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The forty-first episode of the DSR Daily Brief.

Stories cited in the podcast:

Their cover blown, Blinken and Austin pushed on to Kyiv despite the security risks.

UK Defense Intelligence Update - Kherson

Donbas Vote Seen As Key Element In The Kremlin's Election Effort

Fire Engulfs Key Russian Oil Depots Near Ukraine

Macron reelected but Le Pen’s big score shows France increasingly divided

Indonesia bans palm oil exports

El Salvador extends emergency powers to fight gangs

Russian mercenaries are Putin’s ‘coercive tool’ in Africa

Democratic Republic of Congo declares new Ebola outbreak in Mbandaka

Trolling Russia, Ukraine registers Moskva shipwreck as ‘underwater cultural heritage’

Woman rescued after falling in toilet trying to get phone

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The fortieth episode of the DSR Daily Brief.

Stories cited in the podcast:

Russia says it plans full control of Donbas and southern Ukraine - Ifax

Fire at Russian defence research facility kills 6 people

Satellite images show what appears to be a growing mass grave near Mariupol.

Estonian and Latvian parliaments say Russia has committed genocide

France Issues International Arrest Warrant for Carlos Ghosn

Migration talks an example of ‘constructive’ engagement with Cuba, State Department says

Afghan IS group claims series of bombings targeting Shiites

Leaders of 2 Koreas exchange letters of hope amid tensions

Israeli police storm Jerusalem holy site after rock-throwing

Professor uses trash as a treasure to study life in North Korea

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The thirty-nine episode of the DSR Daily Brief.

Stories cited in the podcast:

80% of Luhansk territory is under Russian control, regional military governor tells CNN 

U.S. Treasury Designates Facilitators of Russian Sanctions Evasion

Biden set to announce new military assistance for Ukraine

Israel, Gaza militants trade fire as Mideast tensions mount

Report: Hunger kills hundreds of kids in Ethiopia’s Tigray

India: Court halts demolition of Muslim properties in Delhi

U.S. plane scheduled to extradite Honduran ex-President Hernandez on Thursday

French election: Macron and Le Pen clash in TV presidential debate

Pentagon chief speaks with China's defense minister for first time under Biden

Taylor Swift was the inspiration for the name of a new millipede species

List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)

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The thirty-eight episode of the DSR Daily Brief.

Stories cited in the podcast:

Ukraine's military gets more aircraft and parts to repair others, Pentagon says

In Mariupol they agreed on a humanitarian corridor for women, children and the elderly - Vereshchuk

Russia to Classify Information on Ukraine Troop Deaths

Israeli ultra-nationalists to march in Jerusalem despite ban

China signs security deal with Solomon Islands, alarming neighbors

Poland declines to take or pay for more COVID-19 vaccines for now

Mexican Senate approves nationalization of lithium mining

South Africa launches relief for Durban flooding; 448 dead

Drawn and Caricatured: French Cartoonists on the Campaign Trail

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The thirty-seventh episode of the DSR Daily Brief.

Stories cited in the podcast:

Russia launches 'Battle of Donbas' on eastern front, Ukraine says

China to increase coordination with Russia, says senior Chinese diplomat

Russian State TV Broadcasts Prisoner Plea From 'Captured' Britons

UK not looking to help Russia with hostage swap for two British fighters, minister says

Mexican president slams opposition for defeating power bill, sees 'treason'

Police arrest dozens after mob attack in India

Narendra Modi’s BJP Wins Big in Indian Elections

Israel’s Government Faces Collapse as Arab Party Threatens to Quit Over Jerusalem Clashes

Sri Lankan PM says president’s powers will be reduced

Spyware use on separatists in Spain “extensive,” group says

Saline solution: Japan invents ‘electric’ chopsticks that make food seem more salty

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The thirty-sixth episode of the DSR Daily Brief.

Stories cited in the podcast:

'Inhuman' Situation in Ukraine's Mariupol as Russia Claims Almost Full Control

Germany promises to boost military aid to Ukraine

Six dead, eight injured in Lviv strikes, regional governor says

China's Xian imposes temporary, partial lockdown to fight Omicron flare-up

Shanghai targets lockdown turning point by Wednesday

North Korea tests new weapon bolstering nuclear capability

Jerusalem: Several Palestinians arrested over fresh Al-Aqsa violence

Morocco condemns Israeli raid on Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque

French prosecutor studying EU anti-fraud agency report on Le Pen

Texas governor strikes deal with Mexican state expected to ease truck traffic jams

Spain: Fishing boat with 3 metric tons of cocaine seized

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The thirty-fifth episode of the Ukraine Daily Brief from the Deep State Radio Network.

Stories cited in the podcast:

Moskva sinking: What really happened to the pride of Russia's fleet?

U.S. cannot 'take lightly' threat Russia could use nuclear weapons - CIA chief

Russia Accuses Ukraine of Helicopter Strike on Border Town

Russia strikes outskirts of Kyiv with cruise missiles, Russian Ministry of Defense says

Biden ready to go to Ukraine

Moldova accuses Russian army of trying to recruit its citizens

China Defends Stance on Russia After U.S. Criticism

Putin tells Europe: You still need Russian gas but we're turning east

EU closes loophole allowing multimillion-euro arms sales to Russia

The U.N. warns that the war has disrupted the flow of food, fuel and money around the world.

UK seals deal with Rwanda to offshore asylum seekers

Strains in German coalition as junior partners turn on Scholz over Ukraine

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The thirty-fourth episode of the Ukraine Daily Brief from the Deep State Radio Network.

Stories cited in the podcast:

Ukraine says defenders of Mariupol consolidate, while Russia claims to take prisoners

US President Biden unveils $800 million security package for Ukraine in call with Zelensky

The U.S. has expanded intelligence sharing with Ukraine about Russian troops in the Donbas region.

Ukraine: Fugitive Putin ally Medvedchuk arrested - security service

Scholz irritated by German president's thwarted Ukraine visit

Russia warns of Baltic nuclear deployment if NATO admits Sweden and Finland

UK sanctions 178 Russian separatists in breakaway regions

Russia sanctions 398 members of Congress

Italy will not veto sanctions on Russian energy, but wants EU ceiling on gas price

2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Russia

1.4 million people without running water across war-affected eastern Ukraine

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The thirty-third episode of the Ukraine Daily Brief from the Deep State Radio Network.

Stories cited in the podcast:

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Russia using phosphorous bombs

U.S. cannot confirm use of chemical agents in Ukraine's Mariupol -official

Putin says peace talks with Ukraine are at dead end, goads the West

Biden calls atrocities in Ukraine a 'genocide' for the first time

Exclusive: U.S. to announce $750 million more in weapons for Ukraine, officials say

Russia ‘using weapons smuggled by Iran from Iraq against Ukraine’

Ukraine rejects visit by German President Steinmeier

Leaders of Poland and Baltic states head to Kyiv, will discuss military assistance

World Bank planning to give support worth $1.5bn to Ukraine

Russia to See Largest GDP Collapse in 30 Years, Official Warns

The Biden administration is preparing to roll out a new program for Ukrainian refugees, officials say 

Russia detains an opposition activist who criticized Putin over the war.

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The thirty-second episode of the Ukraine Daily Brief from the Deep State Radio Network.

Stories cited in the podcast:

Austrian chancellor says trip to see Putin was ‘not a friendly visit’

Western officials said they expected Russia to try and “double or perhaps even treble” its forces in Donbas as it shifts forces from Kyiv and elsewhere in the coming weeks.

Russian regions bordering Ukraine step up security

Finland and Sweden set to join Nato as soon as summer

Kremlin warns again against further NATO expansion

Biden to Modi: Buying more Russian oil is not in India's interest

Russia threatens legal action if forced into sovereign debt default

​​Hungary says roubles-for-Russian gas plan breaches no EU sanctions

Nearly two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have been displaced, UNICEF says

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