For today, links to six reports: from the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, National Public Radio, and Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (UKRAINE 11-25-25 is HERE, or scroll down. MEDIA and GAZA entries are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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Kremlin confirms that U.S. envoy will visit as talks on ending war in Ukraine gain momentum, by Illia Novikov and Sam NcNeil | AP A senior Kremlin official confirmed today that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week as efforts pick up speed to find a consensus on ending the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine. But Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign affairs adviser . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for related Nov. 26 report from AP.
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Ukraine’s Naftogaz looks to U.S. lenders and natural gas to close energy deficit, by Isobel Koshiw, Samya Kullab, Vasilisa Stepanenko and Volodymyr Yurchuk | AP Russia has targeted Ukrainian gas extraction this year in a bid to hurt morale and force Ukraine to import large quantities of gas at market prices which it can ill afford. Without the attacks, Ukraine would . . . READ MORE . . .
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Two village losses highlight strain on Ukraine’s eastern defenses, by Jared Goyette | The Kyiv Independent Russian forces have completed the capture of two villages, Promin in Donetsk Oblast, and Vysoke in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukrainian analytical and mapping group DeepState reported today. Both villages sit on two of the most active and contested sectors of the front line, and their loss . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 25 The U.S. plan for Ukraine-Russia peace is shifting. Here’s where things stood yesterday. Reported by Michele Kelemen and Ailsa Chang | NPR The Trump administration hailed “progress” in peace talks for Ukraine after an initial proposal was changed to address European and Ukrainian objections. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Ukrainians on any acceptable compromises in any peace deal, by Bohdan Nahaylo, Leo Chiu and Sergii Kostezh | Kyiv Post Most believe compromises are inevitable. READ MORE . . .
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