I have an Opening Statement i would like to submit for the record. Ill do so without objection. And make a few comments. Today, were having a hearing about the foreign sovereign immunities act, coronavirus and addressing chinas culpability. Generally speaking, we have a foreign sovereign immunities act basically shutting off lawsuits against other nations because whatever we do to them, they can do to us. We made exceptions to it. We have amended the act four years ago regarding terrorist activities. This is not an issue i take lightly. This is something i have thought a lot about. My colleagues have worked to put together legislation. They have reconciled the legislation. I think senator blackburn, hawley, and others, and what would it mean if we amend suits to china. And why would we take this unprecedented step . This is the third pandemic to come out of china. The coronavirus came from wuhan province. Whether it was a mistake in the lab or spread at a wet market, i dont know, but w
That if it is one thing to actually predict that this is the case with the probability of his character because a journalist or an investigator or an activist can afford it, thats it. During all this time, starting in 1999, not a single official authority, not a single body who has the authority, he did not declare that specific campaigns or specific assets belong to Vladimir Putin and today also count on shvydka, so to speak, that you know something, its exactly that , its probably not worth belonging to him. But again, lets say that the European Partners are american they arrested absolutely everything that was in one way or another connected with the activities of russian oligarchs or the russian state, therefore not only that the path of a number of assets that were recorded in conventionally speaking on other persons but conditionally then the gold of the party in the echelon with diamonds captured somewhere in the west, i think it is hardly worth looking for. This is more of a jo
That ssu targeted the location of the enemys troops near the village of prishyb, and after a successful attack on the headquarters of the russians in melitopol , where dozens of russian officers were eliminated, they are still sorting through the rubble, added fedorov, the enemy is forming 12 assault mines to break through our defenses in the limonokupyansk direction. Vlach, the head of the press service of the Eastern Group of troops, according to him, the enemy maintains quite serious forces on this part of the front, uses modern equipment, the enemy emphasizes artillery now there are no combat clashes there, however, over the past day the enemy has opened fire on our positions 552 times, however, the soldiers of ukraine are reliably holding the defense, i added , units of the offensive guard in the south advanced deep into the russian defenses, the gvar children managed to dislodge the enemy from positions in the melitopol direction this was reported by the executor duties of the di
The institute of the economic law q and a discussion. With david cohen. Bill trainer will be bro deucing david in just a couple seconds. But as the director i want to kick things off. First with the big word of thanks to the atlantic counsel. Partner in helping to organize this event. Helping to do a lot of the important work with not only other regular tors, but also some of the foreign partners and friends at embassies across the city. I want to just give a word or tw on the institute of int International Law since i see students here. Found by the late john jackson. The focus over a decade ago was that on international trade. But over the last decade or so, the institute has grown to cover other issues as well. Economic sanctions, financial regulation, Monetary Affairs and international tax. We have one of the largest faculties focusing on these issues. And we like to do things in an interdisciplinary way. That takes an interesting take on International Economic and global affairs.
But as the director i want to kick things off. First with the big word of thanks to the atlantic counsel. Partner in helping to organize this event. Helping to do a lot of the important work with not only other regular tors, but also some of the foreign partners and friends at embassies across the city. I want to just give a word or tw on the institute of int International Law since i see students here. Found by the late john jackson. The focus over a decade ago was that on international trade. But over the last decade or so, the institute has grown to cover other issues as well. Economic sanctions, financial regulation, Monetary Affairs and international tax. We have one of the largest faculties focusing on these issues. And we like to do things in an interdisciplinary way. That takes an interesting take on International Economic and global affairs. That is integrate and analysis into real world affairs. Talking to many of the leaders. Here in washington who are on the front lines of