Links to TWO reports: from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for UKRAINE 2-9-26, and up or down for CUBA, IRAN and VENEZUELA.) — MCM

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Russia fires barrage at Ukrainian cities as next round of U.S.-brokered talks is unclear, by Susie Blann and Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Russia launched a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones at Ukrainian cities in overnight attacks, officials reported today as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow was “hesitating” about another round of U.S.-brokered talks on stopping the fighting. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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