For today, links to 12 reports: from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and Tass, and to commentary from the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russia’s war on Ukraine will top Biden-Starmer meeting agenda. Reported by Teri Schultz and Michel Martin | NPR President Biden hosts the new British prime minister at the White House. They’ll discuss whether to let Ukraine launch western weapons into Russia. If they do, Russia says it will respond accordingly. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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U.S. and British leaders meet as Ukraine pushes to ease weapons restrictions, by Aamer Madhani| AP WASHINGTON — United States President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are meeting today amid an intensified push by Ukraine to loosen restrictions on using weapons provided by the U.S. and Britain to strike Russia. The talks come amid . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia expels six UK diplomats as tensions rise over Ukraine missiles, by Andrew Osborn| Reuters Russia’s FSB security service said today it had revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow after accusing them of spying and sabotage work, signalling . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AFP.
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FROM SEPT. 12 Blinken wraps up Ukraine-focused Europe trip in Poland with arms requests on the table, by Matthew Lee | AP WARSAW — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a three-nation, Ukraine-focused European tour in Poland on Thursday after hearing repeated appeals from Ukrainian officials to use Western-supplied weaponry for long-range strikes inside Russia. READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 12 UK Prime Minister meets with President Biden to talk special relationship and Ukraine. Reported by Willem Marx | NPR British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is traveling to Washington for meetings with President Biden, largely focusing on foreign affairs and decades-old “special relationship” between the two nations. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM SEPT. 10 Blinken and British counterpart signal transatlantic unity with visit to Ukraine. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his British counterpart David Lammy are raising alarms about Iranian ballistic missiles in Russia that threaten Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM SEPT. 12 Ukraine says Russia hit grain vessel near NATO member Romania, by Pavel Polityuk,Yuliia Dysa and Tom Balmforth | Reuters KYIV — Ukraine accused Russia on Thursday of using strategic bombers to strike a civilian grain vessel in a missile attack in Black Sea waters near NATO member Romania, escalating tensions between Moscow and the military alliance. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 12 Putin says West will be fighting directly with Russia if it lets Kyiv use long-range missiles, by Andrew Osborn and Guy Faulconbridge | Reuters President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the West would be directly fighting with Russia if it allowed Ukraine to strike Russian territory with Western-made long-range missiles, a move he said would alter the nature and scope of the conflict. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AFP.
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FROM SEPT. 11 Kremlin believes U.S. has authorized long-range Ukrainian strikes on Russia. From the Moscow Times. The Kremlin said Wednesday it believes Washington has already given Ukraine approval to strike targets inside Russia using U.S.-supplied long-range rockets. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian arms get the job done in special op — senior military official. From Tass. BEIJING — Russian weapons have fully proved their effectiveness in combat over the course of the special military operation, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Col. Gen. Alexander Fomin said at a forum. “The special military operation in Ukraine has completely changed . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kursk counteroffensive: Will Russia push Ukraine out of its turf? by Dinara Khalilova | The Kyiv Independent Over a month after Ukraine launched an unprecedented incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast, Russian forces have begun counterattacking, aiming to eventually drive Ukrainian troops out of the partially occupied border region. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed . . . READ MORE . . .