First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, National Public Radio, and teleSUR; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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Blinken, in Kyiv, unveils $2B in US military aid for Europe, by Matthew Lee and Karl Ritter | AP KYIV — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid an unannounced visit to Kyiv today as the Biden administration announced major new military aid worth more than $2.8 billion for Ukraine and other European countries threatened by Russia. In meetings . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian general says huge gains made in lightning counteroffensive, by Max Hunder and Pavel Polityuk | Reuters * Zelenskiy speaks of good news in eastern Ukraine * Says his forces have recaptured towns and villages * Ukrainian general says 700 sq kms retaken * Russian official partially disputes Kyiv’s account * Blinken visits Kyiv with new aid package | KYIV — Ukraine has recaptured more than 700 sq km (270 sq miles) of its territory in the east and south during a lightning counteroffensive, a Ukrainian general said today, offering the first official assessment of the operation. The gains, if confirmed and held, would . . . READ MORE . . .
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U.N. probes charges that Ukrainians are forcibly being deported to Russia. Reported by Renee Montagne and Michele Kelemen | NPR The U.N. Security Council will discuss Russia’s so-called filtration camps, where hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have supposedly been detained, interrogated and possibly moved far into Russia. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.
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These groups are working to help the animals affected by the war in Ukraine. Reported by Eleanor Beardsley | NPR Six months into the war in Ukraine, thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced. Four-legged Ukrainians are also suffering, but there are groups working to help the animals. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Eurozone risks recession in case of total Russian gas cut: Lagarde. From AFP. The eurozone could fall into recession next year in the case of a total shutdown of Russian gas supplies, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned today. The “downside scenario” for 2023 foresees negative growth in the case of a “total shutdown of all Russian gas supply” and energy rationing in the eurozone, she said, after the ECB unleashed a record rate hike.
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Ukrainian grain deal a failure – Russian official. From teleSUR. Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, said the Ukraine grain deal has failed to deliver on allowing Russian fertilizers and food products to reach world markets. Russia may not commit to extending the deal, as Russian shipments have not been able to reach world markets. “The agreement was . . . READ MORE . . .
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