- Russia-Ukraine Daily News
- Posts
- Daily Briefing
Dear Reader, if you find this email interesting, helpful or of value, please do consider forwarding it to your friends or colleagues and encouraging them to subscribe. Thank you.
Morning Headlines
Reuters: The European Union has reached a provisional agreement on granting Ukrainian food producers tariff-free access to its markets until June 2025, the European Parliament said in a statement on Wednesday.
ISW: Putin presented the Russian Federal Security Service as a key guarantor of Russian security and sovereignty following his victory in the 'presidential election', likely signaling that Russian security services and siloviki will continue to represent his core constituency in his fifth presidential term.
Axios: Sen. Joe Manchin warned the U.S. must move to support Ukraine in the war against Russia, or face the "worst atrocity in history" at Axios' annual What's Next Summit.
More News
Canada will give more than C$40 million ($29.40 million) to a Czech-led initiative aimed at buying 800,000 artillery shells from third nations for Ukraine, Defence Minister Bill Blair said on Tuesday.
The Guardian: The Czech Republic says it is on the verge of delivering thousands of extra artillery shells to Ukraine, just weeks after it announced an initiative to source the much-needed supplies from outside the EU.
Reuters: France's defence ministry on Tuesday called remarks made by the chief of Russia's foreign intelligence service disinformation and irresponsible after he suggested Paris was preparing to send 2,000 troops to Ukraine.
AP News: Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday.
AFP: Brussels will propose to EU countries using revenues from frozen Russian assets, worth an estimated three billion euros a year, to help arm Ukraine, the bloc's foreign policy chief said Tuesday.
The Kyiv Independent: Finland joined a Czech-led initiative to provide Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of artillery shells, pledging 30 million euros to the effort, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen announced on March 19.
Reuters: A teenage orphan who became a posterchild for Moscow's deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia said he was instructed by officials to recite pro-Russian talking points for television cameras and threatened with a beating when he complained about conditions.
The Moscow Times: Russian lawmakers voted on Tuesday to allow future suspected or convicted criminals to join the military, thus expanding the wartime practice of recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine.
POLITICO: Germany is sending a further €500 million in military aid to Ukraine including thousands of rounds of ammunition, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on the sidelines of a meeting of Kyiv's allies today.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine hopes to have enough ammunition for its outgunned troops to repel Russian aggression starting from April amid a Czech-led initiative to source shells for supply, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday.
Reuters: German prosecutors have charged an officer in the military procurement agency with attempting to pass secret information to Russian intelligence, the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement on Tuesday.
RFI: French land forces are ready to respond to any threat as they prepare for even "the toughest engagements", their commander said in remarks published Tuesday.
POLITICO: Congressional Republicans are getting serious about one potential solution to the monthslong fight over Ukraine aid: packaging at least some of it as a loan.
Reuters: Russia's plan to hold the 'Friendship Games' is a political action that violates the Olympic Charter, and countries should not take part in them, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.
The Guardian: Slovak presidential candidate Pellegrini previously asked Orbán for help arranging a last-minute trip to Moscow to boost his credentials among pro-Russian voters in Slovakia.
Reuters: Moldova on Tuesday expelled a Russian diplomat over the opening of polling stations for Russia's presidential election in the breakaway region of Transdniestria after summoning the Russian ambassador.
ERR: The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday summoned the Chargé d'Affaires at the Russian Embassy in Tallinn, to deliver a diplomatic note informing them that an embassy staff member with diplomatic status has been declared persona non grata.
The Kyiv Independent: A small cohort of six American fast-food chains refused to leave Russia. The franchises of Carl’s Jr., Papa John’s, Costa Coffee, Burger King, and TGI Fridays have continued to operate, business as usual.
The Moscow Times: Most banks in Armenia will suspend Russia’s Mir payment system from March 30, the RBC news website reported Tuesday, citing the local subsidiary of Russian state-owned bank VTB.
The Guardian: The ABC has defended an international documentary about the Russia-Ukraine war screened on Four Corners after it was criticised as propaganda by the Ukrainian ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko.
WSJ: A major lender in Dubai has scaled back Russia-related business, while Turkish lenders have become more cautious (archive).
Reuters: The EU is preparing to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus to placate farmers and some member states, officials familiar with the plans said on Tuesday.
worth mentioning
Russia's Putin says he will consider China for his first trip in new term
Russa-Ukraine Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Do you think your friend or colleague should know about this newsletter? Forward it to them, please. They can also sign up here
Please do support my work