RUSSIA

Appointments

Russia-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S3578 [19MR]

Articles and editorials

Arms Control Amnesia, S7346 [10JY]

Eastern Europe Is Uneasy Over U.S. Ties With Russia, S7864 [22JY]

Erring on the Side of Incaution, H9895 [23SE]

Iran a Test of Obama'a New Diplomacy, S10518 [19OC]

Johnson, Gorbachev, Obama, H14948 [15DE]

Letter From Europe—U.S. Leadership in the Post-Soviet Age Is Needed To Face New Challenges, S7865 [22JY]

Listen to the Dissidents, E2779 [17NO]

New Russian-U.S. Arms Reductions Treaty Hampered by Differences, S11969 [21NO]

Obama and the Politics of Concession—Iran and Russia Put Obama to the Test Last Week, and He Blinked Twice, H9896 [23SE]

Open Letter to the Obama Adminstration From Central and Eastern Europe, S7862-S7864 [22JY], S7980-S7982 [23JY], H8549-H8551 [22JY]

Plumage—But at a Price, S8088 [24JY]

Russia Hints at Delay in START II Negotiations, S11971 [21NO]

Russia Not Preparing Interim Agreement at START Talks, S11971 [21NO]

Russia To Ban Hunting of Baby Seals, S3692 [24MR], S3779 [25MR]

Russia's Response to U.S. Missile Defense Shield Shift, S9526 [17SE]

U.S. To Shelve Nuclear-Missile Shield—Defense Plans for Poland, Czech Republic To Be Dropped as Iran Rocket Threat Downgraded; Moscow Likely To Welcome Move, S9526 [17SE]

U.S. Treaty-Monitoring Presence at Russian Missile Plant Winding Down, S11970 [21NO]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see S. 2743), S11205 [5NO] (see H.R. 4051), H12587 [6NO]

Arms control: prevent entrance or extension of any agreement with Russia that would jeopardize U.S. deterrence capability relative to other countries' deployment of a nuclear arsenal (see H. Con. Res. 217), H13520 [3DE]

Consolidated Natural Resources Act: delay implementation of provisions applying Federal immigration laws to the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3647), H9961 [24SE]

Courts: characterize trial of Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev as a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that serves as a test of the rule of law and Russian judicial independence (see S. Res. 189), S6804 [18JN] (see H. Res. 588), H7705 [26JN]

Dept. of State: anniversary of Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program (see H. Res. 849), H11515 [20OC]

Europe: express that France and other member states of NATO and the European Union should decline to sell major weapons systems or offensive military equipment to Russia (see H. Res. 982), H15502 [16DE]

International relations: condition continued membership in the G8 on compliance with international obligations and commitment to democratic principles and standards (see H. Con. Res. 61), H2835 [25FE]

Terrorism: express sympathy for and solidarity with Russian people following the bombing of the Nevsky Express (see H. Res. 968), H14827 [11DE]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): provide for continued application of Protocol on Inspections and Continuous Monitoring Activities following termination of such Protocol (see S. 2727), S11118 [4NO]

Guidelines

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty renewal negotiations—guidelines to protect U.S. interests: several arms control and nonproliferation experts, S7344 [10JY]

Letters

Enhance safety of nuclear weapons stockpile, modernize and maintain weapons complex and delivery systems, and limit reductions in strategic nuclear forces pursuant to a treaty with Russia: Senator Kyl, S8088 [24JY]

———several Senators, S8087 [24JY]

Russian arms control policies: Michael C. Polt, Dept. of State, S6235 [8JN]

———Senator Kyl, S6235 [8JN]

U.N. Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip: Alec Brook-Krasny, New York State Assembly, S10957 [30OC]

U.S. nuclear deterrent: Nuclear Weapons Council, S7347 [10JY]

Messages

Agreement on Mutual Fisheries Relations Between the U.S. and Russia: President Bush, S597 [15JA], H378 [15JA]

National Emergency Relative to Nuclear Proliferation in Russia: President Obama, H7019 [18JN]

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: history of U.S. policy, H13056-H13059 [17NO]

———U.S. policy, H11449-H11455 [15OC]

Air Force: tribute to crew of RB-47H shot down by Russia over international waters in 1960, E1595 [26JN], E1846 [20JY]

Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, E102 [15JA]

Dept. of Defense: decision to reallocate proposed European land-based missile defense system to ship-based system in North and Mediterranean Seas, H9673 [17SE], H9871, H9872, H9890-H9896 [23SE], H9902, H9916, H9918, H9920 [24SE], H9982-H9993 [25SE], H10066 [29SE], H11113, H11147 [8OC]

———limit funding to implement reductions in strategic nuclear forces pursuant to a treaty with Russia, H7347, H7349 [25JN]

———proposal to place U.S. missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic, H154 [9JA]

Disasters: express sympathy for victims of nightclub fire in the city of Perm, E2976 [11DE]

Economy: impact of free enterprise economic system, H9990-H9993 [25SE]

Foreign policy: address incidents deemed as attempts to threaten or intimidate Eastern European countries, H12541, H12544 [6NO]

———history of U.S. international diplomacy and engagement, H13259-H13262 [18NO]

Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety: tribute, E2912 [8DE]

History: anniversary of Kitchen Debate between Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev, H8795 [24JY]

———significance of the Cold War relative to U.S. foreign policy, H3395-H3398 [12MR]

House of Representatives: report on bipartisan delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly meeting, E2986-E2988 [14DE]

Human rights: condemn offenders of human rights and religious freedom, H1048 [9FE]

NATO: reassess U.S. membership, H7830 [8JY], H11101-H11104 [7OC]

Obama, President: evaluation of foreign policy, H4554 [21AP], H4919 [29AP]

———evaluation of human rights policies, E2779 [17NO]

Terrorism: express sympathy for and solidarity with Russian people following the bombing of the Nevsky Express (H. Res. 968), E2976 [11DE]

U.S. policy, H7830-H7835 [8JY], H7923 [9JY], H11101-H11104 [7OC]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933, E2735 [6NO]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (S. 2743), S11217 [5NO]

Arms control: U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty renewal negotiations and U.S. missile defense plans, S7341-S7348 [10JY], S7983-S7985 [23JY]

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: ratify, S4727 [27AP]

Dept. of Defense: decision to reallocate proposed European land-based missile defense system to ship-based system in North and Mediterranean Seas, S9495, S9525, S9544 [17SE], S9767 [24SE], S10046-S10050 [1OC], S10393 [14OC], S10518 [19OC], S10667, S10684 [22OC]

———enhance safety of nuclear weapons stockpile, modernize and maintain weapons complex and delivery systems, and limit reductions in strategic nuclear forces pursuant to a treaty with Russia, S8003 [23JY], S8086 [24JY], S8266 [29JY]

———limit funding to implement reductions in strategic nuclear forces pursuant to a treaty with Russia, S7850 [22JY], S7965 [23JY]

Foreign policy: importance of arms control policies, S690 [21JA], S2661 [3MR], S6235 [8JN], S11969 [21NO]

General Motors Corp.: bankruptcy ruling allowing the nullification of contract with Stillwater Mining Co., in favor of contracts with Russian and South African suppliers, S7968 [23JY]

Georgia (country): condemn statements and actions of Russia that undermine territorial integrity, S5214 [6MY]

Khodorkovsky, Mikhail B.: denounce imprisonment in Russia, S4304 [2AP]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: report on congressional delegation trip for convening of Parliamentary Assembly and humanitarian missions, S7176 [7JY]

U.N.: Russian endorsement of Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip, S10957 [30OC]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): provide for continued application of Protocol on Inspections and Continuous Monitoring Activities following termination of such Protocol, S11969 [21NO]

———provide for continued application of Protocol on Inspections and Continuous Monitoring Activities following termination of such Protocol (S. 2727), S11141 [5NO], S12409 [4DE]

———renewal negotiations and U.S. missile defense plans, S10501-S10504 [19OC]

Reports

Adherence to and Compliance With Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments: Dept. of State, S7347 [10JY]

Russian Compliance With Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments: Dept. of State, S10503 [19OC]

Reports filed

START I Treaty Inspections and Monitoring Protocol Continuation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2727) (S. Rept. 111-100), S11883 [20NO]

Statements

Joint Understanding on U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty Renewal Negotiations: President Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia, S7345 [10JY]

Texts of

S. Res. 189, characterize trial of Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev as a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that serves as a test of the rule of law and Russian judicial independence, S6817 [18JN]