The Evening: Temporary Local Cease-Fires, Putin Vows Victory, Heartbreaker Mike Campbell, and More

Note: CSIS is curating expert analysis surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and updating content frequently. Visit “Crisis Crossroads: Ukraine.”

In addition, we’re recording daily episodes of “The Truth of the Matter” podcast. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Temporary Local Cease-Fire Agreement

Ukraine and Russia say they have agreed to temporary local cease-fires to create “humanitarian corridors” so civilians can be evacuated and food and medicine can be delivered.

The cease-fires—which followed a second round of talks Thursday—would not apply everywhere, as the Washington Post reports.

Siege to Urban Areas

Russian forces on Thursday laid siege to urban areas across the country a day after seizing the first major city, continuing a grinding offensive that has deepened the conflict’s humanitarian crisis, as the NYT reports.

Putin Vows War Will be Won

In a televised address Thursday, Vladimir Putin declared that his war with Ukraine will be won “whatever happens.” Putin also spoke to French president Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, telling him Russia’s operations in Ukraine were “going according to plan,” as the FT reports.

Executive Education

Inside DOD's FY 2023 Budget, a CSIS executive education course, offers key insights from CSIS experts and practitioners on what the Biden administration's FY 2023 budget and strategy documents reveal about strategic priorities, major budget movements, force structure adds and cuts, and acquisition program changes.

Video Shorts

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In That Number

10 million

The United Nations predicted that 10 million Ukrainians—roughly a quarter of the population—could be displaced, including about four million becoming refugees into other countries.

Source: NYT

Critical Quote

“We have nothing to lose but our own freedom.”

— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

iDeas Lab

The CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative recently published a new feature titled “What Lies Beneath: Chinese Surveys in the South China Sea,” that utilizes maps to highlight Chinese survey vessels in the South China Sea.

The Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab at CSIS enhances our research with the latest in cutting-edge web technologies, design, and multimedia.

Optics

​​(Photo credit: Wojtek Radwanski/AFP/Getty Images.) Refugees from Ukraine are seen as they arrive at the Polish-Ukrainian border crossing in Krościenko, Poland, on March 3, 2022.

Recommended Reading

“The War in Ukraine: Meeting the Russian Challenge to NATO” by CSIS's Anthony H. Cordesman.

This Town Tomorrow

At 10:00 a.m., join the CSIS Africa Program for a discussion between Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto and CSIS Africa Director Mvemba Phezo Dizolele on the future of democracy in Kenya.

Earlier, at 8:00 a.m., the Atlantic Council holds a conversation on what comes next in Ukraine.

And, at noon, the Hudson Institute hosts an event to discuss the implications of the Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy for U.S. foreign policy.

Video

The CSIS Asia Program yesterday hosted a discussion on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its geopolitical implications for Asia. Watch the event here.

Podcasts

In today's episode of The Truth of the Matter, CSIS’s Caitlin Welsh joins the podcast to talk about the impact that food insecurity is having in wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, disturbances in global food security, and what this all means for both Russia and the United States.

Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

If you read this space you know that I love Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. With Tom Petty no longer with us, his amazing guitarist Mike Campbell now has his own band called Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs. Here’s their new video. I love it!