDefense Department Releases Ukrainian Assistance Fact Sheet
Lists all past and current defense contributions to Ukraine. In the wake of announcing another $1 billion in assistance for Ukraine’s defense efforts, the Department of Defense released…
Read MorePresident Announces More Aid for Ukraine
The $1 billion package will include more arms, ammunition, and systems. President Biden announced on Wednesday that the U.S. will provide Ukraine with an additional $1 billion in…
Read MoreAdministration Concerned with Ukrainian Grain
Russia has blocked Ukrainian ports from shipping. President Biden’s administration is working to get temporary storage containers for Ukrainian grain into that country, a stopgap measure as it…
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