For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, a link to an essay published Monday by Consortium News. — MCM
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Russia says Putin ‘assassination’ attempt by Ukraine foiled, by David Rising | AP KYIV — Russia claimed today it foiled a Ukrainian assassination attempt using drones against President Vladimir Putin, denouncing the alleged attack as a ’’terrorist” act and promising retaliation. Putin wasn’t in the Kremlin at the time of the nighttime . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia says Ukraine tried to kill Putin with drone attack on Kremlin, by Mark Trevelyan | Reuters * Russia says it shot down two drones overnight * Ukraine denies responsibility * Russia says it reserves the right to retaliate | Russia accused Ukraine today of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in a failed attempt to kill President Vladimir Putin. A senior Ukrainian presidential official said Kyiv had nothing to do with the purported incident, the most dramatic accusation Russia has levelled against Ukraine since invading its neighbour more than 14 months ago. The Kremlin said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Blasts again reported in Ukraine’s capital Kiev, surrounding regions. From Tass. MOSCOW — Another series of blasts, the third one since midnight, was reported in Ukraine’s capital Kiev and the surrounding Kiev region early today, according to the Klimenko Time news portal. Explosions also reportedly resumed in or near the cities of Dnepropetrovsk and Kropivnitsky and the central Ukrainian region of Cherkasy. Currently . . . READ MORE . . .
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A top U.S. diplomat is in Brazil as that country seeks recognition as a global player. From NPR. U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas Greenfield is in Brazil to draw attention to the strong ties the two countries share. Brazil has been flaunting its close relationships with Russia and China. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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The coming war — time to speak up, by John Pilger | Consortium News The rise of fascism in Europe is uncontroversial. Or “neo-Nazism” or “extreme nationalism,” as you prefer. Ukraine as modern Europe’s fascist beehive has seen the re-emergence of the cult of Stepan Bandera. Today, the passionate anti-Semite and mass murderer is hero-worshipped in western Ukraine and scores of statues of him and his fellow-fascists have been paid for by the EU and the U.S., replacing those of Russian cultural giants and others who liberated Ukraine from the original Nazis. In 2014, neo Nazis played . . . READ MORE . . .