For today, links to seven reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Kyiv Post, National Public Radio, Agence France-Presse, and Tass, and to commentary from Responsible Statecraft via Truthdig; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (SYRIA, WEST BANK and GAZA entries for this date and a MEDIA entry are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down. UKRAINE 3-3-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Trump’s pause on military aid alarms Ukrainians but Kyiv digs in on peace terms, by Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova | AP  KYIV — Ukrainians expressed alarm and apprehension today at a U.S. decision to pause military aid that is critical to their fighting Russia’s invasion, as a rift deepens between Kyiv and Washington. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and Kyiv Post.

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President Trump pauses Ukraine military aid after disastrous meeting with Zelenskyy. Reported by Joanna Kakissis and Michel Martin | NPR  A White House official says the Trump administration is pausing U.S. aid to Ukraine, just days after a disastrous meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM MARCH 3  Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says end of war with Russia is ‘very, very far away,’ by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — A deal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia “is still very, very far away,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Sunday, adding . . . READ MORE . . .

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Pause in U.S. military shipments to Ukraine ‘best step’ toward peace, Kremlin says. From AFP. The Kremlin said today that the sudden suspension of U.S. military aid to Ukraine following a public clash between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky marked a major step toward ending the war. READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces strike Ukrainian military airfields, ammo depots in past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces struck Ukrainian military airfields and ammunition depots over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 28  Some hard truths about the Trump-Zelenskyy-Vance blow-up, by Anatol Lieven and George Beebe | Responsible Statecraft / Truthdig  The sort of clash that occurred between President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is common enough between leaders in private. As a public spectacle, however . . . READ MORE . . .

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