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For now, links to eleven reports: from Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, Kyiv Post, Le Monde, National Public Radio, and the Associated Press; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for UKRAINE 12-11-25, and scroll up for LEBANON and GAZA so far today.) — MCM
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Ukraine says recaptured 2 settlements in northeastern Kharkiv region. From AFP. Ukraine said today it had retaken two settlements in the northern Kharkiv region and pushed Russian troops back in Kupiansk, a key railway hub that Russia claimed to have seized last month. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for shorter version of same AFP report in French, and HERE for headlines of others. Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.
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Casualties in Tver, 90 drones: aftermath of overnight attack on Russian regions. From Tass. MOSCOW — Air defense forces shot down 90 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the Russian Regions during the past night, the Russian defense ministry said today in a statement. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine denies Donbas ‘buffer zone’ deal, calls talks ‘theoretical,’ by Kateryna Zakharchenko | Kyiv Post The Presidential Office today denied reports of an agreed Donbas buffer zone, saying the discussions are “theoretical” and no decisions have been made. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for beginning of earlier Le Monde / Le Monde report in English and in French.
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Zelenskyy wants Ukrainians to have a say in the talks to end the war with Russia. Reported by Joanna Kakissis and Michel Martin | NPR Ukraine’s president says he will look into changing the constitution to hold wartime elections or a referendum on ceding territory to Russia amid ongoing peace talks to end the war. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Kremlin aide says all of Donbass is Russian territory. From Tass. ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — “Donbass is Russian,” Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said today, citing a provision in the Russian Constitution. “All of Donbass is Russian.” On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the question of territory as part of a peace plan . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for related report from Kyiv Post and later one from AP.
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Former National Security Council official on the current state of the war in Ukraine. Steve Inskeep of NPR speaks with retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman about the current state of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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EU set to lock up Russia’s frozen assets so Hungary and Slovakia can’t veto their use for Ukraine, by Lorne Cook | AP BRUSSELS — The European Union is expected on Friday to lock up Russia’s assets held in Europe until it gives up its war in Ukraine and compensates its neighbor for the heavy damage that it has inflicted for almost four years. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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