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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 from the grid on Sunday. Preparations are now underway for the reactor to be cooled. French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday to discuss safety issues […]

Daily Memo: Russia Branches Out

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Eastern partners. During the Eastern Economic Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing to discuss bilateral trade, noting...

Daily Memo: Angsty About Energy

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European protests. Some 70,000 residents in Prague took part in a protest to demand the government’s resignation over spiraling energy prices. Protests also broke...

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: European Inflation, Russian Gas Games

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European inflation. Eurozone consumer prices rose a record 9.1 percent in August relative to last year, driven by food and fuel costs. Inflation 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: A Warning Over Spiking Energy Prices

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Rising energy costs. British energy regulator Ofgem said Friday that energy bills for Britons will rise by 80 percent from October, to more than...

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: Chinese Military Activity

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More drills. China announced more military drills Tuesday to protest U.S. support for Taiwan. Little information has been provided about them. This comes a...

Daily Memo: Latest Ukraine Aid Package, New START on Pause

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Resupply. The United States announced a $1 billion military aid package for Ukraine that includes ammunition for rocket artillery and missile systems as well...

Daily Memo: Surrounded by Military Drills

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Post-visit exercise. China is conducting large live-fire military exercises in six locations around Taiwan in the wake of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit...

Daily Memo: Fallout in the Strait, Missiles in the Middle East

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Strait talk. During her visit to Taiwan, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi hailed the self-ruled island as "one of the freest societies...
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