Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, has stated that the EU must bring back trade restrictions on the import of Ukrainian food products which were in place before the full-scale Russian invasion in order to avoid the erosion of support for a country ruined by the war. Source: European Pravda with reference to […]
Native Vote. With a 9-3 vote on Wednesday, the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee voted to pass a bill that would expand and protect Native American voting rights in the state. The legislation, Senate Bill 119, would allow Native American voters to register to vote using their Tribal identification on the same par as a state-issued driver’s […]
In a letter to the member states’ foreign and defence ministers, Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign and Security Policy, has urged them to do everything possible to provide Ukraine with shells, stating that immediate action is required to change the situation for Ukraine and European security. Source: European Pravda […]
Feb. 16—The Albuquerque Police Department on Friday temporarily reassigned an Internal Affairs lieutenant who is being investigated amid an ongoing DWI corruption probe. APD spokesman Gilbert Gallegos did not identify the lieutenant but said he is “not currently accused of participating in the alleged DWI scheme being investigated by the FBI.” He said APD is […]
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Friday he does not expect the Republican-led chamber will consider President Joe Biden‘s request for billions of dollars more aid for Ukraine before mid-March, after it passes broader spending bills. “I don’t want to speak for […]
The executive director of the Missile Defense Agency engaged in sexual relationships with two subordinates at different times over the past two decades, according to a Defense Department inspector general report released Tuesday. In the course of one of those relationships, Laura M. DeSimone also misused government communications equipment to carry on the affair, while […]
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers dismissed Svitlana Kashenets and Tetyana Tokarchuk from their positions as deputy ministers of veteran affairs, Taras Melnychuk, the government’s representative in parliament said on Feb. 13. The decision follows the resignation of the former Veterans Affairs Minister, Yuliia Laputina, earlier this month. The day before, President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was […]
A woman plans to forfeit more than $100,000 — the amount of Veterans Affairs benefits she’s accused of stealing from her family member. The 48-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida has pleaded guilty to theft of government money, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced in a Feb. 9 news release. Her […]
The Ukrainian government has appointed Oleksandr Porkhun, a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war and a Hero of Ukraine, as the acting veterans affairs minister after the resignation of Yuliia Laputina, the ministry reported on Feb. 9. Porkhun previously served as the first deputy of the veterans affairs minister. He is a retired Armed Forces major […]
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians tribal citizen Josett Monette was unanimously confirmed as cabinet secretary of the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department on Monday by the New Mexico Senate. “Secretary Monette’s extensive background in serving indigenous people uniquely positions her to address the challenges facing our tribal communities and realize the opportunities,” New Mexico […]
Feb. 5—Josett Monette made history Monday by becoming the first secretary of the state Indian Affairs Department who isn’t from a New Mexico tribe. A member of the North Dakota-based Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Monette has been the department’s deputy secretary since July and general counsel since March. Before Monday’s unanimous vote to […]
Ukraine’s Minister of Veterans Affairs Yulia Laputina has submitted her resignation to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament), the Cabinet’s parliamentary representative, Taras Melnychuk, announced via Telegram on Feb. 5. Her resignation letter was posted on Facebook by the parliament’s Speaker, Ruslan Stefanchuk. Read also: Ukrainian veteran questions whether Western support can offset enormous Russian artillery […]