The situation at the border between Ukraine and Russia continues to develop. U.S. troops were sent to Poland and Romania as peace talks between Russia, the U.S., and other NATO member nations stalled.

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is submitting a request to the FDA asking for emergency authorization for use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children under the age of 5.

Meanwhile, Russia and the U.S. continue to send supplies to forces positioned around the Russian border with Ukraine.

The U.S. has sent 500 tons of defensive equipment to the region so far. Russia has sent stores of blood to the border.

The diplomacy surrounding the potential Russia/Ukraine conflict has been fraught. Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. of trying to goad his country into conflict.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Moscow this week. He returned from his trip calling Russian demands of NATO reasonable and sanctions pointless.

We get into all this and more during the News Roundup.

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