| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
| RUSSIA & EUROPE |
| Ø Turkey accelerates talks, G7 and EU accuse Russia https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/krieg-in-der-ukraine-tuerkei-forciert-gespraeche-g7-und-eu-klagen-russland-an-a-719c7e79-6c7f-4b0c-86fd-0b0125e396e1 Ø German schools prepare for influx of Ukrainian refugee children https://www.dw.com/en/german-schools-prepare-for-influx-of-ukrainian-refugee-children/a-61151321 Ø Ukraine: NATO chief Stoltenberg addresses crisis with German leaders https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-nato-chief-stoltenberg-addresses-crisis-with-german-leaders/a-61161887 Ø Germany’s Gerhard Schröder meets with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine – reports https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-gerhard-schr%C3%B6der-meets-with-vladimir-putin-over-ukraine-reports/a-61093927 Ø Ukraine conflict: Putin lays out his demands in Turkish phone call https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60785754 Ø Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls on Germany to tear down Russian wall https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60777050 Ø Macron unveils re-election manifesto, vows stronger France in time of crisis https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220317-macron-unveils-re-election-manifesto-vows-stronger-france-in-time-of-crisis Ø France unveils plan to mitigate impact of sanctions on Russia https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220316-france-unveils-plan-to-mitigate-impact-of-sanctions-on-russia Ø New Zealand extends sanctions against Russia https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5260644 Ø The Netherlands froze Russian assets worth €200 million https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5260648 Ø Australia imposed sanctions against the Russian Ministry of Finance & the NWF https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5260649 Ø US senators propose ban on uranium imports from Russia https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5260659 Ø UK to ban luxury exports to Russia https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5258615 Ø The WTO received applications for depriving Russia of the MFN treatment from 14 members https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5259414 Ø Weekly inflation in Russia exceeded 2% for the second time in a row https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5259731 Ø Russian oil exports may drop by a third https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5259779 Ø Russian arms exports down 26% in 5 years, US arms exports up 14% https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5252643 Ø US supplies of weapons to Ukraine “pour gasoline” into its conflict with Russia – diplomat https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5260646 Ø DPR police: Russia has created a no-fly zone over the Donbass https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5260729 Ø Biden & Xi to talk on phone as US presses China over Russia https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/18/biden-and-xi-to-talk-on-phone-as-us-presses-china-over-russia Ø Little progress at talks as Russia bombards Ukrainian cities https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/17/scant-progress-in-peace-talks-as-ukrainian-cities-pounded-in-more Ø European space agency suspends Mars mission with Russia https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/17/europe-space-agency-suspends-mars-mission-with-russia Ø Russia revokes request to vote on UN resolution about Ukraine on March 18 – envoy https://tass.com/politics/1423893 Ø Russian military has documentary evidence US funded bio experiments in Ukraine https://tass.com/politics/1423723 Ø ‘Fairly difficult’: Zelenskyy weighs in on Russian-Ukraine talks https://tass.com/world/1423389 Ø NATO allies united in decision not to deploy forces in Ukraine – Secretary General https://tass.com/defense/1423171 Ø Moscow is ready to agree to weapons in Ukraine that don’t threaten Russia – Lavrov https://tass.com/defense/1422837 Ø FM Qureshi’s telephone conversation with German FM https://mofa.gov.pk/foreign-minister-qureshis-telephone-conversation-with-german-foreign-minister/ Ø FM Qureshi’s telephone conversation with Belarusian FM https://mofa.gov.pk/foreign-minister-qureshis-telephone-conversation-with-belarusian-foreign-minister/ Ø FM Qureshi holds wide ranging talks with FM of Austria https://mofa.gov.pk/foreign-minister-qureshi-holds-wide-ranging-talks-with-foreign-minister-of-austria/ |
| POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS |
