he introduced himself to the injured employees of the state committee for national security, threatenedh arrest and torture in the state committee for national security conducted an inspection and stated that such a person does not work for them, later the character was detained. to by that moment, he obviously sobered up and publicly repented. kazakhstan will raise the tariff for pumping russian oil to uzbekistan. castrance oil has set a tariff of $27.90 per ton for russian business. the sale of oil to uzbekistan at such a price for transit almost does not bring profit, nevertheless, on the website of rosneft last week there was an assertion that it was for the sake of supporting a friendly economy. fuel pumping will continue also kants transvoil has already submitted an application to transneft for transit of more than 1 million tons kazakh oil to germany in 2023, deputy prime minister alexander novak said that russia is ready to support? there are things that stay the same from year to year, for example, the demand for russian education uzbekistan is now the leader in central asia in

there's a committee formed under government law that looks at foreign investment in the united states and for years we had a successful track record of putting limits for national securitytee is looking at tiktok now trying to see whether there's any restrictions that could be imposed on it. for example, making sure its algorithms are more transparent, having an american board of governors. having some sense that we have some degree over control on how user's data won't be shipped back to china and how misinformation or disinformation won't be sent our way by china a crisis. i think it's possible to get there. very tricky negotiations. >> as a dad of four kids who are too young to have phones now and i hope they don't ever have them, the question i have in these moments, how do you feel about this personally? would you have tiktok on your phone? would you let your kids use tiktok? >> we'll take me first. i don't use tiktok. i recognize the value, but like many others in the national security arena, i'm concerned about the risks and i just simply don't use it at all. as for my kids, first of all, we have to make the assumption that they'll listen to dad's recommendations

states senator. for america. we all are. some of my priorities have been national security. as you well know, i have chaired the intel committeewas on the armed services committee with senator nunn and warner. education is a high priority for all of us, both sides of the aisle. it has to be. creating manufacturing and workforce development, education, training. you have to have it. infrastructure is so important. it covers everything from communication to roads. outstanding federal judges that we vote on here are important. also, as my days are ticking away -- and i know they are here -- i want to mention my successor that is coming, senator elect katie britt. she is here. she will be coming into office. i think she will serve the nation and all of us well. she has a lot of promise. lastly, toward the end, i also want to thank my family for their enduring support. i want to thank my wife, annette, who is here, my wife of 62 years. my service here would not have been possible without her. i am also in -- also immensely grateful for her dedication to my career, and her ambition and ability on her own, to break her own glass ceil

message for all countries of the world, including for russia , the secretary of the parliamentary committee on national security, defense and intelligence statedhis on the telethon roman kostenko is if we talk about russia in portions and parcels and such satellites and direct and which somewhere inside they support what the whole civilized world is watching, it supports ukraine and does not support you and they will help because i think that this is very important such a step was taken in the united states and i hope that president zelensky will bring as much as possible from there as much as can be found to bring petro oleschuk, a political scientist, joins us good evening, mr. peter, today is a very important night e for ukrainians, did you listen to the press conference of presidents joseph biden and volodymyr zelenskyi? what did you hear, which theses would be brought into focus, well, again, the key theses is that the presidents testified to a common understanding of the eventual end of the peace war. the president of ukraine clearly emphasized that a- and his vision of peace is primarily a just peace, that is, the impossibility of any t

committee bodies of the acquisition of foreign citizenship, as well as a number of others. innovation regulation of migration has always been a necessary condition for ensuring the integrity of the state and national security02 years ago, a department of foreign migrants was formed as part of the nkvd. this is the first migration service in our country. today, the powers of the department of immigration citizenship have been seriously expanded departments deals not only with the registration of visitors and the issuance of passports, but they are increasingly becoming biometric. the first birthday of the store with presidential merch today is a year of celebration. here , surprises were prepared for every tenth customer as a gift with an actual winter set of a hat, scarf and gloves. as noted in the white room, the project was a success, pleases that tens of thousands of belarusians. and most importantly the guests. uh, our capital and not only definitely. eh, everyone loves it. here is the product and what it is connected with with the head of state. many buy for gifts. those who wanted or who want it in relation to themselves have already purchased and are waiting for constant new products. but the guests

committee bodies for the acquisition of foreign citizenship, as well as a number of other innovations , the regulation of immigration has always been a necessary condition for ensuring the integrity of the state and national security today, the powers of the department of civil migration have been seriously expanded ; the department is engaged not only in the registration of visitors and the issuance of passports, which all more often becomes biometric. the third delegates of all the belarusian people's assembly will represent civil society . large groups of people, for example, public associations, can nominate their representatives. as part of the anc, there will be representatives of various spheres of public administration and spheres of life. this includes judges and members of the government, who are well aware of the state of affairs in various sectors and can evaluate the proposal being implemented by the vns, while the deputies will undergo a public assessment of the voters during elections, since i was elected a delegate of the sixth naval forces, i can already, but from my personal experience, yes, draw some conclusions in the future, the national assembly really demanded its constitutional formalizatio

for more than a century, the state security committee has become the most powerful national intelligenceliably protecting the interests of the country and its citizens evgeny gorin agency tv news. at the request of viewers today on the evening air, the film of the television news agency counterintelligence spy hunters , in which the state security committee lifts the veil of secrecy on cases that the general public has never seen before. watch right after the program. this is another ministry of internal affairs and the investigative committee. belarus today reported the detention of twenty members of the international community itself on account of thousands of crimes to enter the sphere and damage in the amount of more than two and a half million rubles. these are young people aged 17 to 30 years. half of them are in custody and they have been charged. established, and today more than five steps of this criminal pyramid. we are not talking today about some simple couriers, about some kind of a-a workers, about drop feeders. we are talking about the organizer. we are talking about the d

foreign affairs committee, and the united states representative from the great state of texas, author of the recently passed trips for america act, and has been a leading voice on national security issues involving china. he's also the chair of the china task force. congressman mccaul. thank you so much for being here. the world is in a new era of great power competition. china and russia seem to really make the world in their authoritarian image, and are willing to take aggressive action towards that and, as can be seen but russia's brutal invasion of ukraine and china's recent military exercises near taiwan. moreover, china in particular, is positioning itself to lead in the development of the 21st century technology. beijing's increasing capabilities in the technology realm post significant risk for the united states and its democratic allies and partners. first, it is using its increasingly advanced technological capabilities to develop more sophisticated weapons systems. second, china's leadership on advanced technologies can help fuel its economic growth and render much of the world dependent on it for critical technologies. finally, beijing is an deploying new technologie

for your service to the state of ohio, the senate into this committee. your leadership and commitment to public services inspirational paper chiclet with the national challenges, national securityhallenges facing our country. i am honored to appear before you today is president biden's nominee to be the next ambassador of the united states to the russian federation. and i am grateful to president biden and secretaryen blinken fr the confidence they have placed in me during a period of unprecedented tension in u.s./russia relations are brought about by russia's war on ukraine. for 28 years i've had the good fortune to represent the united states in the foreign service officer. bemany of those assignments have been in countries of the former soviet union. it has been a privilege to serve as u.s. ambassador to p armenia and prior to that as deputy chief admissions inis moscow. my experience as a contractor in the late 1980s at the embassy in moscow as part of an american only staff is an experience that has again become irrelevant to some the challenges we are facing today. throughout my career i have worked hard to protect our nation and its interest. for me this is always been a

committee today. implications of what you've shared or profoundly troubling for the national security and for free and democrat societies around the world. the testimony only reinforces the strong conviction the united states otherbe like-minded countries must act in concert and with aur greater sense of urgency to stop the spread of foreign spyware and before that window u closes. microsoft was unable to send a representative to testify today but submitted written statements for the record i ask unanimous consent for microsoft statement to be addedos to the record. with that, i want to thank you once again foror your testimony and the committee stands adjourned [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] you think this is just a community center? know, it is more than that. >> saw partnering to create wi-fi so students from low income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anytng. >> senators chris coons and

committee today. the implicions of what you've shared are profoundly troubling for national security and for fr and democratic societies around the world. your testimony only reinforces our strong conviction that the united states and other like minded countries must t in concert and with a greater sen urgency to stop the spread of foign spare and before that window to act closes, numerous organizations have contacted the mmittee regarding the topic of foreigcommeral spyware, including underscoring the levance of our ongoing ovsight. one company,icrosoft, was unable to send a representative to testify today but submitted writn statement for the record. i ask unanimous consent for microsoft statement to be added to the record. withhat, i want to thank you once aga for your testimony , and the committee stands adjourned. [indiscernible conversations]

states. i have advanced the protections of those with disabilities, moving to have us closer to accessibility for all. on the armed services committee, i have led our national security and infrastructure in particular and supported the hardworking men and women of our district that builds the finest nuclear submarines and electric boat. as chairman of the subcommittee on cyber, innovative technologies and information systems, i fought to procure the finest cutting edge technologies for our soldiers, sailor, airmen, guardsmen and marines so that our men and women in uniform never enter a fair fight. moreover, i have spoken up for our nation's foster youth who are too often forgotten and left behind and i have worked across the aisle to invest in job training, apprenticeships and career in technical education. looking back, i'll always be proud of my vote for president obama's affordable care act which lowered health care costs and secured coverage for millions of uninsured americans. and i will forever -- and i will never forget the moment that i became the first congressman in a wheelchair to preside over the u.s. house of representatives as speaker pro tempore as w

state. he is a longtime nasa advocate and as chairman and ranking member of the senate appropriations committee, he had a worked to ensure robust funding for our national security priorities. he's also been a champion of funding to support ukraine in its fight for freedom. and he's been a supporter of scientific research at various government agencies as well as in partnership with research universities. mr. president, richard is also notable for being one of the tallest united states senators, and that's significant to me because, as a tall guy myself, i don't often run into people i can look up to. but i look up to richard, both literally and figuratively. richard's record of service and his dedication to the people of his state are an inspiration to me and many others as we carry out our work here in the united states senate. and i will miss his presence and his example as well as his sense of humor, which has lightened the mood around here on many challenging days. but if anyone has earned his retirement, it is richard shelby. and i wish him and annette, his wife of 62 years, some very well-deserved relaxation and the very best of everything in the years ah

states senator. we all are, for america. some of my priorities have been national security, as you well know i've chaired the intel committee. i have worked, i was on the armed services committee with senator nunn and warner. education is a high priority for all of us, both sides of the aisle. it has to be. creating a manufacturing workforce development as education, trade, training, you have to have it. infrastructure is so important. it covers everything from communication to roads. outstanding federal judges that we vote on here are important. also, as my days are ticking away -- and i know they are -- here, i want to mention my successor coming, senator-elect katie britt. she's here. she will be coming into office. i think she will serve the nation and all of us well. she has a lot of promise. lastly, toward the end, i also want to thank my family for their enduring support. i want to thank my wife annette who's here, my wife of 62 years. my service here would not have been possible without her. i'm also immensely grateful for her dedication to my career and her ambition and ability on or on to break her own glass ceilin

state. he appears subordinate in his cause for concern. the board effectively interferes with commissions rights granted by the voters regardless. please rescind the resolution number 29 to committee for further study. this is a national securitye the best minds in the world here. ready to help. san francisco county lead on this issue and it will likely be followed by swing states ask other states across the country. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> this is item 29. first i want to honor john arntz for 20 years of service as director of san francisco elections. i would like to remind supervisors that are term limits on both government positions for a reason. department of corrections should invest in finding new suitable candidates to compete with director arntz rather than forcing the commission to extend his commission for another five years. 400 e-mails have been investigated and an article was published in 2021 that dominion has doubled its rates. there is risk of financial employ station and arntz has failed to make progress with technology. this well-oiled machine is out of date with the goals of our progressive, high tech city and supervisors should recognize thatting this counters the goaferl de