Ukraine Daily Brief Newsletter – Tuesday, March 8, 2022

The latest episode of the Ukraine Daily Brief Podcast is now live. Please be sure to listen and review (we know you are receiving the podcast in the member feed, but reviews help with discoverability). Some notable links referenced in today’s podcast can be viewed here.

The War

• Wall Street Journal: Russian attacks halt humanitarian evacuation again
• New York Times: Ukraine war-displaced number nearly 2 million
• Moscow Times: Zelensky is open to recognizing Crimea, not open to other Russian ‘ultimatums’

Economics

• BBC: Shell will stop purchasing Russian oil
• Kuleba urges other companies to follow suit in letter
• Deutsche Welle: BP will not enter into ‘new deals’ for purchase of Russian oil

Technology

• The Guardian: TikTok, Netflix join companies ‘going dark’ in Russia
• Fortune: Russia appears to be building a ‘digital iron curtain’

Europe

• BBC: Zelensky addresses British House of Commons via video link, repeats call for sanctions, safe skies
• Moscow Times: State-run Sputnik Radio is taking over ‘iconic’ free press Ekho Moskvy’s frequency
• Reuters: Latvian Foreign Minister asks for permanent US troops
• Kyiv Independent: Ukraine is ‘expected’ to join EU power transmission system

U.S. and the World

• Washington Post: Biden bans Russian oil imports, expects higher gas prices at pump
• Reuters: Arctic Council’s other seven member countries call for ‘pause in cooperation’ with current chair Russia
• High North News: Zakharova calls move ‘politicized,’ ‘irrational’

DSR Exclusives

• David Rothkopf: How to Win the Energy War with Russia

Tune in to tomorrow’s podcast for new and evolving stories.

The DSR Network Team (Chris Cotnoir, Grant Haver, and Katherine Hill)