WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, will join a bipartisan bicameral delegation led by U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to attend the Munich Security Conference (MSC).

On Friday, February 13 at 11:30 AM ET / 5:30 PM CET Blumenthal and Graham will deliver remarks on the "State of Russia," which will be broadcast live on the MSC YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/@MunSecConf).

"At this critical moment for our national defense, I am eager to speak directly with our European allies to reaffirm our support for NATO and to our shared security goals," Blumenthal sai...