For today, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, Reuters, and Tass, followed by commentary, via ScheerPost, from John’s Substack; other articles are accessible by clicking on their sources’ names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date and a 9/11 TRUTH entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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NATO chief ‘confident’ U.S. will keep arming Ukraine. From AFP. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said today he was “confident” the United States would keep up weapons deliveries to Ukraine, despite a political blockage in Washington. The United States has . . . READ MORE . . .
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Tornadoes forecast in the Black Sea region as storm reportedly impacts Russian military operations. From AP. Tornadoes were forecast for the Black Sea region today, a day after a storm that left more than 2 million people without electricity in Crimea, Russia and Ukraine. A think tank said that the weather also impacted Russian military operations. The storm killed at least 14 people in Russia and Ukraine officials said as it toppled trees, tore down power lines and flooded coastal . . . READ MORE . . .
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Chechen leader says he is ready to send another 3,000 fighters to Ukraine. From Reuters. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Monday that another 3,000 of his fighters were ready to go to fight in Ukraine as part of new units of the Russian defence ministry and the Russian National Guard forces. For Kadyrov . . . READ MORE . . .
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‘At what cost?’ Ukraine strains to bolster its army as war fatigue weighs, by Olena Harmash and Tom Balmforth | Reuters In March 2022, thousands of prospective soldiers lined up at draft offices amid crowds of patriotic countrymen. There are no crowds now, says Antonina Danylevych, who this autumn . . . READ MORE . . .
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NEWER Russian forces wipe out Ukrainian combat drone training center over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian combat drone training center and three radar stations over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today. “The strikes . . . READ MORE . . .
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The myth that Putin was bent on conquering Ukraine and creating a greater Russia, by John J Mearsheimer | John’s Substack / Scheer Post There is a growing body of compelling evidence showing that Russia and Ukraine were involved in serious negotiations to end the war in Ukraine right after it started on 24 February 2022 (see below). They were facilitated by Turkish President Recep Erdogan and former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and featured detailed and candid discussions on the terms of a possible settlement. By all accounts, these negotiations, which . . . READ MORE . . .