For today, links to six reports: from the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA and SYRIA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, and a SYRIA, 12-9-24, entry, so far, is HERE.) — MCM

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Trump calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Ukraine after meeting Zelenskyy in Paris. From AP. KYIV — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump today called for an immediate ceasefire in the war in Ukraine that “should have never started,” shortly after a meeting in Paris with President Emmanuel Macron and Volodomyr Zelenskyy of France and Ukraine. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from the Kyiv Independent and Tass.

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Kremlin, on Trump call for peacetalks, says Moscow is open to negotiations on certain terms. From Reuters.  MOSCOW — The Kremlin said today that Russia was open to talks on Ukraine after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called for “an immediate ceasefire and negotiations”. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said negotiations had to be based . . . READ MORE . . .

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Kremlin refutes Trump’s remarks on losses in Ukrainian conflict. From Tass. MOSCOW — MOSCOW — The Ukrainian army’s losses surpass those of Russia exponentially, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists today. He also said Russia is open to talks on Ukraine but that terms for an immediate ceasefire were outlined by Russian President Vladimir Putin back in June. READ MORE . . .

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Russian army has liberated Blagodatnoye settlement in Donetsk People’s Republic. From Tass. MOSCOW — The units of Russia’s Battlegroup East have liberated the settlement of Blagodatnoye (Oktyabr collective farm) in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .