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Finland’s president addresses WA Legislature on historic first stop of U.S. visit

By Northwest News Network March 7, 2023

Finland's president, Sauli Niinistö, met with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on the first day of a weeklong visit to the United States Monday

The president of Finland kicked off a five-day visit to the U.S. with a stop in Washington's capital Monday, where he made history as the first foreign head of state to address the State Legislature.Read More

Ukranians In PNW React To Russian Invasion

By Anna King February 24, 2022

File picture of a Ukranian tank brigade Listen Read Armed only with Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp, Ukrainians living in the Northwest watch in horror as the Russian invasion of their […]Read More

Defense Secretary Esper Says U.S. Plans To Cut Troops In Germany By A Third

By NPR News July 29, 2020

Defense Secretary Mark Esper, pictured earlier this month, announced a drawdown of U.S. troops in Germany on Wednesday. CREDIT: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

The Pentagon is promising what President Trump declared in June would happen: Troops are to be moved out of Germany, which the president accuses of stiffing NATO.Read More

Historic Arms Control Treaty Ends With Washington And Moscow Blaming Each Other

By NPR News August 2, 2019

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in Bangkok on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, said the U.S. withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is now in effect. "Russia is solely responsible for the treaty's demise," he said. CREDIT: Jonathan Ernst/AFP/Getty Images

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was signed in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The U.S. has long accused Russia of refusing to comply with its terms.Read More