Russia, Europe and Eurasia, Ukraine

February 20, 2024

Today’s D Brief: Ukraine’s Avdiivka pullout; Houthis’ robot sub; US vetoes ceasefire resolution; V-22 crash investigation; And a bit more.

And lastly today: Join several scholars and Russia-watchers marking two years of Russia’s Ukraine invasion with a livestreamed discussion this afternoon hosted by the Defense Priorities think tank, based in Washington.

Emma Ashford of the Stimson Center joins Michael Kofman from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, as well as Ben Friedman and Daniel Davis from Defense Priorities. The event is slated for 12 p.m. ET. Details and RSVP here.

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