‘Saying a few tough words but moving on without actually doing anything is weak leadership’ ANCHORAGE – Tuesday, Bill Walker and Heidi Drygas urged policymakers to take the following actions in response to Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine: The Permanent Fund should immediately and fully divest from companies based in Russia so that Alaska’s financial […]
JUNEAU – Lawmakers Tuesday sent a letter to the Permanent Fund Corporation urging immediate divestment from its Russian assets. Representatives Zack Fields and David Nelson signed the letter addressed to Permanent Fund Board Chair Craig Richards, underlining that Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine had put a significant portion of Alaskan public dollars at risk through economic […]
Washington, D.C. – Saaturday, Alaska Congressman Don Young announced that he is drafting legislation to authorize the seizure of Russian yachts and commercial vessels currently within the waters of the United States. His forthcoming bill, the Bringing Oligarch Accountability Through Seizure (BOATS) Act, will also authorize the seizure of Russian-owned vessels flying flags of convenience […]
February 24, 2022 (Anchorage) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy issued today the following statement on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “We pray for the innocent lives taken and still at risk in Ukraine in this unprovoked war. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian aggression and barbarous invasion into Ukraine is–in the words of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy–an […]