– NYT details Biden’s secret trip.
– Guardian suggests Swedish Koran burning was financed by Moscow
– Axios reports secret meetings between Israelis and Palestinians
– Philippines moves closer to US
– Putin suspends participation in New START
– WaPo reports US military expansion in Pacific
– Atlantic writer criticizes “military first” approach there
– SAIS profs — Ed Joseph sees Ukraine-Kosovo link; Eliot Cohen says Biden visit is “gut punch to Putin”
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