News Roundup 3/7/2023

by | Mar 7, 2023

News Roundup 3/7/2023

by | Mar 7, 2023

US News

  • Congress passed a law that gives defense contractors special inflation relief. Responsible Statecraft
  • A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that would lift the embargo on Cuba to facilitate trade while maintaining other sanctions on the Cuban government. AWC

Russia

  • Ukraine has been seeking cluster bombs from the US to use in its war against Russian forces and is now asking for a type of controversial munition that they want to adapt so they can be dropped from drones, Reuters reported on Monday. AWC
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that his top generals want to keep fighting for the eastern Donetsk city of Bakhmut, where Russian and Ukrainian forces have been locked in a heavy battle for over eight months. AWC

China

  • Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said Monday that China will use Taiwan’s growing relationship with the US as an excuse to increase military pressure on the island. AWC
  • Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen convinced House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to meet her in California instead of Taipei to avoid a major response from China, Financial Times reported on Monday. AWC

Syria

  • The House is expected to vote on a War Powers Resolution this Wednesday introduced by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) that would order President Biden to withdraw all US troops from Syria. AWC
  • An Israeli airstrike hit Syria’s Aleppo International Airport early Tuesday, damaging the runway and putting the airport out of service, Syria’s news agency SANA reported. AWC

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Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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