For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Agence France-Presse, and to commentary from Substack, the Kyiv Independent and, via Consortium News, Common Dreams; other articles are accessible by clicking on their sources’ names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russia attacks targets across Ukraine with missiles and drones as EU’s top diplomat visits Kyiv, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — Russia fired cruise and ballistic missiles and Shahed-type drones at six regions across Ukraine this morning, authorities reported, killing at least five civilians and injuring almost 40 others, including a pregnant woman. The attacks hit major cities including Kyiv, where the European Union’s top diplomat . . . READ MORE . . .
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‘Massive’ Russian air attack kills at least 5 in Ukraine. From AFP. Russia fired dozens of missiles and drones at Ukraine today in a “massive” early morning attack that killed at least five people and injured more than 30, officials in Kyiv said. A strike on the capital Kyiv killed four people when . . . READ MORE . . .
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Swedish prosecutor closes Nord Stream probe, says no jurisdiction. From AFP. The Swedish prosecutor probing the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines linking Russia and Germany said today he was closing the investigation, citing a lack of jurisdiction. Prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said he had had “in-depth cooperation” with German . . . READ MORE . . .
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The Nord Stream pipelines and the perils of containment, by Seymour M. Hersh | seymourhersh.substack.com The idea of blowing up Russia’s Nord Stream 1 and 2 natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea had come from the American intelligence community. The Biden administration had asked it in late 2021 . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine is about to get new U.S. long-range bombs. How will it use them? by Dinara Khalilova | The Kyiv Independent Striking Russian pressure points deep behind enemy lines has become a near-daily task for Ukraine — and the country’s long-range arsenal continues to grow to serve the purpose. Ukraine’s latest acquisition, the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb, the brainchild of Boeing and Saab . . . READ MORE . . .
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The U.S. toppling of Imran Khan, by Jeffrey D. Sachs | Common Dreams / Consortium News From the start, Pakistan’s president advocated that the conflict in Ukraine should be settled at the negotiating table rather than on the battlefield. The U.S. and EU arm-twisted foreign leaders including Khan . . . READ MORE . . .