Russia

• President Biden told reporters in Indonesia on Wednesday that it’s “unlikely” the missile that hit a village in Poland Tuesday near the Ukrainian border was fired by Russia and that “preliminary” information indicates otherwise. AWC
• Poland is considering invoking article 4 of NATO. Reuters
• The White House on Tuesday asked Congress to approve $37.7 billion in new aid for Ukraine, which would bring total US spending on the war to about $105 billion. AWC
• NATO is battlefield testing new systems in Ukraine. NYT
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday addressed the summit of G20 leaders in Indonesia via video link and told the group not to ask Ukraine to compromise to reach a peace deal with Russia. AWC
• At the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Bali, Indonesia, members are struggling to reach a consensus on the war in Ukraine. AWC
• The UN claims both Russia and Ukraine have tortured prisoners of war. AJ

China

• US sanctions on China’s likely incoming defense minister may complicate the two nations’ plans to resume military dialogues that Beijing suspended in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visiting Taiwan, The South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday. AWC
• The head of the FBI says China has stolen more data  “than every other nation combined.” The Hill

Israel

• The US Department of Justice is investigating the death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, according to the Israeli defense minister. Senator Ted Cruz blasted the investigation for marking Tel Aviv as President Joe Biden’s “political enemy.” The Insitute