For today, links to six reports: from the Moscow Times, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (IRAN, GAZA, WEST BANK and COVID ETC. entries for this date and a POETRY entry are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. UKRAINE 2-13-25 entry is HERE.) — MCM
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Zelensky says ready for direct talks with Moscow after common position is reached with U.S, From the Moscow Times. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today he was ready for direct talks with Moscow once Kyiv reached a common position with the United States and Europe on how to end the Ukraine war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AFP.
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Putin assembling veteran negotiators for talks on ending Ukraine war, Bloomberg reports, by Tim Zadorozhnyy | The Kyiv Independent Russian President Vladimir Putin is assembling a team of veteran negotiators to engage with U.S. President Donald Trump’s representatives in potential talks to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, Bloomberg reported today, citing . . . READ MORE . . .
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A drone damaged the outer shell of Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant. Radiation levels are normal, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — A drone armed with a warhead hit the outer protective shell of Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant early tday, damaging the structure and briefly starting a fire, in an attack Kyiv blamed on Russia. The Kremlin denied it was responsible. READ MORE . . .
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European leaders unhappy U.S. and Russia excluding them from conversation on Ukraine. Reported by Michel Martin | NPR European leaders are meeting in Munich to discuss threats to global security. And they are not happy about the U.S. and Russia excluding them from the conversation about Ukraine.. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM FEB. 13 Trump administration signals that it expects Kyiv to make hard concessions to Moscow. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR President Trump is pressing Ukraine to quickly end a war started by Russia. Ukrainians, meanwhile, are responding with dread as their government scrambles to find leverage. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.