The Evening: Mariupol Evacuees, EU Energy, Petty at Jazz Fest and More

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Good Evening,

It's Monday, May 2nd.

EU Energy Ministers Hold Crisis Talks

Energy ministers from European Union countries hold emergency talks on Monday, as the bloc strives for a united response to Moscow's demand that European buyers pay for Russian gas in roubles or face their supply being cut off, as Reuters reports

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Ukraine Says it Sank Russian Ships

Ukraine on Monday said it sank two Russian naval vessels in the Black Sea with drone strikes, as a Russian missile attack killed civilians in Odessa and heavy fighting continued in eastern Ukraine, as the WSJ reports

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First Mariupol Evacuees Reach Safety

The first people to flee Mariupol during a brief cease-fire this weekend started arriving in the city of Zaporizhzhia, in southeastern Ukraine, on Monday morning, with international observers expressing optimism that more civilians would be able to leave a steel plant in Mariupol despite Russian attacks resuming, as the NYT reports

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Executive Education

Dive deep on policy issues and trends, learn to spot drivers of change and model future scenarios with renowned foresight experts, and put your skills to the test in a dynamic crisis simulation in Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends

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, a CSIS Executive Education course.

Video Shorts

Check out CSIS's YouTube Channel

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for the latest releases in our “Crisis Crossroads: Ukraine” video series.

In That Number

100

More than 100 people were evacuated from a steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine.

Source: WSJ

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Critical Quote

“When people are being tortured, when the bodies of people are found in the wells, I think, considering all of that, my situation is not that horrible.”

— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

iDeas Lab

New satellite imagery

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, published by CSIS today, provides one of the most detailed and current views of the Sinpo Shipyard, which houses North Korea's experimental ballistic missile submarine and submersible test stand barge.

The Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab at CSIS enhances our research with the latest in cutting-edge web technologies, design, and multimedia.

Optics

(Photo credit: the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ Handout/Getty Images.) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi during a visit by a U.S. congressional delegation on April 30, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Recommended Reading

"North Korea’s Missile Message: How Kim’s New Nuclear Capabilities Up the Ante

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" by CSIS's Victor Cha and Katrin Fraser Katz, for Foreign Affairs.

This Town Tomorrow

At 10:00 a.m.

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, join the CSIS Japan Chair for a discussion on the trajectory of Japan’s defense strategy, avenues for strengthening U.S.-Japan cooperation, and networking security cooperation with regional and global partners.

Earlier, at 8:00 a.m.

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, Carnegie hosts the first event in a two-part series on digital financial inclusion in Africa.

And, at 2:00 p.m.

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, the Economic Policy Institute holds a book event on Going Big: FDR's Legacy, Biden's New Deal, and the Struggle to Save Democracy by Robert Kuttner.

Video

Last Friday, the CSIS Wadhwani Chair hosted a discussion on how Indian states individually can contribute to the country's clean energy transition as a whole. Watch the event

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here

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Podcasts

Today The Asia Chessboard hosted General Charles Flynn, Commanding General of U.S. Army Pacific, to discuss the role of the Army in the Indo-Pacific and threats to the regional security environment.

Listen on Spotify

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& Apple Podcasts

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Smiles

The first weekend of Jazz Fest in New Orleans is complete, and I’ve heard all around that it was a glorious occasion. There are a bunch of raw, audience video clips out there of The Who and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but the clips are fuzzy and from far away. When they release official video, I’ll be sure to spotlight them. But in the meantime, here’s another all-time great moment

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from Jazz Fest in 2012.

I invite you to email me at [email protected]

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and follow me on Twitter @handrewschwartz

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The Evening is my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day. It is composed with the External Relations team: Kendal Gee, Paige Montfort, and Christopher Healey.

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