First, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Reuters, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, via Popular Resistance, links to a retired intelligence official’s article about government and media activities shaping perceptions toward Russia. — MCM
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Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’ is Volodymyr Zelensky and ‘spirit of Ukraine.’ From AFP. Time magazine today named President Volodymyr Zelensky as well as “the spirit of Ukraine” as its 2022 person of the year, for the resistence the country has shown in the face of Russia’s invasion. “Whether the battle for Ukraine fills one with hope or with fear, Volodymyr Zelensky galvanized the world in a way we haven’t seen in decades,” Time editor in chief Edward Felsenthal wrote.
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Ukraine appears to show ability to strike deep within Russia. From Reuters. * Third Russian airfield reported hit in drone strike * Ukraine’s Zelenskiy meets troops near eastern front * Oil price cap gives G7 leverage on Russia – U.S. official * U.S. lawmakers approve $800 mln more for Ukraine defence | A third Russian airfield was set ablaze by a drone strike Tuesday, a day after Ukraine demonstrated an apparent new ability to penetrate hundreds of kilometres into Russia with attacks on two air bases. Officials in the Russian city of Kursk, about 90 km (60 miles) north of the Ukraine border, released pictures of black smoke above an airfield after the latest . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia blames Ukrainian drones for explosions at two air bases within the country. From NPR. Max Bergmann of the Center for Strategic and International Studies talks about the implications of reported Ukrainian air strikes deep within Russia. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Donors race to get generators, other aid to hard-hit Ukraine, by Jamey Keaten | AP KYIV — When Russian forces launched a military campaign against infrastructure in Ukraine nearly two months ago, they opened a front that carried the war along power lines, water mains and heating systems to homes, schools, offices and churches. As winter looms millions of Ukrainians are without regular access to heat, electricity and water in sub-freezing . . . READ MORE . . .
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Large number of residents return to Mariupol, DPR leader says. From Tass. DONETSK — Numerous residents who left Mariupol due to military activities have returned to the city and markets have reopened, Acting Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin said in an interview with TASS. “There are now traffic jams in Mariupol, which point to positive changes,” he said. The authorities have done their best to place city residents who were left homeless in temporary accommodation . . . READ MORE . . .
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Americans dumbed down on Russia, by Ray McGovern | anti-war.com Five years ago today [Dec. 5], Congress learned from sworn, horse’s-mouth testimony that there is no technical evidence that Russia (or anyone else) hacked the DNC emails showing how the DNC had stacked the deck against Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton’s rival for the Democratic nomination. I can almost hear readers new to this website cry out in disbelief: “That cannot be. Official Washington and the media assured us that . . . READ MORE . . .
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