Plus an announced visit by top U.S. officials to Kyiv, while New Zealand and Japan announce closer diplomatic ties.
Author: Amelia Nierenberg
Your Friday Briefing: Putin’s Defensive Speech
The Russian leader claimed victory in Mariupol, despite Ukrainian resistance.
Your Wednesday Briefing: Russia Bombards the East
Moscow’s military offensive in eastern Ukraine has begun.
Your Friday Briefing: Russia’s Flagship Sinks
Plus Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter and Britain’s plan to resettle asylum seekers … in Rwanda.
Your Wednesday Briefing: Putin’s defiance
The Russian leader spoke at length about his vision for the war.
Your Friday Briefing: Russia’s Growing Isolation
Plus Imran Khan’s unsteady future and growing frustrations over Shanghai’s lockdowns.
Your Thursday Briefing: Ukrainians Flee the East
As officials warn of escalating violence, the West increases sanctions.
Your Wednesday Briefing: Zelensky Addressed the U.N.
Plus a change in Shanghai’s controversial family Covid policy and the tense build-up to the French presidential election.
Your Tuesday Briefing: The Fallout from Bucha
President Biden called the atrocity a “war crime.”
Your Monday Briefing: Reports of Russian Atrocities
Graphic images of civilian deaths may shift international diplomacy.