For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA, MEDIA and ASSANGE entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Russia launches barrage of 99 drones and missiles on Ukraine’s energy system, officials say. From AP. KYIV — Moscow launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure today, with a mass barrage of 99 drones and missiles hitting regions across the country, Ukraine’s armed forces said. The Ukrainian air force said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia’s Lavrov tells newspaper that Ukraine peace plan is pointless. From Reuters. Ukraine’s proposed peace planwas pointless as it was based on unacceptable notions like Moscow’s withdrawal from areas it has captured, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said today. “We are in any case ready to hold discussions but not on the bases of . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine receives $1.5 bln funding tranche under World Bank programme, says PM. From Reuters. Ukraine has received a $1.5 billion tranche of funding under a World Bank programme, the country’s prime minister, Denys Shmyhal, said today — $984 million from Japan and $516 million from the UK — for social and humanitarian needs and . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian air defenses destroy over 40 Ukrainian UAVs in DPR over past day. From Tass. DONETSK — Russian air defense forces destroyed more than 40 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, the DPR defense headquarters said today. The Ukrainian drones . . . READ MORE . . .
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Lithuania’s foreign minister reminds Washington what’s at stake in Ukraine war. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR Lithuania’s foreign minister visited Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. this week to make a pitch to the divided electorate in the U.S. that Europe needs American support to win the war in Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Longtime diplomat Victoria Nuland reflects on what she’s learned over the decades. Steve Inskeep of NPR speaks with the woman to retired this month as the nation’s third-highest ranking diplomat, about her career in diplomacy. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.