Thursday 30th March 2023
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Contents
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1 World society
United Nations
News links from around the world
JPR Book Notes
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2 The war in Ukraine
Fifty-seven weeks in, Thursday 30th March 2023
The military situation
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News items
Some of the items appearing below are from The Times … or, in the case of Sunday, from The Observer. “30, 1” indicates 30th March, 2023, page 1. Although not named, the work of the journalists is appreciated – indeed it is what I depend on. I buy the paper version but sometimes cite the online version (The Observer has open access but The Times does not.)
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1 World society
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United Nations
UN News: https://news.un.org/en/
New network aims to save migrant lives in the Americas
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/03/1135157
UN General Assembly:
https://press.un.org/en/content/general-assembly/meetings-coverage
Education, slave trade: https://press.un.org/en/2023/ga12496.doc.htm
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News links from around the world
Russia: https://tass.com/
Summit for Democracy mum on repressions against Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Russian envoy:
https://tass.com/russia/1596375
USA: https://www.washingtonpost.com/
China: https://www.globaltimes.cn/
UK: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news
France: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/; https://www.lemonde.fr/ (in French)
India: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
Japan: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/
Nigeria: https://guardian.ng/
Brazil: https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/; https://www.folha.uol.com.br/ (in Portuguese)
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JPR Book Notes
https://www.prio.org/journals/jpr/booknotes
Brown, Craig S (2022) Steve Wright: A Spy for Peace
https://www.prio.org/journals/jpr/booknotes/3168
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3 The war in Ukraine
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The military situation
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BBC: War in Ukraine:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60525350.
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Dmitry Muratov: Nuclear warning from Russia's Nobel-winning journalist
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65119595
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The Map (9th March):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60506682 .
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https://www.understandingwar.org/ :
Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on March 29 to review strategic and long-term cooperation agreements that will likely intensify Russia and Iran’s bilateral security relationship. Abdollahian stated that Russian and Iranian officials are in the final stage of signing a cooperation agreement. Lavrov promoted Iran’s “Hormoz Peace Plan” for security in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman and stated that the Kremlin demands an immediate return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Abdollahian and Lavrov likely discussed continued Russian efforts to procure Iranian weapon systems for use in Ukraine and a finalized agreement for Russia to provide Iran with Su-35 attack aircraft. The Ukrainian Resistance Center reported on March 29 that Iranian Pouya Air Transport resumed regular flights between Tehran and Moscow on March 13 likely to support weapons transfers. The Ukrainian Resistance Center also reported that Iranian officials are planning to deliver Shahed-131 drones to Wagner Group personnel and that Wagner personnel have started training to operate the drones, although ISW has not observed confirmation that Wagner Group personnel have used Iranian-made drones in Ukraine. ISW previously assessed that Russia is relying on Iran for military and technological support in Ukraine and that some Iranian personnel are likely in Ukraine directly supporting Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure. Iran is likely attempting to solidify a bilateral security relationship with Russia in which the two are more equal partners and will likely increase weapons transfers to Russia in pursuit of this goal.
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Johnson’s Russia List:
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Russia Matters:
https://www.russiamatters.org/ ;
RM: https://www.russiamatters.org/blog/russia-ukraine-war-report-card-march-28-2023
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RUSI
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THE END