[DRAFT] SCW Russia Report #2022-2, Wednesday 3.9.22

Topics: Ukraine|Energy|Economic|U.S./Europe|China|Nuclear|Cyber|Media|Politics
(Vol. I, No. 2, Issue 2022-2 - last update 3.9.22 23:56 CT ... )

Ukraine & Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Russian Military

Russia, Out to Contain NATO, Instead Reignites the Alliance - WSJ 3.9.22

Russia bombs maternity hospital amid evacuation effort, Ukraine says - Los Angeles Times 3.9.22

Russia destroys Ukrainian maternity hospital as locals use mass graves to bury thousands - NY Post 3.9.22

Russian Airstrike Hits Maternity Hospital; Kremlin’s forces inch forward in an effort to encircle the Ukrainian capital; A Russian airstrike hit a maternity hospital in the besieged southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, local authorities said, as Moscow’s invasion has shifted to a new phase aimed at civilian targets. Nobody was killed in the blast and 17 people were wounded, officials said. - WSJ 3.9.22

Russia could launch chemical attack in Ukraine - White House - BBC 3.9.22

Biden admin puts world on notice as Russia unleashes horrifying weapon against Ukraine - Fox 3.9.22

U.S. Doesn’t Support Giving Ukraine Polish Soviet-Era Aircraft; The U.S. formally rejected a Polish proposal to take possession of Soviet-era fighter jets and transport them to Ukraine to help that nation fend off Russia’s invasion, a Pentagon spokesman said - WSJ 3.9.22

Russians Rush to Leave as Sanctions Bite, Dissent Suppressed; Harsh sanctions, growing isolation and fear of President Vladimir Putin’s increasingly repressive rule are driving thousands of Russians out of their country. - WSJ 3.9.22

Waves of Ukrainian Refugees Overwhelm Poland - WSJ 3.9.22

MiG Combat Jets Spark Squabble Within NATO - WSJ 3.9.22

Ukraine Had One of the World's Biggest Nuclear Arsenals and Gave It Up Voluntarily in Exchange for the Promise that Their Territory Would Not Be Violated; Russia Signed the Treaty - SCW 3.1.22

Navalny Urges Russians To Continue Anti-War Protests That 'Unnerve' Kremlin - RFE/RL 3.8.22

[PDF] Text of Budapest Agreement from 1994, where Russia promised to respect Ukrainian territory in return for Ukraine giving up one of the world's biggest nuclear arsenals ...

Russian Oil, Gas, Energy

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Russian Economy, Business, Trade

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United States, Europe & Russia

Goodbye Londongrad: Russian Oligarchs Put Pressure on U.K. Property Market; London’s high-end real-estate sector was once overrun by the global superrich, led by Russian oligarchs. But now the U.K. government has all but told them they are no longer welcome. - WSJ 3.9.22

China & Russia

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Nuclear

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[PDF] Text of Budapest Agreement from 1994, where Russia promised to respect Ukrainian territory in return for Ukraine giving up one of the world's biggest nuclear arsenals ...

Russian Media

Russia's Media Crackdown: 'The Future is Pretty Dark'; Russia's crackdown on Ukraine invasion media coverage prompted its only independent TV news channel, TV Rain, to shut down. TV Rain's editor in chief talks about what's next. - WSJ 3.9.22

Cybersecurity & Russia

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Russian Politics & Government

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Key Words: Russia, Russian Police, Russian Torture, Russian Prisoners, Russian Protests, Russian Protesters, Russian Human Rights Violations, Russo-Ukrainian War, Ukraine

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