The Czech Republic becomes the first NATO nation to send tanks to Ukraine for use against Russian forces in the ongoing war. How Russia chooses to respond remains to be seen.

5) Czechia and Slovakia ramp up military assistance to Ukraine; 4) Hungary’s nationalist prime minister wins fourth term; 3) Israeli PM Naftali Bennett’s fragile coalition crumbles; 2) Vanity Fair publishes long article exposing Fauci’s NIH funding of viral gain-of-function work by EcoHealth Alliance; 1) Swiss researchers announce fake steak made from pea protein.