Ukraine Daily Brief Newsletter – Thursday, April 7, 2022
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The War
German intelligence has intercepted Russian radio communications about the Bucha massacre. Russia hides war casualties and avoids compensation to families through ‘accounting procedures.’
Economics
A Ukraine official calls for ‘ruinous sanctions.’ The US sanctions SberBank. Shell’s Russia exit means the prospect of a $5 billion write-down, while Russian oil companies find plenty of other export markets. EU countries are on the hunt for global coal reserves.
Technology
Roskomnadzor targets Google and YouTube for disseminating alleged ‘fakes.’
Europe
The war-displaced tally reaches 4.3 million, with more than half in Poland. Novaya Gazeta relaunches on the .eu domain. Teachers in Russia face fines and lengthy imprisonment for using ‘anti-war’ language.
U.S. and the World
UNGA members vote to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council: 93 in favor, 24 against, 58 abstentions. China proposes a dubious bargain for the US. The US senate passes a bill stripping Russia of ‘most favored nation’ trade status 100-0. The US has a WWII solution to a Hitler-like problem: Lend-Lease.
DSR Exclusives
On tonight’s episode of Deep State Radio, host David Rothkopf speaks with Felicia Wong and Norm Ornstein.
Tune in to tomorrow’s podcast for new and evolving stories.
The DSR Network Team (Chris Cotnoir, Grant Haver, and Katherine Hill)
