First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, the Moscow Times, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Next, links to a Nov. 6 article in the Wall Street Journal on reported negotiations between Washington and the Kremlin and, via Consortium News, commentary on that. Then, a link to a Washington Post column that appeared at the top of the Berkshire Eagle’s editorial page this morning. — MCM
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Power outages in Ukrainian cities, Moldova after new strikes, by John Leicester and Sam Mednick | AP KYIV — Authorities reported power outages in multiple cities of Ukraine, including parts of Kyiv, and in neighboring Moldova after renewed strikes today struck Ukrainian infrastructure facilities. In several regions, authorities reported strikes on critical infrastructure. The city administration of Kyiv said three people were dead and three wounded there after a Russian strike hit a two-story . . . READ MORE . . .
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Some Russian commanders encouraged sexual violence, says lawyer advising Kyiv, by Joanna Plucinska, Anthony Deutsch and Stefaniia Bern | Reuters KYIV — There is evidence that Russian commanders in several instances were aware of sexual violence by military personnel in Ukraine “and in some cases, encouraging it or even ordering it,” according to an international criminal lawyer assisting Kyiv’s war crimes investigations. British lawyer Wayne Jordash . . . READ MORE . . .
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European Parliament passes resolution recognizing Russia as ‘state sponsor of terrorism.’ From Tass. PARIS — The European Parliament during a session in Strasbourg today adopted a resolution designating Russia as a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’, according to the text of the document published on its website. The session was broadcast live on the European Parliament’s . . . READ MORE . . .
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CIA tells Russians frustrated by Putin’s war: ‘We’re open for business.’ From the Moscow Times. The CIA is seeking to recruit Russian nationals angry with the course of Russia’s war in Ukraine, a senior official in the U.S. foreign intelligence ageny has said. According to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported . . . READ MORE . . .
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Georgians alarmed at the arrival of tens of thousands of Russian exiles. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR A small country bordering Russia and partly occupied by it is alarmed by the recent arrival of tens of thousands of Russian men fleeing conscription into the Ukraine war. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Senior White House official, Putin aides involved in talks on avoiding wider war, by Vivian Salama and Michael R. Gordon | The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—President Biden’s top national-security adviser has engaged in recent months in confidential conversations with top aides to Russian President Vladimir Putin in an effort to reduce the risk of a broader conflict over Ukraine and warn Moscow against using nuclear or other weapons of mass destruction, U.S. and allied officials said. They said U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan has . . . READ MORE . . .
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The back channel, by Scott Ritter | Consortium News According to The Wall Street Journal, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has been involved with a secretive “back channel” line of communication with top Russian officials as part of an effort by the United States and Russia to prevent the war in Ukraine from escalating into a nuclear conflict. Among . . . READ MORE . . .
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This year, give thanks to the Ukrainians. They’re fighting for our values, by Max Boot | The Washington Post Thanksgiving is an American holiday; arguably the American holiday. But there is no reason that the objects of our gratitude have to be American, This year, I am grateful, above all, to the brave . . . READ MORE . . .
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