For today, links to eight reports: from the Associated Press, the Anadolu Agency, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, Reuters, Tass, and National Public Radio, followed by a map from worldometers.info; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (IRAN, GAZA, LEBANON and SYRIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up. UKRAINE 2-17-25 entry is HERE, or click down.) — MCM
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Russia and the U.S. agree to work towards improving ties and ending the Ukraine war in landmark talks, by Matthew Lee and Dasha Litvinova | AP RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Russia and the U.S. agreed today to start working towards ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties, America’s top diplomat said after talks that reflected . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from the Anadolu Agency, Kyiv Post and the Kyiv Independent.
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Russia says NATO must disavow 2008 membership promise to Ukraine, by Dmitry Antonov and Guy Faulconbridge | Reuters MOSCOW — Russia wants NATO to disavow its 2008 promise to one day give Ukraine membership of the U.S.-led military alliance, and for Ukraine to agree to neutrality, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said today. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine expects ‘security guarantees from U.S., EU, Türkiye’: Zelenskyy, by Gokhan Celiker, Gizem Nisa Cebi, Can Efesoy and Sumeyye Dilara Dincer | Anadolu Agency ANKARA / ISTANBUL — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today underscored the importance of his country’s territorial integrity and reiterated Ukraine’s demand for security guarantees during an official visit to Türkiye. READ MORE . . .
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Russian troops liberate Yampolovka community in Donbass region over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated the settlement of Yampolovka in the Donbass region over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today. READ MORE . . .
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FROM FEB. 17 Zelenskyy looks to get a seat at the table for U.S. and Russia’s Ukraine peace talks. Reported by Joanna Kakissis, Charles Maynes and Eleanor Beardsley | NPR In the United Arab Emirates on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he’s in the region for official visits focused on humanitarian and economic issues. He said Ukraine did not know about the Russia-U.S. meeting. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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