It's 4:30 pm Monday in Ukraine, what do we know?
What do we know in Ukraine?
According to British intelligence, Ukrainian forces have repelled several Russian attacks in eastern Ukraine
In an address to the South Korean parliament, President Zelenskyy said tens of thousands have been killed in the southern city of Mariupol since the war began
There are reports that Ukrainian citizens who were forcibly deported to Russia have been forced to accept Russian passports
The Foreign Ministers of Ireland, Lithuania and the Netherlands said the EU is drafting a proposal to embargo Russian oil, but member states are a long way from an agreement
Finland and Sweden could join NATO as soon as this summer
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer will be the first western leader to meet with Vladimir Putin since the war began. Nehammer says he plans to tell Putin the truth about the war
What else do we know?
It will be Macron versus Le Pen in France. Emmanuel Macron will face off against Marine Le Pen in the April 24th runoff. Macron edged out Le Pen for the most votes in Sunday’s election, as expected, but the big story was the showing by the radical left and far right parties, who posted impressive gains since the last French presidential election
Con endorses quack: Former President Trump endorsed Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s upcoming Republican primary. Presumably, Trump watched Oz selling snake oil and making entirely baseless and irresponsible claims on TV and thought to himself, ‘brutha from anotha mutha’. The move has split Republican leaders, many of whom support Oz’s opponent, Dave McCormick
The New York Times has a profile this morning of the formidable Fiona Hill that’s worth your time
Republican activists unhappy with the results of redistricting after the 2020 Census are targeting state supreme court races in key battleground states across the nation. If successful, the move could have significant implications not just for gerrymandering but for upcoming elections, as well