For today, links to 10 reports: from the Associated Press and National Public Radio, Reuters, the Moscow Times, Kyiv Independent, Kyiv Post, and Tass, and to commentary from Substack; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK, SYRIA and GAZA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up. UKRAINE 3-10 -25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Ukraine-U.S. talks on ending war with Russia start in Saudi Arabia as Kyiv launches huge drone attack, by Matthew Lee | AP JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — High-stakes talks between senior delegations from Ukraine and the United States on how to end Kyiv’s three-year war with Moscow opened in Saudi Arabia today, hours after Russian air defenses shot down 337 Ukrainian drones over Russia. The massive drone attack killed two people and . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from NPR, and HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE for two reports from Reuters and one each from the Moscow Times and the Kyiv Independent.
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Trump envoy Witkoff plans second meeting with Putin – reports. From the Moscow Times. U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow this week for the second time in two months, several Western media outlets reported. READ MORE . . .
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Kremlin claims big victory in Kursk sector, army chief of staff hands out medals, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post Kremlin-controlled information platforms today claimed a major victory in the Kursk sector, with a media blitz profiling medals awarded for heroism and images of . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Tass.
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FROM MARCH 10 Ukrainians describe their vision for a peace deal with Russia. Reported by Eleanor Beardsley | NPR Ukrainians hope that officials’ meeting with U.S. diplomats in Saudi Arabia will be a chance to find a framework for a ceasefire deal with Russia. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM MARCH 10 An endgame in Ukraine? by Seymour M. Hersh | Substack In Washington, the Democratic Party leadership, having spent years ignoring the impairment of President Joe Biden, is now ignoring the increasing evidence that Russia has won the war in Ukraine. Leading Democrats in Congress have . . . READ MORE . . .
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