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Russia claims storm damage to loading facilities responsible for stoppage of the flow of crude oil through the Caspian pipeline. Oxfam reports warns that as many as 28 million people in east Africa are at risk of slipping into extreme hunger due to commodity price hikes. The Belarus military is moving equipment and troops toward its border with Ukraine, sending alarms for a possible opening of a new front in the war. Analysis: Emerging and Existing Hotspots: US-Poland Relationship amid Ukraine War. Analysis: Ukraine War Update: Belarus Mobilization, G-20 Downsizing, Pipeline Stoppage.

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Analysis: Emerging and Existing Hotspots: US-Poland Relationship amid Ukraine War

As Russia’s war on Ukraine enters its fourth week, President Biden will travel to Europe on Wednesday with stops planned at NATO headquarters in Brussels and in Warsaw, Poland. The trip is an effort to strengthen the security alliance and reassure key European allies of the US’s commitment to military, humanitarian and economic coordination.

Analysis: Ukraine War Update: Belarus Mobilization, G-20 Downsizing, Pipeline Stoppage

Eyes are on the Belarus-Ukraine border amid reports that the Belarus military is moving equipment and troops toward the border for a possible opening of a new front. These movements come amid reports that Russian combat fatalities are significantly higher than official claims.

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