For today, links to seven reports: from the Associated Press, the Anadolu Agency, Tass, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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NATO’s chief avoids talk of Ukraine’s membership. He says the priority is helping Kyiv defend itself, by Lorne Cook and Illia Novikov | AP BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Tuesday sidestepped questions about Ukraine’s possible membership in the military alliance, saying that the priority now must be to strengthen the country’s hand in any future peace talks with Russia by sending it more weapons. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE reports from Anadolu Agency and Tass.
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AFU crush Russian assaults in key military hub near Pokrovsk, obliterate armored column and infantry, by Julia Struck | Kyiv Post Ukrainian troops have successfully repelled at least two Russian assaults in the Kurakhove sector of the Donetsk region in recent days, according to the Khortytsia operational-strategic group. On Tuesday morning . . . READ MORE . . .
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Explosions shake Russia’s military bases: Dyagilevo airbase and Novorossiysk port targeted. From Kyiv Post. Russian media outlets have reported that early today a series of explosions occurred near the Dyagilevo military airfield in the Russian city of Ryazan. Videos of . . . READ MORE . . .
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German FM doesn’t rule out deploying troops to Ukraine in case of ceasefire. From the Kyiv Independent. Germany does not rule out deploying troops to Ukraine to ensure a ceasefire, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said during a NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels on Tuesday. READ MORE . . .
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Trump’s plan for Ukraine comes into focus: Territorial concessions but NATO off the table, by Gram Slattery andJonathan Landay | Reuters WASHINGTON — Advisers to Donald Trump publicly and privately are floating proposals to end the Ukraine war that would cede large parts of the country to Russia for the foreseeable future, according to a Reuters analysis of their statements and . . . READ MORE . . .