For today, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence-France-Presse, the Moscow Times, Tass, the Kyiv Independent, National Public Radio, and Kyiv Post; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN, SYRIA, LEBANON, GAZA, MEDIA and HEINBERG entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.  UKRAINE 3-30-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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A Kremlin official says Russia sees efforts to end Ukraine war as a drawn-out process. From AP. Russia views efforts to end its three-year war with Ukraine as “a drawn-out process,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today, after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration with the two countries’ leaders as he tries to bring about a truce. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and AFP and March 30 AP report.

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FROM MARCH 30  Kremlin doubles down on demand to replace Zelensky, risking Trump’s ire, by Pyotr Kozlov | The Moscow Times  The Kremlin is increasingly set on subjugating Ukraine by forcing a change in the country’s leadership as Moscow’s military efforts falter, five sources familiar with its thinking as well as independent experts say. READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces strike Ukrainian military airfield, UAV assembly workshops over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces struck a Ukrainian military airfield, unmanned aerial vehicle assembly workshops 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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Sweden unveils its largest military aid package for Ukraine worth nearly $1.6 billion, by Kateryna Denisova and Martin Fornusek | The Kyiv Independent  Sweden will provide Ukraine with a military aid package worth almost $1.6 billion, Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson announced today. READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainians mark 3rd anniversary of liberation of Bucha. Reported by Eleanor Beardsley and A Martínez | NPR  Ukrainians are marking the third anniversary of the liberation of Bucha with calls for justice. They want Russian actions there to be investigated as a crime against humanity, which Russia denies.  Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE for report from Kyiv Post.

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