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Daily Memo: Putin and Scholz Discuss Ukraine, Gas

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Difficult discussions. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw all Russian forces from Ukrainian territory and seek a diplomatic solution to the conflict during a phone call on Tuesday. It was the leaders’ first conversation since late May. According to the Kremlin, Putin said Russia remains a reliable energy supplier and […]

Daily Memo: Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Shuts Down

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Shutting down. Ukraine’s Energoatom, which operates the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, said the last working reactor at the facility was shut down and disconnected...

Daily Memo: India Restricts Rice Exports, US Offers Aid for Allies

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Rice restrictions. India announced on Thursday new restrictions on exports of certain types of rice in a bid to lower domestic prices after months...

Daily Memo: Russia’s Oil Exports, India’s New Aircraft Carrier

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Russian exports. Russian state pipeline operator Transneft says oil deliveries increased to 82 million tons in the first seven months of this year compared...

Daily Memo: Russia and Serbia Launch Drills

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Russian drills. Russia began its Vostok 2022 military exercises at the Russian Eastern Military District’s training grounds, in the Sea of Okhotsk and in...

Daily Memo: Russia Gets Iranian Drones, Scholz Backs Majority Voting

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Keeping close. Russia has acquired several Iranian-made drones for use in Ukraine, according to a report by the Washington Post. Citing unnamed U.S. officials,...

Daily Memo: Kazakhstan to Ban Military Exports

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Military exports ban. Kazakhstan will suspend the export of military products, military equipment, weapons and ammunition until the end of August 2023. The government...

Daily Memo: US Airstrikes in Syria, Ukraine’s Independence Day

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Countering Iran. U.S. forces conducted airstrikes against facilities in Deir el-Zour, Syria, that it said were used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...

Daily Memo: Scholz in Canada, Japan Considers Missile Deployment

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Energy talks. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Economy Minister Robert Habeck arrived in Canada for a three-day visit amid Germany's effort to find alternatives...

Daily Memo: Progress on a New Nuclear Deal

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New nuke deal? Iran’s foreign minister spoke with his Omani counterpart to discuss the most recently proposed nuclear deal in Vienna. Meanwhile, Israel is...

Daily Memo: US-Taiwan Trade Talks

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Trade talks. The United States and Taiwan agreed to start trade negotiations in 11 areas. The first round of talks is expected to take...

Daily Memo: Unblocking Russian Oil Transit, North Korean Nukes

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Supplies restored. An unnamed European bank agreed to process a transit payment for Russian oil through Ukraine, clearing the way to restore oil flows...
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