Stevenson’s army, March 7

– NYT says US has approached Venezuela about buying oil.

– WaPO says US is planning in case there is a Ukrainian govt in exile.

–Lots of news inNYT story

– WSJ says Russians are recruiting Syrians for Ukraine war.

– K St Lobbyists for Russia out of luck.

– Politico has more on the interagency fight over trade policy

– A student told me of Treasury Oct 2021 report on sanctions policy.

– Amy Zegart analyzes effects of Ukraine info ops.

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