For today, links to eight reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Kyiv Post, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, the Moscow Times, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN, LEBANON, WEST BANK, SYRIA and GAZA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up. UKRAINE 3-7-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 20 as U.S. cuts intelligence sharing with Kyiv. From AP. KYIV — Russian strikes on Ukraine have killed at least 20 people, officials said today, as heavy aerial attacks continued into the second night following a U.S. decision to stop sharing satellite images with Ukraine. The decision to withhold intelligence and . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for report from Reuters and Kyiv Post.
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Zelensky seeks more sanctions as Russian strikes kill 14, by Florent Vergnes for AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today called for more sanctions against Russia as overnight strikes killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more, days ahead of talks between U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators aimed at securing a truce. READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian troops’ logistics in Kursk Oblast destroyed, they face risk of encirclement, sources say. From the Kyiv Independent. Russian forces have destroyed Ukrainian troops’ logistics in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, and Ukrainian soldiers face the risk of encirclement, a Ukrainian soldier and a medic deployed in the region said Friday. READ MORE . . .
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Trump threatens sweeping sanctions against Russia over attacks on Ukraine. From the Moscow Times. U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he is considering imposing “large-scale” sanctions on Russia in response to its intensified attacks against Ukraine. READ MORE . . .
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Russian forces retake three villages from Ukraine in western Kursk region, Defence Ministry says. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russian troops regained control from Ukraine of the village of Nikolayevo-Darino in Russia’s western Kursk region, the Defence Ministry said today. READ MORE . . .
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Where the Ukraine war stands amid renewed Russian attacks and U.S. pressure. Scott Simon of NPR talks with Phillips O’Brien of St. Andrews University about the war in Ukraine, which side has the upper hand, and what might that mean as the U.S. pressures Ukraine for a deal. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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