by Sonya Dymova | Dec 10, 2024 | Featured, National Security
Donald Jensen recalled the unease he felt as he boarded a plane bound for Pskov, Russia, in 1988 to visit eight Soviet missile bases, part of a groundbreaking arms control effort following decades of Cold War brinkmanship. Months earlier, the United States and Soviet...
by Sonya Dymova | Nov 20, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv issued a warning on Wednesday morning that Russia might launch a “significant air attack,” closing the embassy and recommending employees to shelter in place, with at least two other Western embassies—Greece and Italy—joining in....
by Sonya Dymova | Nov 20, 2024 | Featured, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, Nov. 19, Ukraine marked 1,000 days since Russia launched its full-scale invasion with a military milestone—its first use of the U.S.-manufactured Army Tactical Missile Systems to strike into Russian territory. The move came days after...
by Sonya Dymova | Nov 13, 2024 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — Moldova’s pro-EU President Maia Sandu secured a second term in a pivotal runoff on Nov. 4, defeating Alexandr Stoianoglo, a rival backed by the traditionally pro-Russian Socialist Party. Two weeks earlier, Moldovans narrowly voted in a national referendum...
by Sonya Dymova | Nov 5, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics, Topics
Medill News Service reporters provide live updates from polling places across Maryland and Washington on Election Day. These reports are published in conjunction with the Washington Post. 6:07 p.m. – Few voters feel strongly towards Alsobrooks By Ananya Chag...
by Sonya Dymova | Oct 30, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Congressional delays in passing spending and other legislation undermines U.S. positioning on the global stage and invigorates “competitors,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at the Foreign Service Institute on Wednesday. “Look, if we’re...
by Sonya Dymova | Oct 23, 2024 | Featured, National Security
Washington — Ending trade with foreign competitors to protect U.S. technology is not a path forward, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Wednesday, underscoring the need for more nuanced and targeted export controls. “It doesn’t make sense to allow...
by Sonya Dymova | Oct 16, 2024 | Environment, Featured
Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court appeared receptive to upholding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s right to place generic limits on ocean sewage discharge as San Francisco took its contentious battle to the high court Wednesday, despite resistance from...
by Sonya Dymova | Oct 2, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is still hesitant to take a definitive stance on whether to lift restrictions preventing Kyiv from using U.S.-made long-range missiles to strike military targets deep inside Russia, despite months of pleading from Ukrainian...
