First, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Tass, the Associated Press, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, commentary from the Kyiv Post and Consortium News. — MCM
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Zelensky claims Russia preparing radiation leak at nuclear plant. From AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said toay that “intelligence services have received information” that Moscow is considering launching a “terror attack” at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, a recurring flash point of concern throughout Russia’s invasion. The Kremlin rejected Zelensky’s claims. “This is another lie. There . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kiev regime’s losses indicate West intends to fight Russia until last Ukrainian – Putin. From Tass. MOSCOW — The West can supply additional military equipment to Ukraine but it does not have an endless amount of manpower to work with, meaning Western countries intend to fight Russia until the last Ukrainian, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a briefing with permanent Security Council members. “I realize . . . READ MORE . . .
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European Union countries agree on a new package of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, by Samuel Petrequin, Raf Casert and Lorne Cook | AP BRUSSELS — European Union countries on Wednesday agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia for its war against Ukraine aimed at countering sanctions circumvention through third countries and businesses. Much work in this batch of sanctions . . . READ MORE . . .
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The Africans fighting on Russia’s front line in Ukraine. A Reuters special report by Giulia Paravicini, Filipp Lebedev and Felix Light The stories of three men from Tanzania, Zambia, and Ivory Coast tell of soaring ambitions and broken dreams. They also show the strength of the bond some young Africans feel for Russia, which is untarnished by an imperial past in a continent where . . . READ MORE . . .
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Threat of explosion at Europe’s largest nuclear plant never higher, by Iuliia Mendel | The Kyiv Post The threat of an explosion at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia NPP has never been higher. If all six of its reactors are blown up, like what happened to just one reactor at Chornobyl in 1986, the territory up to the Iberian coast could be contaminated for the next 50 years, Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Energy Research Center, tells me. But such a nuclear catastrophe . . . READ MORE . . .
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On horseradish & nuclear war, by Scott Ritter | Consortium News Russian President Vladimir Putin is known for a lot of things — his “in your face” speeches, his marathon unscripted press conferences and his stoic impassiveness in the face of adversity come to mind. One thing that doesn’t jump out . . . READ MORE . . .
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