For now, links to five reports: from Agence France-Presse, Tass, the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (Scroll down for UKRAINE 12-12-25, and up or down for today’s SYRIA, WEST BANK and MEDIA so far.) — MCM
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Russia says hit Ukraine with hypersonic missiles. From AFP. Russia said today it hit Ukrainian industrial and energy facilities overnight with hypersonic missiles in what it called a retaliation attack for Ukrainian strikes on “civilian targets” in Russia. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for longer AFP report in French, and HERE for headlines of others. Click HERE for report from Tass.
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2 killed in Russia while Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is targeted as peace talks press on. From AP. At least two people were killed in a drone attack in Russia’s southwestern Saratov region and parts of Ukraine went without power following targeted assaults on energy infrastructure, local authorities said today. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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FROM DEC. 12 The latest in Ukraine peace talks and war-time elections. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR As Europe and Ukraine offer counterproposals to the White House’s Kremlin-friendly plan to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, Ukraine’s president explores holding wartime elections on ceding territory. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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An international relations expert explains U.S.-Europe political split over Ukraine war. Rob Schmitz of NPR talks with Nathalie Tocci from Johns Hopkins University about what’s fueling political divisions between the U.S. and Europe over how to end the Ukraine war. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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