At UN, US accuses Russia of war crimes, including the execution of Ukrainian troops attempting to surrender

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73% : http://appropriations.house.gov1 p.m. -- Center for Strategic and International Studies virtual discussion: "The Future of the U.S. Navy," with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday https://www.csis.org/events/future-us-navy-chief-naval-operations1 p.m. -- Vandenberg Coalition virtual discussion: "The National Defense Strategy in American strategic planning, competition with China and the defense of Taiwan, and U.S. military strategy in the context of great power rivalry," with former Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for Strategy and Force Development Elbridge Colby, author of Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Competition https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register2 p.m. 2118 Rayburn -- House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness Hearing: "F-35 Sustainment," with testimony from Steven Morani, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for sustainment / acting assistant secretary of defense for sustainment; Lt. Gen. Eric Fick, program executive officer, F-35 Joint Program Office; and Diana Maurer, director, Defense Capabilities and Management Team, Government Accountability Office https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings2:30 p.m. 2362-B Rayburn -- House Appropriations Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on "FY2023 Budget Request for the Department of Energy," with testimony from Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm http://appropriations.house.gov3 p.m. -- Brookings Institution virtual discussion: "Defense spending in the states," with Mackenzie Eaglen, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute; Elizabeth Chimienti, program activity lead for diversification and realignment in the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation; and Michael O'Hanion, director of research in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/defense-spending-in-the-states4:30 p.m. 2118 Rayburn -- House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations Hearing: "Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for U.S. Special Operations Forces and Command," with testimony from Christopher Maier, assistant secretary of defense special operations and low intensity conflict; Army Gen. Richard Clarke, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings4:45 p.m. 1740 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. -- Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies discussion with Latvian Ambassador to the U.S. Maris Selga on Latvian foreign policy, NATO and Ukraine https://www.eventbrite.com/e/latvia-and-baltic-securityFRIDAY | APRIL 2910 a.m. -- Hudson Institute virtual discussion: "Seapower and U.S. Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific," with Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn.; and Rep. Robert Wittman, R-Va. https://www.hudson.org/events/2107-virtual-event-seapower11 a.m. 2118 Rayburn -- House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems hearing: "Department of Defense Information Technology, Cybersecurity, and Information Assurance for Fiscal Year 2023," with testimony from John Sherman, CIO and acting DOD chief digital and artificial intelligence officer; Kelly Fletcher, principal deputy CIO, Office of the Secretary of Defense; and Margaret Palmieri, principal deputy chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, Office of the Secretary of Defense https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings11 a.m. -- McCain Institute virtual discussion: "NATO & China: Has a European War Changed NATO's Approach to China?" with Lithuanian Parliament Member Zygimantas Pavilionis, former Lithuanian ambassador to the U.S.; Bobo Lo, nonresident senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis's Democratic Resilience Program; and Jakub Janda, associate fellow at the Slovak Security Policy Institute https://www.mccaininstitute.org/resources/events12 p.m. -- Center for the National Interest virtual discussion: "What Are the Implications of the Ukraine War for Chinese Foreign Policy?" with Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon professor of government at Harvard University; retired Marine Lt. Gen. Wallace Gregson, senior director, China and the Pacific, Center for the National Interest; and Jacob Heilbrunn, moderator, editor of the National Interest https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register1 p.m. -- Atlantic Council virtual discussion: "Understanding the challenges of U.S. and allied defense innovation," with James Taiclet, president, chairman, and CEO of the Lockheed Martin Corporation; Courtney Kube, national security and military correspondent at NBC News; and former Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, vice chair of the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/eventQUOTE OF THE DAY"Let us be clear: those who unleashed, perpetrated, and ordered these crimes must be held to account.
46% : "This assessment is based on a careful and rigorous review of public sources and also intelligence sources," said Beth Van Schaack, U.S. ambassador-at-large for global criminal justice at the United Nations, on Wednesday.
31% : "Congress and the nation deserve to understand how your administration plans to fulfill your 'unshakable commitment to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon' yet to date only closed-door classified briefings have been provided to Congress," says the letter signed by Reps. Claudia Tenney of New York, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Gregory Steube of Florida, Ronny Jackson of Texas, and Maria Salazar of Florida.
26% :Beth Van Schaack, U.S. ambassador-at-large for global criminal justice at the United Nations, Wednesday, citing new evidence that Russian troops executed Ukrainian soldier attempting to surrender.

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