Wednesday Briefing: Hamas denies a cease-fire is imminent

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Slotnik](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwVELP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGFuaWVsLWUtc2xvdG5paz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjQwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMyNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdQLzN5ltIg-o1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Good morning. We’re covering Hamas’s denial that a cease-fire is near and Russia’s warning against NATO troops in Ukraine. Plus: Rebuilding “Britain’s wonkiest pub.” [On a dirt road, a man rides a bike. Behind him, a young man or teenage boy is pulling a red dolly with white packages on it. ] Food, medicine and other necessities are in short supply in Gaza. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Hamas denied a cease-fire is imminent Hamas officials said yesterday that [there had been no breakthrough in talks to pause the war in Gaza](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwVELP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjcvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9iaWRlbi1pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtY2Vhc2UtZmlyZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzI2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1AvM3mW0iD6jUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and free the remaining hostages there, a day after President Biden said he hoped that a cease-fire would start in a week. Hamas officials said that they had not formally received any new proposals from Israel since last week. Global pressure has been mounting on Israel to agree to a deal to stop the war. The death toll in Gaza is nearing 30,000, according to Gazan health authorities. Hamas’s political leaders have insisted publicly that any deal to release the more than 100 hostages still being held in Gaza is dependent on a permanent cease-fire and the withdrawal of Israeli troops. But Israel has said it will topple Hamas in Gaza, suggesting that the country will not agree to a long-term truce. Other news: The [Red Crescent suspended emergency medical missions](~/AAAAAQA~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-o1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) for two days in part of Gaza after Israeli forces interrogated and detained medical workers evacuating patients from a hospital. At odds: Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel [expressed disparate visions for the conflict](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwVELP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1uZXRhbnlhaHUtaXNyYWVsLWdhemEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjQwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMyNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdQLzN5ltIg-o1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), a reflection in part of the opposing political calendars they face. [Two soldiers in a battlefield wearing camouflage and bearing bands of blue and yellow, Ukraine’s colors.] One problem for Ukraine: a shortage of ammunition.  Tyler Hicks/The New York Times Russia warned against NATO troops in Ukraine [The Kremlin warned yesterday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwVELP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLW5hdG8tZnJhbmNlLW1hY3Jvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzI2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1AvM3mW0iD6jUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) that a ground intervention by any NATO country in Ukraine would lead to a direct clash between the Western military alliance and Russian forces. The warning came a day after President Emmanuel Macron of France said that “nothing should be ruled out” regarding the possibility of a NATO country sending troops to Ukraine. Poland, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Italy, the Czech Republic and NATO’s chief, Jens Stoltenberg, all said they were not considering putting troops on the ground in Ukraine. France clarified that Macron had been trying to emphasize how Europe must consider new ways to support Ukraine. The discussion of ground troops may overshadow more pressing concerns, like Ukraine’s lack of ammunition. Russia News: - The Russian military has shown it is willing to [accept big losses of troops and equipment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwVELP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYS1kZWF0aHMtYXZkaWl2a2Etc3RyYXRlZ3kuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjQwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMyNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdQLzN5ltIg-o1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) for even small gains in Ukraine. - Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Aleksei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, will need to [craft a new public image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwVELP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yNy9zdHlsZS95dWxpYS1uYXZhbG5heWEtcnVzc2lhLW9wcG9zaXRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDAyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2MjQwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTMyNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZdQLzN5ltIg-o1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) to continue her husband’s struggle. - Russia sentenced a leader of a Nobel Peace Prize-winning civil rights group to more than two years in prison for [speaking against the war on Ukraine.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwVELP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYS1tZW1vcmlhbC1vbGVnLW9ybG92LXByaXNvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzI2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1AvM3mW0iD6jUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [People stand in a gym at tables for voting.] A polling station in Dearborn, Mich. Emily Elconin for The New York Times Biden faced protest vote in Michigan primary President Biden and Donald Trump decisively won their presidential primaries in Michigan yesterday. But early vote totals showed that Trump’s opponent, Nikki Haley, [won more than a quarter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwVELP4QgAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjQvMDIvMjcvdXMvZWxlY3Rpb25zL3Jlc3VsdHMtbWljaGlnYW4tcmVwdWJsaWNhbi1wcmVzaWRlbnRpYWwtcHJpbWFyeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzI2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1AvM3mW0iD6jUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) of the Republican vote, and a sizable number of Democratic voters [chose “uncommitted” over Biden](~/AAAAAQA~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-o1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), a protest against the president for his support of Israel’s offensive in Gaza. Michigan — thanks to its large Arab American population, college campuses and early primary date — became the electoral focal point of wider Democratic unease with Biden’s stance on Israel. About 20,000 Democrats voted “uncommitted” in each of Michigan’s last three presidential primaries, but [early results showed that](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnwVELP4QgAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjQvMDIvMjcvdXMvZWxlY3Rpb25zL3Jlc3VsdHMtbWljaGlnYW4tZGVtb2NyYXRpYy1wcmVzaWRlbnRpYWwtcHJpbWFyeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTYyNDAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5MzI2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl1AvM3mW0iD6jUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) the number was more than three times that this year. Some of Biden’s allies feared that serious disapproval of him in the primary could have lasting effects into the general election, especially if he were to hold firm to his position on the conflict. 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Tracy said that he had been obsessed with geopolitics and authoritarian regimes since his teens, and that he had researched leaders from Syria, Russia and Romania for the show. Both Winslet and Tracy were adamant that “The Regime” was not about current affairs. “I have to let the audience know, this is something they are allowed to laugh at,” Winslet said. We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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