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Updated February 27, 2023 - 9:21 PM EST

Zelensky Says Ukraine Preparing to Attack Crimea

		*Macron, Scholz Told Zelensky to Start Thinking About Peace Talks*
		*China Releases 12-Point Peace for Ukraine*
		*Putin Says Russia Cannot Ignore NATO's Nuclear Capabilities*

Biden Believed Asset Theft Would End Ukraine War

		*US Announces Arms Package for Ukraine, Sanctions on Russia*
		*Biden Says Ruling Out Sending Ukraine F-16 Fighter Jets 'For Now'*

Pro-Settler Minister Gets WB Powers: 'De Jure Annexation'

Bush-Era US Envoy Accuses Israel of 'Creeping WB Annexation'

Ship Carrying General Cargo Enters Yemen's Hodeidah Port

CIA Chief: Iran Not Resuming Nuclear Weapons Program

1000s Protest in Berlin Against Giving Arms to Ukraine

Viewpoints

	What if the West Can't Put Ukraine Back Together? by James Bohn
	Volodymyr Zelensky: Not Exactly a Champion of Democracy by Ted Galen Carpenter

	Nine More Ukraines by David Stockman
	Ukraine: The Violence Before the Violence by Ted Snider
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

The End of the Arms Control Era
by Joe Shanley

Frontline

	Israeli Settlers Set West Bank Town Ablaze in 'Revenge' Attack
	Syria's Assad Meets Senior Arab Lawmakers in Damascus
	US, Poland and Germany May Hold Joint Maneuvers: Minister

Thousands Protest in Berlin
Against Giving Weapons to Ukraine

Palestine/Israel

	The Israelis Destabilizing Democracy and Disrupting Elections Worldwide
	Palestinian Kills Two Israeli Settlers Near Nablus
	Israeli and Palestinian Officials Meet in Jordan, Pledge to Prevent Escalating Violence
	Israeli Troops Beat Up a Palestinian With Epilepsy, Jailed Him Outside Overnight
	Fake Friends: Leak Reveals Israeli Firms Turning Social Media Into Spy Tech
	Palestinian Killed as Settlers Rampage in Huwara After Deadly Terror Attack
	Palestinian Who Converted to Judaism Denied Israeli Citizenship
	Jericho Residents Demand Israel Release Palestinian Bodies
	Israeli Air Force Chief Makes First Visit to Morocco
	Israel to Raze Home Owned by Attacker's Grandmother
	Gaza Children's Artwork Removed From London Hospital

Israel's Netanyahu Govt

	Far-Right Israeli Minister Says 'No' to West Bank Settlement Freeze
	UK Has No Intention of Working With Ben Gvir: British Foreign Secretary
	Tens of Thousands Set to Protest Netanyahu's Judicial Coup for Eight Consecutive Week
	As Reservist Rebellion Grows, IDF Chief Said Concerned It Will Harm Operations
	Netanyahu Tells MPs He Wants to Give Them 'A Fist to Strike' Judicial Overhaul Protesters

Syria

	Iran Agrees to Sell Air Defense Equipment to Syria
	Istanbul 2022 Bomb Suspect Killed in Operation in Syria
	Syrian Refugees in Turkey Face Return to Quake-Stricken Areas
	22 Syrian Migrants on Hunger Strike in Libyan Prison
	Top Arab Parliamentarians in Syria for First Visit Since 2011
	Pan-Arab Convoy Aims to Break Western-Led Blockade, Provide Aid to Syria

Yemen

	Saudi-Led Coalition Targets Yemeni Fishermen, Destroys Their Livelihood
	War-Weary Yemenis Fell Trees for Fuel, Cash
	Overnight Houthi Attack Kills 11 Govt Soldiers in Central Yemen
	Yemen's Southern Separatists Demand Role in Oman Peace Talks

Turkey

	Death Toll Climbs Above 50,000 After Turkey, Syria Earthquakes
	UN Food Agency Chief Tells of 'Apocalyptic' Scenes in Quake-Hit Turkey

Iraq

	Iraq Daily Roundup: 31 Killed
	Iraq Alcohol Ban Comes Into Effect, Causes Controversy

Middle East

	Oman Promises Palestinian Authority It Will Not Normalize Relations With Israel
	Muslim Brotherhood Leader on Hunger Strike Against Conditions in Egyptian 'Model' Prison
	UAE Spends Billions on Home-Grown Arms at Defense Fair

Asia

	Former Japanese Soldier Who Was Sexually Assaulted Takes on Military
	Sri Lanka Police Fire Tear Gas at Election Protest; 15 Hurt

Russia

	Russian Factories Working Overtime to Make Hi-Tech Weapons, Claims Putin Ally
	Macron to Visit China, Seek Xi's Help to End Russia-Ukraine War
	G20 Meeting Ends Without Consensus Over Russia's War in Ukraine
	Russia's UN Diplomat Accuses West of Arm Twisting in Vote Isolating Moscow
	Russia, Iran Sending Top Envoys to UN's Human Rights Council
	Wagner Group Chief Wages Political War With Russian Elite
	EU Approves 10th Package of Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine War

Ukraine

	Billionaire Ackman Donates $3.25 Million for Ambulances in Ukraine
	Zelensky Fires a Top Ukrainian Military Commander, No Reason Given
	Tens of Thousands of Americans Have Welcomed Ukrainian Refugees
	US-Trained Afghan Special Forces Recruited by Wagner Group in Ukraine
	Ukraine Parliament Member to US: Use Russian Oligarchs' Money as Aid

Belarus

	Belarus President Lukashenko to Visit China Next Week
	Belarus Says It Has 1.5 Million Potential Soldiers Outside Armed Forces

Germany

	Germany to Place Order for Backfilling Howitzers Months Earlier Than Planned
	Germany's New Defense Minister Faces 'Ticking Time Bombs' in His Armed Forces

Europe

	Despite US Plea, Greece Refuses to Supply S-300 to Ukraine
	'Fleeing Hardship': Shipwreck Kills Dozens in Southern Italy
	Polish Refiner Says Russia Halted Pipeline Oil Supplies to Poland

Africa

	Burkina Faso to Recruit 5,000 Soldiers to Battle Jihadists
	Athletes Wounded After Blasts Hit Race in Cameroon's Anglophone Region
	Nigeria MP Arrested With Nearly $500,000 Before Election
	Three Dead After African Peacekeeping Mission Helicopter Crashes in Somalia
	20 Years Since War Began in Sudan's Darfur, Suffering Continues
	Tunisia Judge Imprisons Politicians, Businessman Amid Crackdown

The Americas

	Tens of Thousands Protest Mexico Electoral Reforms
	Peru Recalls Ambassador to Mexico Amid Row Over Ousted Leader
	El Salvador Moves 2,000 Alleged Gang Members to New 'Mega Prison'
	Former US Soldier Arrested in Cold Case Murder of Army Private

Afghanistan/Pakistan

	Blast Kills Four at Crowded Market in Pakistan's Balochistan
	Trade Resumes as Pakistan, Afghanistan Reopen Torkham Crossing
	Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Protest Delay in US Resettlement