Chris Smith: “We need to use our leverage to try to compel their release.”

Under the constant threat of Russian aggression, interference, and disinformation, and with the prospect of EU membership hanging in the balance, there is much at stake for our partners in Moldova and for the United States in a region that…

They will drop out. You have priced them out of higher education.

If the U.S. also retreats due to limits on working with foreign scientists, it could jeopardize the whole future of high-energy physics.

Our goal with that assistance was to help Moldova break its decades-long dependence on Russia when it comes to the energy assistance.