US News

• Biden will extend masking on public transportation for another month. [Link]
• The US plans to continue talks with Maduro. [Link]

Russia

• Meta Platforms is allowing users to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers in discussions about the invasion of Ukraine. It will also allow its users to call for the deaths of the Russian and Belarusian presidents. [Link]
• The Biden administration is not attempting to engage diplomatically with Russia. [Link]
• The US claims Russia may be plotting a chemical or biological false flag in Ukraine. [Link]
• A Ukrainian official says his country is open to neutrality but will not cede territory. [Link]
• Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says talks between Putin and Zelensky are possible. [Link]
• The Pentagon does not support sending MIG 29s to Ukraine. [Link]

Syria

• Israel says its coordination with Russia in Syria has not been impacted by the war in Ukraine. [Link]
• Iran vows to respond to the Israeli killing of two IRGC members in Syria. [Link]

Africa

• The Senate votes down Rand Paul’s effort to block a $2 billion weapons sale. [Link]
• The Pentagon is requesting Biden deploy hundreds of special operations forces to Somalia. [Link]

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