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The US military increases readiness in South Korea amid concerns of possible ICBM missile launch by North Korea. European governments attempt to ease bite of high energy prices through tax cuts and subsidies. Nearly 30 million people were under lockdown across China as COVID-19 cases double. Analysis: Risk Update: Iran Nuclear Negotiations. Analysis: Ukraine War Update: Russian Anti-War Protest, Chinese Sanctions Worries, Ukrainian Refugee Visas.

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A rundown of important global risk developments in markets, in business, and region by region. 

Analysis: Risk Update: Iran Nuclear Negotiations

Nuclear negotiations in Vienna are on the brink of collapse in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as the EU and US escalate their coordinated sanctions campaign against Moscow. Just weeks ago, parties to the talks had reached the final stages of discussions to restore the JCPOA after several months of talks, before President Putin’s decision to declare war on Ukraine threw the delicate arrangement into chaos.

Analysis: Ukraine War Update: Russian Anti-War Protest, Chinese Sanctions Worries, Ukrainian Refugee Visas

Viktor Zolotov, chief of Russia's national guard and a member of Putin's security council, said that Russia's military operation in Ukraine has been slower than expected, the strongest acknowledgement yet from Moscow that its invasion is not going to plan.

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