For today, links to eight reports from the Associated Press, Tass, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, the Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, and Newsweek, followed by a March 2022 commentary from Consortium News and a related report from Newsweek and related commentary from an Australian observer; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for monthslong congressional holdup to weapons that let Russia gain, by Christopher Megerian, Sylvie Corbet and Zeke Miller | AP PARIS — U.S. President Joe Biden today for the first time publicly apologized to Ukraine for a monthslong congressional holdup in American military assistance that let Russia make gains on the battlefield. The apology . . . READ MORE . . .
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Biden announces additional $225 mln in assistance to Kiev. From Tass. PARIS — The U.S. will provide Ukraine with a new assistance package worth $225 million for rebuilding the country’s electric power capabilities, U.S. President Joe Biden said during a meeting in France with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. READ MORE . . .
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Kremlin says France seeks ‘direct’ role in Ukraine war. From AFP. French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent statements are “inflaming” tensions in Europe and show he is readying France for a direct role in the Ukraine war, the Kremlin said today. The French leader has . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine civilian death toll rises to highest in nearly a year, UN says. From Reuters. GENEVA — The civilian death toll in Ukraine last month rose sharply, to 174, which was the highest level in nearly a year amid an increase in missile and bomb strikes in populated areas around Kharkiv, the U.N. human rights office said today. READ MORE . . .
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Russia accuses Kyiv of using U.S. ATACMS missiles to hit civilian targets in Luhansk. From Reuters. MOSCOW — The Russian Defence Ministry today accused Ukrainian forces of firing five U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles at the Russian-controlled eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk in an attack it said had wounded 20 people, including children. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 6 Ukraine orders evacuations from parts of Donetsk Region. From AFP. Ukraine on Thursday ordered the evacuation of children and their guardians from several towns and villages in the eastern Donetsk region, where fighting with Russian troops has intensified since Moscow launched a new ground offensive early last month. READ MORE . . .
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Series of explosions rock Russian-occupied Luhansk, partisans claim oil depot strike. From Kyiv Post. The guerrilla movement Atesh reported a series of explosions in Russian-occupied Luhansk and damage to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia claims Ukrainian missile strike on occupied Luhansk, partisans say oil depot hit, by Martin Fornusek | The Kyiv Independent An oil depot was hit in a strike against Russian-occupied Luhansk to, and a fire broke out in the southern part of the city, Atesh partisans reported. Russian occupation authorities claimed . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MARCH 23, 2022 The Pentagon staved off war with Russia, by Joe Lauria | Consortium News The Pentagon has been engaged in a consequential battle with the U.S. State Department and the Congress to prevent a direct military confrontation with Russia, which could unleash the most unimaginable horror of war. President Joe Biden is . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Newsweek article from March 2022, and HERE for commentary by Caitlin Johnstone of Australia from June 4.