Putin Defiant Victory Day Speech

Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Monday hailed his country’s army for “fighting for the Motherland,” delivering a defiant speech at the annual Victory Day commemorations in Moscow that falsely depicted his invasion of Ukraine as an extension of the struggle against Nazism in Europe, as the NYT reports.

Mixed Messages on Ukraine’s EU Prospects

Top European Union officials appeared to signal support Monday for Ukraine’s bid to join the EU, speaking of a common future and the “European family.” At the same time, French President Emmanuel Macron seemed to rule out membership in the short term, saying it could be “decades” before Ukraine is admitted, as the Washington Post reports.

Marcos Jr. Leads in Philippine Election

Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the Philippines’s late dictator, took a commanding lead in early results of the country’s presidential elections, bringing him closer to the presidency 3½ decades after his father was ousted in a popular uprising, as the WSJ reports.

Executive Education

Learn about the economic policy tools available to U.S. policymakers, how they are used in support of strategic objectives, and the implications for the private sector and other actors in Economics in National Security, a CSIS Executive Education course.

Video Shorts

Check out CSIS's YouTube Channel for the latest releases in our “Crisis Crossroads: Ukraine” video series.

In That Number

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A suspected terrorist attack in central Israel killed at least three people and injured several others late on Thursday, shaking the country as it celebrated Independence Day.

Source: WSJ

Critical Quote

“On the day of victory over Nazism, we are fighting for a new victory. The road to it is difficult, but we have no doubt that we will win.”

— President Volodymyr Zelensky

iDeas Lab

Leaked details from a security agreement between China and the Solomon Islands have raised questions about China's possible military ambitions in the South Pacific. CSIS experts Gregory Poling, Charles Edel, and Bonny Lin dive into what the agreement means for regional security in the latest edition of What's Happening.

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: Susan Walsh/POOL/AFP/Getty Images.) U.S. First Lady Jill Biden offers flowers to the Ukrainian President's wife Olena Zelenska outside of School 6, a public school that has taken in displaced students in Uzhhorod, on May 8, 2022, during an unannounced visit of Jill Biden to Ukraine on the sidelines of an official trip in nearby Slovakia.

This Town Tomorrow

At 9:00 a.m., join the CSIS Human Rights Initiative for a discussion on how to ensure human rights violations are prevented in global supply chains.

And, at 12:00 p.m., join the CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development for an exit interview with Henrietta Fore, former executive director of UNICEF.

Earlier, at 9:00 a.m., the Wilson Center holds a conversation on opportunities for China and the United States to target the food system to help reach their carbon neutral and climate pollutant reduction goals.

Video

Earlier today, CSIS hosted a discussion on trilateral cooperation in the Indo-Pacific among the United States, Europe, and Japan. Watch the event here.

Podcasts

On May 11th, the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will hold its first offshore wind energy lease sale of the Carolinas. Ahead of this sale, CSIS's Morgan Higman talks with officials from North Carolina, Massachusetts, and New York about how their states are working to secure economic benefits from the development of the offshore wind sector.

Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

By now you may have heard that on the invitation of the Ukrainian President, U2’s Bono and the Edge traveled to Kyiv to perform in a subway station that is being used as a bomb shelter. The duo performed for about 40 minutes and spun through U2 hits “Desire,” “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” and “With or Without You.” The best of their performance may have been their cover of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me,” which they sung as “Stand By Ukraine” with Ukrainian band Antytila. This is a rough clip of some highlights of their performance.

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