Now for our weekly wrap up of global politics with Dr Stephen Hoadley Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Arts. 

• UN Security Council declaration.
• Update on Russia/Ukraine conflict.
• China's President Xi Jingping ongoing crackdown.
• The United States - The world's largest arms wholesaler.
• The New Zealand Cabinet new Defence Assessment.

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