First, my apologies for not putting out a Big Five for the last couple of weeks. I was on a plane quite a bit, and then getting over some jet lag while also getting back to work at home on two major reports as well as putting the finishing touches on my PhD (more on that topic at some point in the future).
In this edition of The Big Five, I explore issues concerning the war in Ukraine from the past week, as well as news from the Pacific region. As always, I have included my top five national security and war reads.
Ukraine
Trump’s Futile Phone Call. This week, President Trump held another phone call with the Russian president.
Speaking with reporters afterwards about his phone call with Putin, Trump stated that "I'm very disappointed with the conversation I had today with President Putin because I don't think he's there. I didn't make any progress with him today at all."
Trump also spoke to the Ukrainian president after his call with Putin. Zelenskyy described how he and Trump "spoke about opportunities in air defense and agreed that we will work together to strengthen protection of our skies" and that they had "agreed to a meeting between our teams."
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