First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and teleSUR; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, a link to a look at the war by a Washington Post columnist. — MCM
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Ukraine’s Kyiv area hit by Iranian-made kamikaze drones, by Sabra Ayres | AP KYIV — Russia’s forces used Iranian-made kamikaze drones to attack Ukraine’s capital and Odesa regions today and slammed other areas with missiles as Moscow punished the country for a fourth day for a truck bomb attack on a landmark Russian bridge. A strike carried out near Makrariv, a small city located 50 kilometers (31 miles) west of Kyiv, destroyed critical infrastructure. . . . Russia resumed . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian official warns of World War Three if Ukraine joins NATO, by Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly | Reuters LONDON — If Ukraine is admitted into the U.S.-led NATO military alliance, then the conflict in Ukraine would be guaranteed to escalate into World War Three, a Russian Security Council official was quoted as saying today. Just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin formally proclaimed the annexation of up to 18% of Ukraine on Sept. 30, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a surprise bid for fast-track membership of Nato. . . .“Kyiv is well aware . . . READ MORE . . .
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Pr0-Russian forces say captured villages near Bakhmut in Donetsk region. From AFP. Russian-backed separatist forces in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine said today they had captured two villages near the industrial city of Bakhmut, posting small gains against Kyiv’s counter-offensive. “A group of DNR and LNR troops — with fire support from the Russian Armed Forces . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia not shying away from contacts with US, but no sane proposals so far, Lavrov says. From Tass. MOSCOW — Moscow is not rejecting any contacts with Washington, but nobody has offered any sensible initiatives so far, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said today. “All these talks that someone is willing to meet us or someone is reluctant to meet us — they [the U.S.] seem to be convincing themselves. We are . . . READ MORE . . .
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Putin offers additional gas supply to Europe. From teleSUR. Russia is ready to deliver additional volumes of natural gas to the European Union in the autumn-winter period, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. One of the two branches of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has survived the recent leak incident and Russia is willing . . . READ MORE . . .
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How Ukrainians define their enemy: ‘It’s not Putin; it’s Russia,’ by David Ignatius | The Washington Post During a visit to Kyiv last weekend, I kept asking Ukrainians a question that vexes me: Is your war against President Vladimir Putin — or against Russia itself? Nearly every time, I got the same unyielding answer. The enemy is a Russia that must be defeated and transformed. Through Ukrainian eyes, this terrible conflict has become a clash of civilizations. They argue . . . READ MORE . . .
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