The Evening: War Crimes, Oil Ban, Behind Blue Eyes, and More

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Good Evening,

It's Wednesday, May 11th.

Ukraine to Try Russian Soldier for War Crimes

A Russian soldier now in Ukrainian detention will be the first to stand trial for alleged war crimes, Ukraine’s prosecutor-general said Wednesday, after an investigation concluded he had fired several shots at an unarmed, elderly resident in northeastern Ukraine, as the WSJ reports

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EU Tensions Grow over Russian Oil Ban

The European Commission is facing a backlash against plans to send funding to Hungary as part of an effort to persuade Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to agree to EU sanctions on Russian oil, as Politico reports

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UK Provides Security Assurances to Sweden and Finland

The UK has promised to help Sweden and Finland should they come under attack, as it seeks to provide security assurances to both countries in order to smooth their path to NATO membership in the face of a possible threat from Russia, as the FT reports

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Executive Education

The CSIS Accelerator Series

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is a comprehensive training program for rising professionals who wish to develop their leadership, management, communication, and other professional skills to help advance their career.

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

3%

The company that runs Ukraine’s pipeline network halted the flow of gas through a major entry point in the east of the country that feeds 3% of the European Union's overall gas consumption.

Source: WSJ

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Critical Quote

“I worry about Western fatigue.”

— Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia

iDeas Lab

Spanning from North Africa and the Sahel to the Balkans and the Middle East, NATO’s “South” remains fraught with growing vulnerabilities—and is not impervious to the broader strategic competition with Russia and China. Learn more here

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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: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images.) Workers clean rubbles atop a building destroyed by shelling a month ago in Cherkaske, eastern Ukraine on May 11, 2022.

Recommended Reading

"What Victory Will Look Like in Ukraine

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" by CSIS's Eliot A. Cohen for The Atlantic.

This Town Tomorrow

At 9:00 a.m.

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, join the CSIS Economics Program and the Ghadar Family Foundation for a discussion on major issues for a potential digital dollar.

Then, at 10:00 a.m.

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, the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program hosts a conversation with Jennifer Granholm, U.S. secretary of energy, and Jonathan Wilkinson, Canadian minister of natural resources.

And, at 10:30 a.m.

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, the CSIS Renewing American Innovation Project, in partnership with the Indiana University Public Policy Institute, convenes a two-panel event to explore state and federal policies for inclusive innovation.

Video

Yesterday

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, CSIS hosted Henrietta Fore for a conversation regarding her time as the executive director of UNICEF.

Podcasts

In this episode, Jim Lewis talks to director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Mike Brown about aligning national security innovation to the work in the private sector.

Listen on Spotify

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& Apple Podcasts

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Smiles

Here’s what The Who look and sound like these days—still exciting and explosive—even when performing acoustic

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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 and Paige Montfort.

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