For today, links to 13 reports: from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, the Kyiv Post, NBC News, National Public Radio, the Associated Press, and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Biden announces $8 billion in military aid for Ukraine, by Steve Holland and Patricia Zengerle | Reuters WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden announced more than $8 billion in military assistance for Ukraine today to help Kyiv “win this war” against Russian invaders, using a visit by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to make a major commitment. The aid includes . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from AFP and Tass.
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WSJ: White House questions Zelensky’s victory plan, cites lack of strategy beyond weapons requests. From Kyiv Post. The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is concerned that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s victory plan lacks a comprehensive strategy and essentially amounts to a repeated request for additional weapons and the lifting of restrictions on the use of long-range missiles, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing . . . READ MORE . . .
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White House rejects Pentagon’s push for phosphorus munitions for Ukraine. From Kyiv Post. The Pentagon has recommended that the U.S. administration supply Ukraine with white phosphorus ammunition, according to NBC News, citing three government officials. It is said the White House has rejected . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from NBC News.
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What can President Biden do to help end the war in Ukraine as his term runs out? Reported by Michel Martin and Joanna Kakissis | NPR Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Washington Thursday, seeking President Biden’s approval on a strategy to end the war with Russia on Ukraine’s terms. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM SEPT. 25 Zelenskyy warn at UNGA that Russia may attack Ukrainian power plants. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR Ukraine’s President Volodmyr Zelensky tries to rally support at a UN distracted by the Middle East and warns Russia may be planning to attack his country’s nuclear power plants. Click HERE to listen and, later, read. Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and AP. – – –
Forcing Russia into peace would be ‘fatal mistake,’ Kremlin says. From AFP. The Kremlin said today rejected remarks made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the United Nations that Russia could only be forced into peace. READ MORE . . .
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Russian armed forces liberate DPR’s Ukrainsk — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Russian military has liberated the settlement of Ukrainsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a daily bulletin of the special military operation. According to the . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia returns 9 Ukrainian children with help from Qatar. From the Moscow Times. Authorities in Moscow returned nine Ukrainian children with the help of Qatari mediators, Russia’s presidential commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, announced today. READ MORE . . .