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Daily Memo: Ukraine Update, EU Diplomat in Tehran

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Ukraine update. Ukrainian forces have been ordered to withdraw from the embattled city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, according to the top regional official there. Meanwhile, the United States has promised an additional package of military assistance to Ukraine, including arms, patrol boats, high mobility artillery rocket systems, worth a total of $450 million. This […]

Daily Memo: Salman in Egypt, Natural Gas for Lebanon

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Regional tour. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Egypt for talks on bilateral cooperation and global issues. The two countries signed 14...

Daily Memo: Lithuania Blocks Kaliningrad Imports

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No-go. Lithuania banned the transportation of EU-sanctioned goods to Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad through its territory after consultations with the European Commission. Russian presidential...

Daily Memo: Romanian Grain, Belarusian and Ukrainian Deployments

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Romanian grain. Romania’s agriculture minister said the country’s grain harvest will be lower this year compared to last year due to weather conditions and...

Daily Memo: Convenient Technical Issues in Russian Gas Deliveries, ECB Goes to Plan B

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Throttled supplies. Russia’s Gazprom said on Tuesday that it had to reduce natural gas supplies to Europe via a Baltic Sea pipeline by about...

Daily Memo: France’s War Economy, Germany’s Record Inflation

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War economy. French President Emmanuel Macron said he would ask his defense minister and chief of defense staff to reassess the Military Programming Law,...

Daily Memo: Trade War Warnings, Competition in South Asia

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Trade war preparations. The European Union will decide on Wednesday whether to restart legal proceedings against the United Kingdom for breaches of the Brexit...

Daily Memo: New Disruptions to Chip and Gas Supplies

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Trucker strike. Approximately 1,000 South Korean truckers, angry about rising fuel costs, launched a strike in front of Hyundai Motors’ largest factory complex in...

Daily Memo: New Syria Deployments, Putin-Raisi Talks

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Reinforcements. According to the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Russia sent personnel carriers, armored vehicles, medium and heavy weapons, and anti-aircraft missiles to...

Daily Memo: Grain Shipments Still Blocked, Chinese-US Defense Talks

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No resolution. Negotiations between Russia and Turkey to unlock Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea ended without a breakthrough. The secretary of Ukraine’s...

Daily Memo: Germany Approves New Military Spending, Lavrov Cancels Trip to Serbia

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New military spending. Germany’s parliament approved a constitutional amendment that will unlock 100 billion euros ($107 billion) in military spending for the country. Approximately...

The Global Economy Rebounds, Stumbles Again

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(click to enlarge) Economic data for the past two years – that is, the majority of the COVID-19 pandemic – has finally been processed and...
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