Russian Strike on Ukraine’s Lviv Kills at Least Seven
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The missile strike on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv today caused the city’s first known deaths (NYT) of the war and reportedly injured eleven people. Moscow said it carried out strikes on hundreds of military targets overnight, which could signal it is preparing for an offensive in Ukraine’s east.
In the besieged port city of Mariupol, Ukrainian fighters rejected a Russian deadline to surrender yesterday. As the financial costs of the war mount, an economic advisor to Ukraine’s president said Kyiv asked (Reuters) Group of Seven (G7) nations for $50 billion in financial support and that it is considering issuing 0 percent interest bonds to finance a war-related deficit.
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“As the terrible destruction of Mariupol, Volnovakha, Severodonetsk, Rubizhne, and other eastern cities shows, [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is determined to subjugate the Donbas even if that means slaughtering ostensibly pro-Russian eastern Ukrainians and torching what remains of Russia’s soft power in the region,” consultant Brian Milakovsky writes for Foreign Affairs.
“Ukraine needs both large, immediate infusions of cash aid to help with social and military costs now, and a promise of early and full reconstruction in partnership with Western allies,” the Atlantic’s David Frum writes.
CFR offers background and the latest analysis on the war in Ukraine.
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Afghan Officials: Pakistan’s Cross-Border Strikes Killed Civilians
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Officials in Afghanistan said cross-border strikes by Pakistan’s military killed at least forty-five people (NYT) on Saturday, some of whom were civilians. While Pakistan did not confirm it carried out the strikes, its military said its forces have suffered a dramatic increase in attacks by militants in Afghanistan.
In this Contingency Planning Memorandum Update, Seth Jones looks at terrorism in Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover.
India: Police arrested fourteen people (AP) after Hindu and Muslim groups clashed during a Hindu religious procession in the capital, New Delhi. At least nine people were injured.
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New Zealand’s Ardern Visits Japan, Singapore
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to discuss security and trade ties (Nikkei) with her counterparts in the two countries during her first overseas trip since the pandemic began.
U.S./North Korea/South Korea: The U.S. envoy on North Korea is in Seoul (Yonhap) today for talks about North Korea’s recent missile tests.
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Middle East and North Africa
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Turkey Announces New Offensive Against Kurdish Militants in Iraq
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West African Military Force Says It Killed Dozens of Insurgents
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The joint force from Cameroon, Niger, and Nigeria said it killed (Reuters) more than one hundred Boko Haram insurgents in the past few weeks, including ten commanders.
The Nigeria Security Tracker by CFR’s Michelle Gavin traces the impact of the Boko Haram insurgency.
U.S./Cameroon: The United States will offer temporary protected status (NYT) to nationals of Cameroon, which is afflicted by civil war and a humanitarian crisis. Some forty thousand people are expected to be eligible.
This Backgrounder explains temporary protected status.
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Swedish Police, Protesters Clash Amid Objections to Far-Right Group
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Three people were injured (AFP) yesterday during the latest in a series of protests against a far-right group’s plan to burn copies of the Quran.
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Mexican President’s Electricity Sector Overhaul Fails in Congress
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The bill, a flagship of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s legislative agenda, would have let the state utility control 54 percent (FT) of Mexico’s electricity market.
Latin America: Inflation in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru is at its highest level in fifteen years (MercoPress), the International Monetary Fund said.
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Biden to Reinstate Permits for Oil Drilling on Public Land
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President Joe Biden announced that the government will sell more (NYT) oil-drilling leases and charge companies higher royalties amid the current oil crunch. Biden had pledged to block new leases during his campaign.
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