For today, links to three reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, and the Moscow Times; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (Scroll down for UKRAINE 12-3-25, and up or down for LEBANON, GAZA and MEDIA entries.) — MCM

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Putin says there are points he can’t agree to in the U.S. proposal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, by Dasha Litvinova | AP  Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin, indicating in comments published to day that any deal . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. 

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Ukraine stares down the barrel of population collapse, by Max Hunder | Reuters  HOSHCHA, Ukraine — The maternity ward in the Hoshcha hospital has recorded just 139 births so far this year, down from 164 in 2024 — a far cry from over a decade ago when more than 400 babies were born every year, according to local authorities. Ukraine is facing . . . READ MORE . . .

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Trump says he believes Russia wants peace even as Putin vows to take all of Donbas. From the Moscow Times. U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believes Russia’s Vladimir Putin wants to end the war in Ukraine, while the Kremlin leader has renewed threats to seize more Ukrainian territory, and peace talks in Moscow this week . . . READ MORE . . .

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