For today, links to seven reports: from the Kyiv Independent, the Associated Press, the Moscow Times, National Public Radio, Kyiv Post, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (Scroll down for UKRAINE 12-14-25 and up or down for SYRIA, GAZA, MEDIA and COVID ETC..) — MCM
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Ukraine hails ‘real progress’ toward peace after talks with U.S. envoys in Berlin, by Martin Fornusek and news desk | The Kyiv Independent Kyiv and Washington made “real progress” toward peace in Ukraine during two-day talks in Berlin, top security official and negotiator Rustem Umerov said today. READ MORE . . .
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Latest round of talks between Ukraine, U.S. conclude as Trump seeks swift peace, by Stefanie Dazio | AP BERLIN — The latest round of talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. envoys ended Monday as they and European allies seek an end to Russia’s nearly four-year war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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Russia’s Central Bank seeks $230bln from Euroclear over frozen assets. From the Moscow Times. Russia’s Central Bank has filed a lawsuit seeking 18.2 trillion rubles ($229 billion) in damages from Europe’s largest securities depository Euroclear, the Interfax news agency reported today. READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian president meets with U.S. envoys in Berlin, continuing peace talks. Reported by Joanna Kakissis and A Martínez | NPR Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting with Trump administration negotiators in Berlin today in continued talks on how to end war between Russia and Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Russia loses submarine to Ukrainian underwater drone in unprecedented attack: SBU, by Leo Chiu | Kyiv Post Ukraine has launched a new, previously unreported underwater drone and sunk a Russian kilo-class submarine in the Novorossiysk port, according to the Security Service of Ukraine, which did not specify date or time of the attack. READ MORE . . .
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Germany agrees on ten-point plan to expand military cooperation with Kiev — media. From. Tass. BERLIN — The ruling coalition in Germany has agreed on a ten-point plan to expand military cooperation with Ukraine, according to excerpts from the document published by Bild. READ MORE . . .
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FROM DEC. 14 Ukraine’s ceasefire talks hinge on security promises Russia once broke. Reported by Miles Parks and Joanna Kakissis | NPR Ukraine’s president continues ceasefire talks in Berlin with Trump envoys and European leaders, pressing for concrete security guarantees so Russia won’t invade Ukraine again in the future. Click HERE to listen and read.
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