For today, links to eight reports: from Agence France-Presse, Reuters, National Public Radio, Kyiv Post, the Moscow Times, the Associated Press, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA entry for this date and a NATURE entry are HERE and HERE. UKRAINE 2-14-25 entry is HERE.) — MCM
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‘No decisions’ on Ukraine without Kyiv and Europe, says Zelensky. From AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today insisted that no decisions should be made on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine without Kyiv and Europe, as the United States pushes to open talks with Moscow. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.
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Zelenskiy calls for European army to deter Russia, earn U.S. respect, by Andrew Gray, Lili Bayer and Tom Balmforth | Reuters MUNICH — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called today for the creation of a European army, arguing the continent could no longer be sure of protection from the United States and would only get respect from Washington with a strong military. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from NPR.
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Ukrainian EOD operator killed by another Russian proxy bombing in Mykolaiv, by Steve Brown | Kyiv Post An explosion in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv today killed two people, including an explosive ordnance disposal operator, and injured eight others, police said. READ MORE . . .
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FROM FEB. 14 Trump administration presses Ukraine for a rare metals deal in exchange for aid. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR As President Trump presses Ukraine to quickly end a war started by Russia, the Ukrainian government readies an agreement to sell rare-earth metals to the U.S. in exchange for continued aid. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM FEB. 14 Vance threatens sanctions, U.S. troops in Ukraine if Putin rejects peace deal. From the Moscow Times. Washington could impose tougher sanctions on Moscow and send U.S. troops to Ukraine if Russian President Vladimir Putin fails to negotiate a Ukraine peace deal in good faith, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance toldthe Wall Street Journal in an interview published Friday. READ MORE . . .
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FROM FEB. 14 Europe quietly works on a plan to send troops to Ukraine for post-war security, by Lorne Cook | AP BRUSSELS — Increasingly alarmed that U.S. security priorities lie elsewhere, a group of European countries has been quietly working on a plan to send troops into Ukraine to help enforce any future peace settlement with Russia. READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian army controls 20% of Chasov Yar in DPR — expert. From Tass. LUGANSK — Only 20% of Chasov Yar in the Donetsk People’s Republic is controlled by units of the Ukrainian armed forces, according to military expert Andrey Marochko. READ MORE . . .