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MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS – US Daily Brief 03-05-22

Executive Summary:

  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) plans to take up President Joe Biden's request for USD$33 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine next week.
  • President Biden will travel to deep-red Alabama today to visit a Lockheed Martin facility and deliver remarks on the Ukraine aid package.
  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) led a clandestine Congressional delegation to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and tour the city over the weekend.
  • 2022 midterm season kicks off today with the primary elections in Ohio and Indiana. The GOP Ohio primary is the race to watch and is considered by many to be a bellwether for former President Donald Trump’s future influence within the Republican Party.
  • Poll of the Day: An ABC/Washington Post report shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans are concerned that the war in Ukraine will spread to neighbouring countries and could lead to a direct confrontation between the United States and Russia.


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