Presented here are links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Reuters, the Moscow Times, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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Ukraine’s southern coast is enduring non-stop Russian bombardment. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR Few Ukrainian cities have suffered as much Russian bombardment as Mykolaiv, near the coveted port of Odesa. Targeted strikes led the authorities to round up suspected collaborators. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits recently retaken strategic city, by Elena Becatoros and Hanna Arhirova | AP IZIUM, Ukraine — Hand on heart, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy watched his country’s flag rise today above the recaptured city of Izium, making a rare foray outside the capital . . . . Russian forces left the war-scarred city last week as Kyiv’s soldiers pressed a stunning advance that has reclaimed large swaths of territory in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region. As . . . READ MORE . . .
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As war began, Putin rejected a Ukraine peace deal recommended by his aide, sources say. From Reuters. PARIS — Vladimir Putin’s chief envoy on Ukraine told the Russian leader as the war began that he had struck a provisional deal with Kyiv that would satisfy Russia’s demand that Ukraine stay out of NATO, but Putin rejected it and pressed ahead with his military campaign, according to three people close to the Russian leadership. The Ukrainian-born envoy, Dmitry Kozak, told Putin that he believed the deal he had hammered out removed the need for Russia to pursue a large-scale occupation of Ukraine . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainians in a recently liberated area talk about their life under Russian control. Reported by Ashley Westerman | NPR The rural town of Balaklia was liberated as part of Ukraine’s recent counteroffensive against Russia in the east. NPR was among the first group of journalists to go there. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.
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Ukrainian delegation rallies Washington for support. Reported by Mary Louise Kelly, Linah Mohammad and Christopher Intagliata | NPR Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ukrainian activist Hanna Hopko about her efforts leading a civil society delegation in Washington trying to lobby lawmakers to send more aid and weapons to Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Ex-Soviet states boost exports to sanctions-hit Russia. From the Moscow Times. Several post-Soviet republics have dramatically increased exports to Russia after its invasion of Ukraine sparked a global trade and sanctions backlash against Moscow, the RBC news website reported today. Citing foreign and UN Comtrade data, the outlet reported Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan . . . READ MORE . . .
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Mobilization in Russia is not on the agenda, Kremlin says. From Tass. MOSCOW — Mobilization in Russia is not on the current agenda, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media. “At this moment — no, it is not on the agenda,” he said when asked if the authorities were considering full or partial mobilization. Earlier, the . . . READ MORE . . .
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How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is reshaping the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. A Martínez of NPR talks with Paul Stronski of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about how Russia’s war with Ukraine is reshaping the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.
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Zelenskyy’s former spokesperson writes about working with the Ukrainian president. Reported by Mary Louise Kelly, Jonaki Mehta and Courtney Dorning | NPR Mary Louise Kelly talks with political adviser Iuliia Mendel about her book, The Fight of Our Lives: My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s Battle for Democracy and What it Means for the World. Click HERE to listen and read.