European Leaders Support Ukraine

Visiting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, the leaders of Germany, France, Italy, and Romania offer assurances of help against Russia. But the battle in the east has been grim for Kyiv, as the NYT reports.

Russia Slashes Gas Flows, Aiming Economic Weapon at Europe

Moscow’s move to slash natural-gas exports to Europe has pitched the continent’s energy crisis into a dangerous new phase that threatens to drain vital fuel supplies and kneecap the continent’s economy, as the WSJ reports.

Senators tack $45B onto Biden's defense budget

The Senate Armed Services Committee has endorsed a $45 billion increase to President Joe Biden’s military spending plans in its annual defense policy bill, blowing past the administration’s Pentagon budget for a second straight year, as Politico reports.

Executive Education

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Video Shorts

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In That Number

20 Million

Russia’s invasion has left about 20 million metric tons of grain stranded in Ukraine, heightening fears of a global food crisis.

Source: WSJ

Critical Quote

“We are and we will remain by your side in the long run to defend your sovereignty, your territorial integrity, and your freedom. This is our goal, we have no other and we will achieve it.”

— French President Emmanuel Macron

iDeas Lab

CSIS satellite imagery analysis shows ongoing work at North Korea's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Facility, including indicators of construction activity at Tunnel No.4 further north.

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: Alexey Furman/Getty Images.) Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, France's President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a press conference on June 16, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

This Town Tomorrow

At 10:00 a.m., Atlantic Council hosts a conversation to honor Juneteenth through the perspectives of Black and African American individuals in public service and politics.

At 11:00 a.m., the Bipartisan Policy Center webcasts a conversation on trade policy with Senators Rob Portman and Chris Coons.

And, on Tuesday at 3:00p.m., the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program hosts a closer examination of the role the private sector plays in quantum innovation.

Video

This morning, the CSIS International Security Program hosted Michael Vickers, former under secretary of defense for intelligence, for a conversation assessing Russia's war in Ukraine. Watch the full event here.

Podcasts

CSIS Smart Women Smart Power director and senior fellow Kathleen McInnis joins the Truth of the Matter podcast to talk about NATO solidarity and the war in Ukraine.

Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

“There’s no need for argument, there’s no argument at all.”

There are certain artists that you just turn up loud and are swept away by. For me and my friends Van Morrison is at the top of the list. I turned up the radio the other day when “Domino” came on. I have no doubt that I’m so attached to the song partly because I spent my college years in New Orleans listening to the Radiators cover “Domino” live at Tipitina’s.

This Van Morrison performance of “Domino” with Elvin Bishop and Nicolette Larson on backing vocals is worth turning up LOUD.

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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.