① Ukrainian and U.S. presidents discuss security situation over phone. Will it ease the tension across the Ukraine border? ② Afghan central bank calls for reversal of U.S. decision on splitting Afghanistan assets. We talk to an Afghan professor about his thoughts on the U.S. decision. ③ China's foreign ministry spokesperson said no one has a better claim to "master of coercion" title than the U.S., when responding to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's claim that China coerced Australia by economic means.