Tennessee World Affairs Council What in the World? Weekly Quiz – May 2-8, 2022

The Russian Foreign Minister sought to justify Moscow’s “denazification” of Ukraine by saying, “So what if Zelensky is Jewish? The fact does not negate the Nazi elements in Ukraine. I believe that Hitler also had Jewish blood.” THIS official was strongly rebuked by Israel and others.

Russia stopped deliveries of gas to THIS country over Warsaw’s decision to join the countries sanctioning Moscow over the invasion of Ukraine.

The world’s two billion Muslims are celebrating THIS holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

Five major Russian businessmen died since January in cases said to be suicide. Four of them were associated with THIS Russia.n state owned energy firm

Saudi Arabia and THIS Gulf neighbor are continuing talks to restore relations that were broken when the Saudi embassy in Tehran was overrun in 2016.

European Union ministers held talks on an embargo of Russian oil but THIS member, led by President Victor Orban, promised to block an agreement.

President Joe Biden talked Friday with THIS Mexican leader about the situation at the border and investment in Central America to reduce migrant flows.

Former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is taking on incumbent right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro in elections set for October in THIS South American nation.