Ukraine

• A bipartisan group of seven Senators traveled to Ukraine. They met with President Zelenskyy and restated America’s support for Ukraine. [Link]
• The UK will give Ukraine anti-tank weapons and deploy troops for training on the weapons. [Link]
• Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko returned to Ukraine to face treason charges. [Link]
• Germany calls for four-party talks – Germany, France, Ukraine, and Russia – to de-escalate the Ukraine crisis. [Link]

Russia

• Russian forces are arriving in Belarus for war games. [Link]

Korea

• North Korea says it test-fired tactical guided missiles. [Link]

Israel

• The US denies brokering an energy deal between Israel and Lebanon. [Link]
• A Palestinian family was forcefully evicted from their home in Sheikh Jarrah. [Link]
• A 75-year-old Palestinian activist who was hit by a tow truck, contracted by the Israeli police, dies from his injuries. [Link]

Yemen

• A UAE oil facility was damaged by a drone attack, killing three. The Houthi claim responsibility for the attack. [Link]
• Saudi bombs Yemen’s capital after the drone attack on the UAE, killing at least six. [Link]
• The UAE is calling on the US to label the Houthis as a terror group. [Link]

Middle East

• Iran says nuclear talks are being stalled by the US. [Link]
• The Wall Street Journal reports Iran is seeking a legal promise from the US not to exit the nuclear deal once an agreement is made. [Link]
• Two members of Iraq’s parliament had their offices targeted with explosives. [Link]

Africa

• Libya’s eastern parliament calls the internationally recognized government illegitimate. Presidential elections scheduled for December were canceled. [Link]
• The UN is pushing for Libya to hold elections in June. [Link]
• Biden names Lucy Tamlyn to head the US Embassy in Sudan. [Link]
• Medics say seven protesters were killed by security forces in Sudan. [Link]