For today, links to seven reports: from Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, Reuters, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Putin says Russia ‘ready’ for talks with Ukraine. From AFP. Russian President Vladimir Putin said today he was ready for talks with Kyiv, after having previously rebuffed the idea of negotiations while Ukraine’s offensive into the Kursk region was ongoing. He said talks should be on the basis of an aborted deal between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators reached in Istanbul in 2022, the terms of which were never made public. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine gets a new chief diplomat as the war with Russia enters a critical phase, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — Ukraine’s parliament approved the appointment of a new foreign minister today, two lawmakers said. Andrii Sybiha, a former ambassador to Turkey, is . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.
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Pentagon leaders head to Germany for the latest round of international talks on Ukraine military aid, by Tara Copp | AP WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. C.Q. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be in Germany Friday to discuss Ukraine’s wartime needs as Russia has conducted . . . READ MORE . . .
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Death toll from Russia’s Sept. 3 strike on Poltava rises to 55, by Martin Fornusek | The Kyiv Independent The death toll from Russia’s strike against the Ukrainian city of Poltava on Sept. 3 has risen to 55, the State Emergency Service said today. Another 328 people are currently listed as wounded, while several more may still . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine says peace summit follow-up meeting tackles food security. From Reuters. KYIV — Ukraine said 75 countries and international organisations have agreed a “shared vision” of measures to ensure the uninterrupted supply of Ukrainian agricultural products and help global food security, a major concern following Russia’s 2022 invasion. READ MORE . . .
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Russian forces shoot down three ATACMS missiles in past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces liberated the settlement of Zavetnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic and shot down three ATACMS missiles in the past day, according to a Russian Defense Ministry bulletin, which also gave details of other combat actions. READ MORE . . .