| 'MAKE IT HAPPEN': Under extraordinary secrecy and against the advice of the Pentagon and Secret Service, President Joe Biden traveled by plane, then train, departing Washington in the pre-dawn hours Sunday and arriving in Kyiv to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky 20 hours later. "This was a historic visit, unprecedented in modern times, to have the president of the United States visit the capital of a country at war where the United States military does not control the critical infrastructure," said national security adviser Jake Sullivan in a call with reporters. "This was a risk that Joe Biden wanted to take," said White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield. "It's important to him to show up, even when it's hard, and he directed his team to make it happen, no matter how challenging the logistics." Sullivan confirmed that before Biden's departure, for what he called "de-confliction purposes," the Kremlin was given a heads-up that the president would be traveling to Kyiv. Russian media portrayed that as the U.S. requiring Moscow's permission for Biden's visit. However, the unstated implication from the White House was that the notification amounted to a warning that any military action that threatened Biden's safety would be seen as a direct attack on the U.S. BIDEN ANNOUNCES $500 MILLION IN NEW MILITARY AID DURING TRIP TO KYIV BIDEN: 'ONE YEAR LATER, KYIV STANDS': Biden is now in Warsaw, where he's meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda and is to deliver a formal address from the gardens of Warsaw's Royal Castle at 11:30 a.m. Washington time. During his brief foray into Ukraine, Biden told Zelensky that Kyiv had "captured a part of my heart" and pledged once again to maintain the unity of support for Ukraine's valiant effort to defend its sovereignty against Russia's aggression. "This is the largest land war in Europe in three-quarters of a century, and you're succeeding against all and every expectation except your own. We have every confidence that you're going to continue to prevail," Biden said. "One year later, Kyiv stands and Ukraine stands. Democracy stands. The Americans stand with you, and the world stands with you." "Putin's war of conquest is failing," he said. "He thought he could outlast us. I don't think he's thinking that right now. God knows what he's thinking, but I don't think he's thinking that." RUSSIA COULD GIVE IRAN HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM, ZELENSKY WARNS PUTIN: WEST SEEKING 'STRATEGIC DEFEAT' OF RUSSIA: In a rambling state-of-the-nation address carried on all Russian television channels, President Vladimir Putin gave no indication he's thinking of giving up, despite a year of battlefield setbacks in which Russian forces have suffered horrific casualties estimated at 200,000 dead and wounded. In the speech before a large gathering of Russian lawmakers and other officials, Putin railed against what he called "the elites of the West" who he said are intent on "trying to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia," and insisted he was winning the war while Russia's economy was unhurt by Western sanctions. "It is impossible to defeat Russia on the battlefield, so they increased their information attacks, and of course, they are targeting our young generation," Putin said. "They'll keep lying — they're twisting historic facts." Putin called the Ukrainian people "hostages of their Western masters" and said the continued supply of high-tech weaponry to Ukraine will only force Russia to push deeper into Ukraine. "One thing is very clear to everyone that the greater the range of these systems, the farther away we will be forced to move the threat from our borders." PUTIN DELIVERS STATE OF THE NATION SPEECH AHEAD OF UKRAINE INVASION ANNIVERSARY Good Tuesday morning and welcome to Jamie McIntyre's Daily on Defense, written and compiled by Washington Examiner National Security Senior Writer Jamie McIntyre (@jamiejmcintyre) and edited by Conrad Hoyt. Email here with tips, suggestions, calendar items, and anything else. Sign up or read current and back issues at DailyonDefense.com. If signing up doesn't work, shoot us an email and we'll add you to our list. And be sure to follow us on Twitter: @dailyondefense. Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine and get Washington Briefing: politics and policy stories that will keep you up to date with what's going on in Washington. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue! CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP OR READ BACK ISSUES OF DAILY ON DEFENSE HAPPENING TODAY: China's top diplomat Wang Yi is due to arrive in Moscow today and is expected to get an audience with Putin, as the U.S. is expressing concern that Beijing could come to the aid of Russia by supplying arms and ammunition. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Wang on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference and, in a series of interviews afterward, said he warned Xi Jinping's top foreign policy adviser that any supply of lethal aid to Moscow would have "serious consequences" for the U.S.-China relationship. China's trying to have it both ways. Publicly they present themselves as a country striving for peace in Ukraine," said Blinken on NBC's Meet the Press. But, he added, the U.S. has information indicating Beijing is "strongly considering" providing lethal assistance to Russia, including weapons. "To the best of our knowledge, they haven't crossed that line yet." "It is the US, not China, that has been pouring weapons into the battlefield. The U.S. is in no position to tell China what to do," said spokesman Wang Wenbin at Monday's regular Chinese Foreign Ministry briefing. "China's position boils down to supporting talks for peace. The international community is fully aware who is calling for dialogue and striving for peace, and who is fanning the flames and stoking confrontation," he said. "China will continue to stay firm on the side of peace and dialogue, and play a constructive part in easing the situation." BLINKEN MEETS CHINESE COUNTERPART IN PERSON FOR FIRST TIME SINCE SPY BALLOON INCIDENT N. KOREA'S LATEST MISSILE TESTS: North Korea is continuing its recent pattern of aggressive missile testing, firing two short-range ballistic missiles toward Japan yesterday, two days after it launched a long-range ICBM that could, in theory, reach the United States. "On the honorable combat orders, the First Red Flag Hero Company conducted a high-angle launch of Hwasongpho-15 through the maximum range system at Pyongyang International Airport on Saturday afternoon," the state-run Korean Central News Agency said in a statement. The missile was "launched at a lofted trajectory and landed in the Sea of Japan," according to the U.S. "This sustained pattern of flagrant violations by the DPRK of council resolutions explicitly prohibiting DPRK ballistic missile launches demands a response from this council," said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a hastily-called meeting of the U.N. Security Council yesterday. "There is no dancing around a simple fact: the resolutions the DPRK is violating are ours. They came directly from this council." INDUSTRY WATCH: The Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract that could be worth more than $2 billion to deliver hypersonic missiles that can be integrated with the Navy's Zumwalt-class destroyers. The initial contract for the Conventional Prompt Strike weapon, a hypersonic boost-glide missile system that enables long-range flight at speeds greater than Mach 5, is worth $1.1 billion, according to the company. "The company, along with industry partners including subcontractors Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics Mission Systems, is on track to provide the CPS surface-launched, sea-based hypersonic strike capability to sailors by the mid-2020s," Lockheed Martin said in a statement. "The contract also provides for additional AURs plus canisters for the U.S. Army's Long Range Hypersonic Weapon testing, training and tactical employment." 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Jimmy Carter Came To The Rescue. Calendar TUESDAY | FEBRUARY 21 8:30 a.m. 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — Hudson Institute discussion: "Keeping Ukraine on the Path to Victory," with Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova; Mamuka Mamulashvili, commander of the Georgian Legion; Nolan Peterson, senior editor of Coffee or Die; Paul Massaro, foreign policy expert; Melinda Haring, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council; former U.S. Army Europe Commander Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, senior adviser at Human Rights First; and Maria Tomak, head of the Crimea Platform Department at the Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea https://www.hudson.org/events/keeping-ukraine-path-victory 9 a.m. — American Enterprise Institute podcast The Eastern Front and American Purpose event: "Russia's War on Ukraine at Year One," with retired Gen. Philip Breedlove, former supreme allied commander; retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, former commanding general of U.S. Army Europe; retired Adm. James Foggo, former commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Iulia Joja, senior fellow, Middle East Institute; Giselle Donnelly, senior fellow in defense and national security at AEI; and Dalibor Rohac, senior fellow, AEI https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register 9 a.m. — Atlantic Council virtual discussion: "War Stories: How Ukraine's media are confronting Russia's aggression," with Sevgil Musaieva, chief editor of Ukrainska Pravda; Ruslan Petrychka, chief of Voice of America's Ukrainian Service; Olga Rudenko, editor-in-chief of the Kyiv Independent; and Michael Bociurkiw, nonresident senior fellow, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/war-stories 9 a.m. — Atlantic Council virtual discussion: "Russia's influence in Africa, a security perspective," with Former Assistant Defense Secretary for International Security Affairs Franklin Kramer, board member of the Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/russias-influence 10 a.m. — Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies "Aerospace Nation" event with Air Force Lt. Gen. James Slife, deputy chief of staff for operations; and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula, dean, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/event 10:30 a.m. — Henry Stimson Center virtual event: "A Mid-Term Report Card for Biden's North Korea Policy," with Robert Carlin, nonresident fellow, 38 North, nonresident scholar, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies; Susan Thornton, visiting lecturer in law and senior fellow, Paul Tsai China Center; Jenny Town, senior fellow, Stimson Center, director, 38 North; Robert Gallucci, distinguished professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service; and Joel Wit, distinguished fellow in Asian and security studies, Stimson Center https://www.stimson.org/event/a-mid-term-report-card-for-bidens-north-korea-policy 10:30 a.m. — New America virtual discussion: "How to Rebuild Ukraine - And Make Russia Pay for It," with former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes David Scheffer https://www.newamerica.org/future-land-housing/events/how-to-rebuild-ukraine 12 p.m. — Middle East Institute virtual discussion: "After Oil-for-Security: A Blueprint for Resetting U.S.-Saudi Security Relations," with Martin Indyk, distinguished fellow in U.S.-Middle East diplomacy at the Council on Foreign Relations; F. Gregory Gause, chair of Texas A&M University's Bush School of Government and Public Service; and Bilal Saab, founding director of the MEI Defense and Security Program https://www.mei.edu/events/after-oil-security-blueprint 12 p.m. — Association of the U.S. Army "Noon Report" virtual book discussion of Remember the Ramrods: An Army Brotherhood in War and Peace, with author and Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavia, the only living recipient of the nation's highest valor award for actions in Iraq https://www.bigmarker.com/ausaorg/Remember-the-Ramrods 12:30 p.m. 14th and F Sts. NW— National Press Club Headliners luncheon address with Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro https://www.press.org/events/npc-headliners-luncheon 1 p.m. 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — Hudson Institute discussion: "Lessons of Ukraine for the Role of Values in Foreign Policy," with Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security; Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, executive vice president of Freedom House; and Ash Jain, director for democratic order at the Atlantic Council's Center for Strategy and Security https://www.hudson.org/events/lessons-ukraine-role-values-foreign-policy 1 p.m. — Hudson Institute discussion: "Lessons of Ukraine for the Role of Values in Foreign Policy," with Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, executive vice president, Freedom House; Richard Fontaine, CEO, Center for a New American Security; Ash Jain, director for democratic order, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council; and Tod Lindberg, senior fellow, Hudson Institute https://www.hudson.org/events/lessons-ukraine-role-values-foreign-policy 2 p.m. 1957 E St. NW — George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs Korea policy forum: "Realistic and Pragmatic Approach for Denuclearization and Peace on the Korean Peninsula," with former South Korean Prime Minister Nakyon Lee https://calendar.gwu.edu/korea-policy-forum 2 p.m. — National Defense Industrial Association virtual discussion: "the DoD Small Business Strategy," with Farooq Mitha, director of the Defense Department Office of Small Business Programs. RSVP: esocha@ndia.org 4:45 p.m. 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW — Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies discussion: "Zeitenwende? The Future of German Defense After Russia's Invasion of Ukraine," with Sophia Besch, fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Europe Program https://sais.jhu.edu/campus-events WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 22 8:30 a.m. 2399 Richmond Hwy., Arlington, Va.— National Defense Industrial Association annual Expeditionary Warfare Conference, with Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro delivering keynote remarks https://www.ndia.org/events/2023/2/22/3700-ewc-2023 9 a.m. — Atlantic Council virtual discussion: "Kremlin Information Operations Before and After Ukraine Invasion," with Liubov Tsybulska, founder of the Centre for Strategic Communication and Information Security; Ksenia Iliuk, co-founder of LetsData; Terrell Jermaine Starr, senior reporter at the Root; Nika Aleksejeva, resident fellow at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research (DFR) Lab; and Roman Osadchuk, research associate at the Atlantic Council's DFRLab https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/kremlin-information-operations 9 a.m. — Atlantic Council virtual discussion: "The implications of Russia's war in Ukraine for Europe and the Western Balkans," with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/a-conversation-with-andrej-plenkovic/ 9:15 a.m. — Center for Strategic and International Studies virtual discussion: "South Korea's Indo-Pacific Strategy," with Andrew Yeo, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for East Asia Policy Studies https://www.csis.org/events/capital-cable-65-south-koreas-indo-pacific-strategy 9:30 a.m. — Henry Stimson Center virtual discussion: "Assessing US Military Assistance to Ukraine," with Missy Ryan, national security correspondent, the Washington Post; Elias Yousif, research analyst, Stimson Center; and Rachel Stohl, vice president and director, Conventional Defense program, Stimson Center https://www.stimson.org/event/assessing-us-military-assistance-to-ukraine 10 a.m. — Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress virtual event: "The Militaries of Russia and Ukraine One Year Into the War," with retired Army Lt. Gen. David Barno and Nora Bensahel, authors of Adaptation Under Fire; Michael Kofman, research program director, Center for Naval Analyses Russia Studies Program; and Joshua Huminski, director, Mike Rogers Center for Intelligence & Global Affairs https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register 11 a.m. — Center for a New American Security virtual discussion: "Marking One Year Since Russia's Invasion of Ukraine," with former Deputy Secretary of State Steve Biegun; Andrea Kendall-Taylor, senior fellow and director of the CNAS Transatlantic Security Program and former deputy national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council; Kadri Liik, senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations; Claudia Major, head of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs International Security Research Division; Jeffrey Edmonds, adjunct senior fellow at the CNAS Transatlantic Security Program and senior research scientist at the Center for Naval Analyses Russia Studies Program; Shashank Joshi, defense editor at the Economist; and Michael Kofman, adjunct senior fellow at the CNAS Transatlantic Security Program and research program director at the Center for Naval Analyses Russia Studies Program https://www.cnas.org/events/virtual-event-marking-one-year 12 p.m. 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — Wilson Center discussion: "Causes and Consequences of Russia's Year of War in Ukraine," with former U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan, partner at Mayer Brown; Olena Lennon, adjunct professor of political science and national security at the University of New Haven; and William Pomeranz, director of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/causes-and-consequences 1:30 p.m. — Carnegie Endowment for International Peace discussion: "The Economic Costs of Russia's War Against Ukraine: Views from Kyiv's Expert Community," with former Ukrainian Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture Minister Tymofiy Mylovanov, president of the Kyiv School of Economics; Nataliia Shapoval, KSE vice president for policy research; and Andrew Weiss, CEIP chair and vice president for studies https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/02/22/economic-costs-of-russia-s-war 3 p.m. — CSIS International Security Program book launch: Information in War - Military Innovation, Battle Networks, and the Future of Artificial Intelligence, with Benjamin Jensen, senior fellow of future war, gaming, and strategy, CSIS International Security Program; Marine Corps Lt. Col. Scott Cuomo; and Kathleen McInnis, senior fellow in the International Security Program, director of the Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative at CSIS https://www.csis.org/events/book-launch-information-war THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 23 8 a.m. 2425 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, Va. — Association of the U.S. Army daylong in-person aviation "Hot Topic" event: "40th Anniversary of the Aviation Branch: Honoring the Past & Transforming for the Future," with Douglas Bush, assistant Army secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology; Maj. Gen. Michael McCurry, commanding general of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker, Ala.; Maj. Gen. William Taylor, director of Army aviation in the office of the deputy Army chief of staff for operations; and Maj. Gen. Thomas O'Connor, commanding general of the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command https://www.ausa.org/events/hot-topics/army-aviation 8 a.m. 2399 Richmond Hwy., Arlington, Va. — National Defense Industrial Association annual Expeditionary Warfare Conference, with Vice Adm. William Galinis, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, delivering keynote remarks on "Building and Delivering the Future Navy Force" https://www.ndia.org/events/2023/2/22/3700-ewc-2023 8 a.m. 2941 Fairview Park Dr., Falls Church, Va.— Potomac Officers Club forum: "Securing Tomorrow's Future: The Urgency of Persistent Modernization," with Lt. Gen. Thomas Todd, deputy commanding general for acquisition and systems management at Army Futures Command https://potomacofficersclub.com/events/poc-securing-tomorrows-future 8:30 a.m. — Center for Strategic and International Studies conference on "Economic Security: Perspectives from Seoul and Washington," with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin https://www.csis.org/events/economic-security-us-and-korean-perspectives 9:15 a.m. — Washington Post Live virtual discussion: "Top State Department official on U.S. Support for Ukraine," with Under secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live 11 a.m. — Atlantic virtual discussion: "Russia's War on Ukraine: One Year Later," with Secretary of State Antony Blinken https://www.theatlantic.com/live/blinken-russia-ukraine-invasion 12 p.m. — Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft virtual discussion: "The Promise and Peril of Germany's Post-Ukraine Foreign Policy Shift," with former German Ambassador to Belgium Rudiger Ludeking; Sevim Dagdelen, deputy leader of the German Left Party; Rachel Rizzo, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Europe Center; and Anatol Lieven, senior research fellow and Eurasia director at the Quincy Institute https://quincyinst.org/event/the-promise-and-peril 12 p.m. — New America virtual discussion: "Uncovering the Wagner Group," with Anna Kruglova, lecturer in terrorism studies at the University of Salford; and Kateryna Stepanenko, analyst at the Institute for the Study of War https://www.newamerica.org/future-frontlines/events 1 p.m. — Jewish Democratic Council of America virtual briefing: "The Future of Israel's Democracy," with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro; and former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Kurtzer https://www.mobilize.us/jewishdems/event/551394/ 1:30 p.m. — The Cipher Brief virtual briefing: "DIA's Global Intelligence Picture," with Trent Maul, director for analysis, Defense Intelligence Agency https://www.thecipherbrief.com 3:30 p.m. 500 First St. NW — Georgetown University Law Center discussion: "The January 6th Investigation and the Ongoing Threat of Violent Extremism: A Conversation with Former Select Committee Investigators," with Marcus Childress, special counsel at Jenner & Block LLP; Meghan Conroy, research fellow at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab; Jacob Glick, policy counsel at Georgetown University's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection; Sandeep Prasanna, senior associate at Miller & Chevalier Chartered; and Sean Quinn, associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati LLP https://docs.google.com/forms 4 p.m. — Center for Strategic and International Studies virtual discussion: "From Freeze to Thaw: The State of Australia-China Relations," with Justin Bassi, executive director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute; Amrit Bagia, former director for countering foreign malign influence and information integrity at the National Security Council; and Richard McGregor, CSIS chair in China studies https://www.csis.org/events/freeze-thaw-state-australia-china-relations 6 p.m. — Common Good discussion: "Russia's invasion into Ukraine, the possibility of Chinese aggression toward Taiwan, unrest in Iran, autocracy and populism on the rise, or the need for global climate action," with Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations and author of Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens https://www.thecommongoodus.org/upcoming-events 7 p.m. — Henry Stimson Center virtual discussion: "Russia's Road to War with Ukraine," with Samir Puri, visiting lecturer at King's College London; and James Siebens, fellow in reimagining U.S. grand strategy at Stimson https://www.stimson.org/event/russias-road-to-war-with-ukraine FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 24 8 a.m. 2401 M St., NW — George Washington University Project for Media and National Security Defense Writers Group conversation with Jessica Lewis, assistant secretary of state, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. Email Thom Shanker at tshanker@email.gwu.edu 11 a.m. — Washington Post Live virtual discussion: "U.S.-China Relationship and war in Ukraine," with former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live 11 a.m. 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW — Brookings Institution discussion: "Meeting the Russia challenge: Lessons from the foreign policy transition from Bush to Obama," with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, senior fellow in public policy at the Hoover Institution; and former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Stephen Hadley, founding principal of Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC https://www.brookings.edu/events/meeting-the-russia-challenge 2:15 p.m. 1789 Massachusetts Ave. NW — American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in-person discussion: "Russia's War on Ukraine: What Lies Ahead in 2023?" with Leon Aron, senior fellow, AEI; George Barros, Russia analyst, Institute for the Study of War; Nataliya Bugayova, nonresident Russia fellow, ISW; Mason Clark, senior analyst, ISW; Kateryna Stepanenko, Russia analyst, ISW; Karolina Hird, Russia analyst, ISW; Frederick Kagan, director of the Critical Threats Project, AEI; Kimberly Kagan, president, ISW; former Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH); and Dalibor Rohac, senior fellow, AEI https://www.aei.org/events/russias-war-on-ukraine-what-lies-ahead | | | "In the case of Russia's actions in Ukraine, we have examined the evidence. We know the legal standards. And there is no doubt these are crimes against humanity."
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