The Ukraine Daily Brief Newsletter – Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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The War
Ukrainian forces take back the Kyiv suburb of Makariv. Energoatom cannot measure radiation resulting from Chernobyl exclusion zone forest fires.
Economics
The OCCRP’s Russian asset tally is up to $17 billion. Flows from Gazprom are ‘anyone’s guess’ for April. Nord Stream 1 faces ‘valuation risk.’ Moral gray areas exist in consumer goods, too.
Technology
Russia finds Meta guilty of promoting ‘extremist activity’ on Instagram and Facebook. WhatsApp is spared for now. Sanctions are creating a tech ‘brain drain.’
Europe
Norway spearheads a new security conversation with Nordic partners. Navalny is convicted of ‘large-scale fraud’ and given an additional nine year sentence. A Nobel laureate, editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, auctions medal to help refugees from Ukraine.
U.S. and the World
The White House continues to warn of Russian cyberattacks, citing ‘evolving intelligence.’ Israel opens a field hospital in Ukraine. New Zealand sends non-lethal aid. Australia bans Russia-bound bauxite.
DSR Exclusives
On the DSR Network’s Next in Foreign Policy, documentary filmmaker Lorraine Ma draws parallels between Hong Kong and Ukraine.
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The DSR Network Team (Chris Cotnoir, Grant Haver, and Katherine Hill)
