For today, links to three reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (UKRAINE 9-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK and GAZA entries for today are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Zelenskiy says allies have framework for security guarantees. From Reuters. KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said today that Kyiv and its allies have a general vision for security guarantees against future Russian aggression, and that more than two-dozen countries were exploring exactly what role they would play. READ MORE . . .

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In ruined Ukrainian cities, residents have tried to cling to hope but eventually they leave, by Hanna Arhirova and Vasilova Stepanenko | AP  KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine — Eastern Ukraine has been the epicenter of heavy fighting for years and evacuations there have continued as long as Russia’s invasion — more than three years. Town after town . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 3  How long can Russia and Ukraine wage war at this level? Reported by Greg Myre and Charles Maynes | NPR  There’s still no end in sight to Russia-Ukraine war, according to NPR correspondents in both countries. Peace efforts appear to be going nowhere and the fighting remains intense. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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