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• Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing, March 14, 2022 DoD 14 Mar 2022
• Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing, March 14, 2022 DoD 14 Mar 2022
• Exercise Justified Accord supports readiness between US and African partners Army News 14 Mar 2022 -- Partners from the U.S. military and 20 East African nations have assembled in Kenya and Rwanda in support of the annual exercise Justified Accord 22, Feb. 28 - Mar. 19.
• German rail now being used to help deliver Army Preposition Stocks-2 from Mannheim to Grafenwoehr Army News 14 Mar 2022 -- The 405th Army Field Support Brigade recently began augmenting its line-haul heavy equipment transporter deliveries of an entire armored brigade combat team's worth of Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 equipment with rail.
• Gulf Nation and U.S. Military launch Eagle Resolve to defend the skies CENTCOM 14 Mar 2022 -- Gulf Nation representatives from Kuwait, Bahrain and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, along with their U.S. counterparts are participating in exercise EAGLE RESOLVE, a computer based, scenario driven command post exercise (CPX) at Fort Carson, Colorado, March 6-17. The exercise is designed to enhance integration among the U.S. and our Regional Partners in the area of air and missile defense.
• Department of Defense (DoD) Announces Supplemental Grant Awards DoD 14 Mar 2022 -- The Department of Defense announced $3.6 million in Supplemental Support for Research Trainees (SSRT) awards to 34 early career researchers pursuing basic research across multiple scientific disciplines.
• USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) Arrives In Stockholm US Navy 14 Mar 2022 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrived in Stockholm, Sweden for a scheduled port visit to enhance U.S.-Sweden relations and build cohesion among key partners in the Baltic Sea region, March 14, 2022.
• USS Colorado (SSN 788) returns from deployment US Navy 14 Mar 2022 -- The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN 788) returned to Naval Submarine Base New London on Sunday, March 13, after a nearly seven-month deployment.
• NAVSUP, mission partners in Spain prepare USS Hershel "Woody" Williams' for Obangame Express 2022 US Navy 14 Mar 2022 -- The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) conducted a scheduled port visit Feb. 26 - March 4, 2022 at Naval Station Rota, Spain.
• Future USS Montana delivered to U.S. Navy US Navy 14 Mar 2022 -- The Submarine Force's newest attack submarine, the future USS Montana (SSN 794), delivered to the U.S. Navy on Mar. 12th.
• Navy Accepts Delivery of the Future USS Ft. Lauderdale US Navy 14 Mar 2022 -- The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Ft. Lauderdale (LPD 28), the 12th San Antonio class-amphibious transport dock ship, from Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls (HII) Shipbuilding Division, March 11.
• NATO'S Operation Sea Guardian returns to Western Mediterranean US Navy 14 Mar 2022 -- For the first time this year NATO's Operation Sea Guardian Task Group (OSGTG) set sail to patrol the waters of the western Mediterranean Sea on March 9.
• NATO Allies demonstrate strength and unity with exercise Cold Response in Norway NATO 14 Mar 2022 -- Tens of thousands of troops from across Europe and North America are training together in harsh climatic conditions as part of Norwegian exercise Cold Response 2022.
• China's WS-15 turbofan engine undergoes tests, shows improved performance Global Times 14 Mar 2022 -- The WS-15, China's next generation turbofan engine expected to be used on the J-20 stealth fighter jet to greatly improve its performance, has undergone several tests that saw the engine further improved and optimized, the state broadcaster recently reported.
• Chinese military to recruit 3,600-odd fresh college graduates as officers PLA Daily 14 Mar 2022 -- The Political Work Department of China's Central Military Commission (CMC) recently launched the work of direct recruitment of fresh college graduates in 2022.
• Mechanical malfunction likely behind Mirage-2000 crash: Air Force CNA 14 Mar 2022 -- Initial indications are that a mechanical malfunction likely caused the crash of a Mirage-2000 fighter jet off the coast of southeastern Taiwan on Monday, Taiwan's Air Force said, as the search for the jet continued.
• Pilot ejects from Mirage-2000 jet off Taiwan; plane still missing CNA 14 Mar 2022 -- The pilot of a Mirage-2000 fighter jet ejected from the aircraft off eastern Taiwan on Monday morning and is now safe, but the aircraft has not yet been located, according to the Taiwan Air Force.
• Taiwan grounds Mirage fighter jet fleet after plane crash Radio Free Asia 14 Mar 2022 -- The Taiwanese military reported another fighter jet air crash on Monday, the second since the beginning of the year, and has grounded its fleet of French-built Mirage planes as it investigates.
• Taiwan Fighter Jet Crashes Into Sea During Training Flight, Pilot Survives - Authorities Sputnik 14 Mar 2022 -- A Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the Taiwanese air force crashed into the sea during a training flight, but the pilot managed to escape, the office of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday.
• Pakistan Air Force inducts 6 Chinese J-10CE jets PLA Daily 14 Mar 2022 -- The deployment of the China-built J-10CE fighter jet will give a significant boost to the Pakistan Air Force's combat capability and diversify its operational portfolio, according to Chinese observers.
• Germany Reportedly Plans to Buy Over Thirty F-35 Jets From US Firm Lockheed Martin Sputnik 14 Mar 2022 -- Currently, Germany owns only one class of fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons - the Tornado. Germany is going to purchase F-35 fighter jets made by US firm Lockheed Martin to replace its ageing Tornado aircraft, Reuters reported, citing two government sources.
• TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED BY DRDO India PIB 14 Mar 2022 -- Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) undertakes various R&D projects. The lab-wise details of projects sanctioned during last three years (1st January 2019 to 31st December 2021)) is as below:
• DEFENCE EQUIPMENT PROJECTS UNDER MAKE IN INDIA SCHEME India PIB 14 Mar 2022 -- The Government has taken several policy initiatives in the past few years under 'Make in India' program and brought in reforms to encourage indigenous design, development and manufacture of defence equipment in the country, thereby expanding the production of indigenous defence equipment.
• NEW PROCESS FOR PROCUREMENT OF DEFENCE EQUIPMENT India PIB 14 Mar 2022 -- The revision of procedure for Defence Capital Acquisitions as given in DPP-2016 was undertaken incorporating comments/suggestions of a wide spectrum of stakeholders and accordingly, Ministry of Defence promulgated the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 (DAP 2020) with effect from 01st October, 2020.
• CONSTRUCTION OF FLEET SUPPORT VESSELS India PIB 14 Mar 2022 -- The proposal for acquisition of five fleet support vessels is in advanced stage. For design and construction of fleet support vessels, Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) has entered into a collaborator contract as per extant procurement procedures. Presently, the case is at advanced stage of negotiations.
• DEFENCE MODERNISATION India PIB 14 Mar 2022 -- Details of Budget Estimates (BE) and Expenditure incurred by Armed Forces under Capital Acquisition segment (Modernisation) of the Defence Services Estimates since Financial Year 2014-15 are as under:
• GOVERNMENT PLANS ON AMCA India PIB 14 Mar 2022 -- Process for obtaining Cabinet Committee on Security's (CCS) approval for design and prototype development of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) has been initiated.
• IRGC forms nuclear command center IRNA 14 Mar 2022 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, the IRGC, has recently established a command center tasked with protecting the country's nuclear facilities.
• Joint Saudi-Jordanian Exercise "Sahab 4" Kicks off SPA 14 Mar 2022 -- The joint Saudi-Jordanian exercise "Sahab 4" was launched yesterday in the northwest region, in the presence of Commander of the northwest region Major General Hussain bin Saeed Al-Qahtani, and a number of senior officers of the armed forces from both sides.
• Turkey Says It Has No Interest in Patriot Missile System, Considers F-35 Issue 'Closed' Sputnik 14 Mar 2022 -- A Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the Taiwanese air force crashed into the sea during a training flight, but the pilot managed to escape, the office of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday.
• Forces arrive for Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 2022 Australia DOD 14 Mar 2022 -- United States (US) Marines have begun arriving in the Northern Territory to commence the eleventh annual rotation of the Marine Rotational Force - Darwin (MRF-D).
• Research Study Shows Jump In European Arms Imports Amid Deteriorating Russia Ties RFE/RL 14 Mar 2022 -- Europe led the world in the growth of arms imports over the past five years and will likely continue to do so as countries build up weapons stocks in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a study published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
• Commending New Zealand's New Sanctions Regime US Dept. of State 14 Mar 2022 -- The United States welcomes the passage of New Zealand's new sanctions regime, which allows the imposition of sanctions on those responsible for, or associated with, Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Croatian Prime Minister Plenkovic US Dept. of State 14 Mar 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan US Dept. of State 14 Mar 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Ivoirian Prime Minister Achi US Dept. of State 14 Mar 2022
• Slovenia - U.S. Strategic Dialogue Joint Statement US Dept. of State 14 Mar 2022 -- The following is the text of a joint statement by the Governments of Slovenia and the United States of America.
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with French, German, Italian, and UK Counterparts US Dept. of State 14 Mar 2022
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 14, 2022 The White House 14 Mar 2022
• Department Press Briefing – March 14, 2022 US Dept. of State 14 Mar 2022

Defense Industry

• Contracts For March 14, 2022
• Freight Carriers Agree to Pay $6.85 Million to Resolve Allegations of Knowingly Presenting False Claims to the Department of Defense US Dept. of Justice 14 Mar 2022 -- YRC Freight Inc. (YRC), Roadway Express Inc. and Yellow Transportation Inc. (collectively the YRC defendants), have agreed to pay approximately $6.85 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that they knowingly presented false claims to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) by systematically overcharging for freight carrier services and making false statements to hide their misconduct.

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 14 March 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 14 Mar 2022
• Afghans Battle Red Tape, Taliban In Hope Of Evacuation To U.S. RFE/RL Gandhara 14 Mar 2022 -- Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, Hanif has been on the run. He has lived in hiding for months, constantly moving from place to place as he awaits word that he will be cleared for evacuation to the United States.
• Afghan Diplomatic Missions in US Close, Remain Open Elsewhere VOA 14 Mar 2022 -- The Afghan Embassy and two consulates in the United States will cease operations at noon March 23, Afghan diplomats say.
• Measles Outbreak Kills 142 Children in Afghanistan VOA 14 Mar 2022 -- A week-long measles vaccination campaign is underway in Afghanistan where the World Health Organization (WHO) says the extremely contagious viral disease has killed 142 children and infected 18,000 since the start of the year.
• Breaking from the past, Vietnam marks South China Sea battle anniversary Radio Free Asia 14 Mar 2022 -- In an unusually bold move, the Vietnam government has commemorated the 34th anniversary of a battle against the Chinese navy in the South China Sea with a ceremony led by the prime minister and a front page editorial Monday in the ruling party's mouthpiece.
• Yemen: Acute hunger at unprecedented levels as funding dries up WFP 14 Mar 2022 -- Yemen's already dire hunger crisis is teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe, with 17.4 million people now in need of food assistance and a growing portion of the population coping with emergency levels of hunger, UN agencies have warned.
• Yemen facing 'outright catastrophe' over rising hunger, warn UN humanitarians UN News 14 Mar 2022 -- Yemen's already dire hunger crisis is "teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe", UN agency chiefs said on Monday, as new data analysis from the war-ravaged country indicated potentially record food insecurity.
• Hardline monks tied to pro-junta militias in Myanmar's Sagaing region Radio Free Asia 14 Mar 2022 -- Ultranationalist Buddhist clergymen, including outspoken monk Wirathu, are throwing their support behind the pro-junta Pyu Saw Htee militia in its fight against prodemocracy paramilitaries in Myanmar's Sagaing region, including by undergoing weapons training clad in saffron robes, residents said Monday.
• Taiwan Scrambles Jets as 13 Chinese Aircraft Enter Air Defence Zone Sputnik 14 Mar 2022 -- This comes just hours after a Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the Taiwanese air force crashed into the sea during a training flight.
• Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia Forced to Move to Escape Attacks, Hunger VOA 14 Mar 2022 -- Aid groups say Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia are facing increased attacks and growing hunger as humanitarian access to the displaced persons camps remains limited. The aid groups are calling on Ethiopian authorities to protect refugees and allow much-needed assistance into besieged areas of the country.

News Reports

• CISA Hosts Eighth Cyber Storm Exercise with More than 200 Organizations CISA 14 Mar 2022 -- Last week, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) hosted a three-day cyber exercise, Cyber Storm VIII, which included more than 2,000 private sector, government, and international participants from approximately 200 organizations.
• Seattle Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization US Dept. of Justice 14 Mar 2022 -- A Seattle man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
• Slovakia Expels Three Members Of Russian Embassy Staff RFE/RL 14 Mar 2022 -- Slovakia has announced the expulsion of three Russian Embassy staff based on information from the country's intelligence service and gave them 72 hours to leave.
• Moscow Will Respond to Bratislava's Decision to Expel Russian Diplomats Sputnik 14 Mar 2022 -- Earlier, there were reports that Slovakia intends to expel three Russian diplomats on suspicion of espionage.
• Press release on a meeting with heads of diplomatic missions of Latin American and Caribbean states Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Mar 2022
• Working meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko President of Russia 14 Mar 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel.
• Statement of the head of the delegation of the Russian Federation at the 65th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Oleg Syromolotov, Vienna, 14 March 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Mar 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at a joint news conference following talks with Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Moscow, March 14, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Mar 2022
• EU Members Agree New Package Of Russia Sanctions RFE/RL 14 Mar 2022 -- European Union member states have agreed on a fourth package of sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, the office of the French EU presidency has announced.
• Shipment of Asustek products to Russia at 'effective standstill' CNA 14 Mar 2022 -- Asustek Computer Inc., one of Taiwan's leading PC brands, said Monday evening on social media that shipments of the company's products to Russia were at "an effective standstill" and the company plans to donate to relief efforts in Ukraine.
• Australia Targets 33 Russian Businessmen, Including Abramovich, With Sanctions Amid Ukraine Crisis Sputnik 14 Mar 2022 -- Australia is introducing more sanctions targeting Russian businessmen and other prominent figures, as well as their family members, over the situation in Ukraine, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Monday.
• Australia to Sanction Russian Oligarchs VOA 14 Mar 2022 -- Australia has imposed fresh sanctions on wealthy Russian entrepreneurs because of the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine. The move is part of Australia's strategy to penalize people of economic and political value to Russia.
• Israel Rules Out Providing 'Route to Bypass Sanctions' Imposed on Russia Sputnik 14 Mar 2022 -- The Israeli government is making efforts to avoid the country becoming a detour for anti-Russia sanctions, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Monday.
• Putin Threatens to Privatize Western Companies that Exit Russia VOA 14 Mar 2022 -- Russian officials have said that they will move to nationalize the assets of Western companies that pull out of their country over its invasion of Ukraine, a decision that will cause significant economic harm to hundreds of businesses while, at least temporarily, preserving the jobs of the tens of thousands of Russians employed by them.
• Fearing Fallout From Putin's War, Russians Flee Abroad RFE/RL 14 Mar 2022 -- Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted tens of thousands of middle-class Russians to abruptly flee abroad as they stare at a bleak future in their increasingly isolated homeland.
• Exclusive: China captures powerful US NSA cyberspy tool Global Times 14 Mar 2022 -- China captured a spy tool deployed by the US National Security Agency, which is capable of lurking in a victim's computer to access sensitive information and was found to have controlled global internet equipment and stole large amounts of users' information, according to a report the Global Times obtained from the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center exclusively on Monday.
• China Reportedly Detects Cyberattack Tool Used by US Intelligence Sputnik 14 Mar 2022 -- China has discovered a cyberespionage tool used by the US National Security Agency (NSA) that can lurk in a computer and enable remote access to sensitive data stored on the device, Chinese newspaper Global Times reported on Monday, citing a report by China's state-run National Computer Virus Emergency Response Centre.
• US Must Immediately Stop Cyberattacks Against China - Chinese Foreign Ministry Sputnik 14 Mar 2022 -- The United States must take a more responsible position on cyberspace and immediately stop cyberattacks against China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Monday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on March 14, 2022 PRC MofA 13 Mar 2022
• Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on China The White House 14 Mar 2022
• China, US keep dialogue, but 'no respect, no cooperation' Global Times 14 Mar 2022 -- China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi met US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in the Italian capital of Rome Monday to exchange views on China-US relations and other international and regional issues of common concern.
• U.S.-China Talks In Rome Put Beijing's Support For Russia In The Crosshair RFE/RL 14 Mar 2022 -- Reports that Moscow has asked China for military equipment have raised fresh questions about how far Beijing is willing to go in backing Russia as it faces cutting sanctions and mounting international pressure over its war in Ukraine.
• US Watching 'Very Closely' for Chinese Support to Russia Amid Ukraine Op, State Department Says Sputnik 14 Mar 2022 -- Earlier, Chinese and Russian officials each dismissed claims made by anonymous US officials to Western media that the People's Republic was prepared to assist Moscow with weaponry and economic aid amid Russia's ongoing military operation in Ukraine.
• China Slams Claims About Russia Asking for Military Assistance in Ukraine Op as 'US Disinformation' Sputnik 14 Mar 2022 -- Earlier, a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy to the United States reportedly rejected media allegations that Moscow had sought Beijing's help with military equipment and other logistics for its operation to de-Nazify Ukraine. Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the embassy, reportedly told Reuters on Sunday that he had "never heard of that."
• Hong Kong security police threaten London-based rights group, order website takedown Radio Free Asia 14 Mar 2022 -- The UK on Monday hit out at authorities in China and Hong Kong after they put pressure on a London-based rights group to take down its website, threatening prosecution under a draconian national security law applicable anywhere in the world.
• US: China will face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions Press TV 14 Mar 2022 -- The United States says China will face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions imposed by Washington and its allies in response to Moscow's military operation in Ukraine.
• DPRK Premier Inspects Industrial Establishments KCNA 14 Mar 2022 -- Kim Tok Hun, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, vice-president of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and premier of the Cabinet, made a field survey of the Huichon Precision Machine Plant and the February 8 Jikdong Youth Coal Mine.
• North Korea Reportedly Preparing Another ICBM Missile Test as Soon as 'This Week' Sputnik 14 Mar 2022 -- North Korea launched a short-range missile from the Sunan area near Pyongyang on March 5, marking the country's ninth missile test since the start of the year.
• Special Representative for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim's Trilateral Call with Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative Noh and Japan Director General Funakoshi US Dept. of State 14 Mar 2022
• Iran to remain in Vienna Talks until it reaches "strong agreement" ISNA 14 Mar 2022 -- Iran's secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani stressed that the Islamic Republic of Iran will remain in the Vienna Talks until it reaches a "strong agreement" that meets all its legal and logical demands.
• What happened in Vienna a short pause: Khatibzadeh ISNA 14 Mar 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh stressed that what happened in Vienna is a short pause.
• Iran says waiting for US response before returning to Vienna Press TV 14 Mar 2022 -- Iran says it is waiting for a response from the US before going back to the Austrian capital for the conclusion of Vienna talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal and removal of sanctions.
• Iranian Foreign Minister To Discuss Nuclear Deal In Moscow RFE/RL 14 Mar 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss the conflict in Ukraine and ongoing international talks to revive the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear pact with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Russian and Iranian news agencies say.
• Iran's IRGC Reportedly Prevented Sabotage at Fordow Nuclear Facility Sputnik 14 Mar 2022 -- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran on Monday prevented a sabotage attempt at a nuclear facility in Fordow, the Tasnim news agency reported.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi US Dept. of State 14 Mar 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) Prime Minister Barzani US Dept. of State 14 Mar 2022
• A missile attack with two messages IRNA 14 Mar 2022 -- Iran's Sunday missile attack on Israeli targets in Iraq, on the one hand, is not a new example of such measures, but it is different from similar attacks in the past, on the other hand, and can affect equations in the Middle East.
• Kazakh Opposition Leader Sent To Detention RFE/RL 14 Mar 2022 -- Kazakh opposition leader Zhanbolat Mamai has been placed in pretrial detention on a charge of insulting law enforcement officers and distributing "false information."
• Kazakhstan Limits Outflows Of Hard Currency, Gold Amid Russia Sanctions RFE/RL 14 Mar 2022 -- Kazakhstan has limited flows of hard currency and gold out of the country amid an ongoing economic downturn in neighboring Russia after Moscow was hit with sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.
• Kazakh Officials Give Contradicting Death Tolls From January Unrest RFE/RL 14 Mar 2022 -- Kazakh officials have given contradicting death tolls from the anti-government protests in January that led to the removal of former President Nursultan Nazarbaev and his relatives from the country's political scene.
• January Riots in Kazakhstan Resulted in Death of 230 People - Prosecutor General Sputnik 14 Mar 2022 -- A total of 230 people died as a result of the January riots in Kazakhstan, the country's Prosecutor General, Berik Assylov, said on Monday.
• UN rights chief decries mass execution of 81 people in Saudi Arabia UN News 14 Mar 2022 -- The UN human rights chief has condemned the beheading of 81 people by Saudi Arabia during the course of a single day, charged with terrorism-related offences.
• Lebanese PM Mikati says he will not run in May parliamentary elections Press TV 14 Mar 2022 -- Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has announced that he will not run in the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for May 15, and that he will instead support the efforts of the elected individuals.
• Borrell Says North Macedonia's EU Accession Process Should Start As Soon As Possible RFE/RL 14 Mar 2022 -- The EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, says the bloc should start formal accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania as soon as possible to enhance the security and defense of the Balkans as concerns that Russia's invasion of Ukraine will create volatility throughout the region.