First, a link to an essay published yesterday by its author on Substack. Next, added this evening, a link to an Associated Press report from yesterday, and links two opinion pieces from yesterday’s New York Times, the first by a former chief of the fraud and public corruption section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, and the second by a Times columnist; both are accessible for readers with Times subscriptions or free accounts or who can read the newspaper in a public library or borrow a copy. (Scroll down for today’s previous entry.) — MCM

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‘Happy Indictment Day!: In a deep blue state, recoiling from the celebrations, by Naomi Wolf | Outspoken with Dr Naomi Wolf  “Happy Indictment Day!” shouted the neighbor of my host, as my host and I sat out on a balcony. The neighbor was emerging from a car, three stories below us. The man was certain that everyone who was in earshot of his joyous shout, agreed with his sentiments. He witnessed my silence. “Don’t you agree?” he goaded . . . READ MORE . . .

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Pence fought an order to testify but now is a central figure in his former boss’s indictment, by Jill Colvin | AP  NEW YORK —Mike Pence fought the Department of Justice in court to try to avoid testifying against his former boss. But the former vice president plays a central role in a new federal indictment unsealed Tuesday that outlines the first criminal charges against Donald Trump connected to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The 45-page indictment is informed, in part, by contemporaneous notes that Pence kept of their conversations in the days . . . READ MORE . . .

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What makes Jack Smith’s case* so smart, by Randall D. Eliason | The New York Times  This is the indictment that those whowere horrified by the events of Jan. 6, 2021, have been waiting for. The catalog of misdeeds that Donald Trump is accused of is extensive, some reflected in other prosecutions over classified documents and hush-money payments or in civil lawsuits . . . READ MORE with a Times subscription or free account . . .

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Part thriller, part whodunnit: This filing is a must-read, by Charles M. Blow | The New York Times  The indictment isn’t a pleasant read, but it’s surprisingly readable. It isn’t entertainment, but it’s a must-read document detailing one of the gravest threats the country has ever faced from a president. It most . . . READ MORE with a Times subscription or free account . . .

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* Read about Jack Smith HERE.

First, links to reports from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Reuters, the Moscow Times, the Kyiv Post, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, via Popular Resistance, a link to an interview published by the Grayzone on Tuesday. (The second entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Ukrainian official says drones hit naval ship in Russian port. It’s the latest attack inside Russia, by Hanna Arhirova and Emma Burrows | AP  KYIV — Ukrainian sea drones attacked a major Russian port on the Black Sea today, damaging a naval ship, according to a Ukrainian official, the latest in a series of strikes inside Russia as Kyiv vowed to bring the fight home to them. Moscow claimed it repelled the attack. Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry said it thwarted another attack overnight in Crimea, taking down 13 drones. . . . READ MORE . . .

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UN Security Council talks global food supply as Russia attacks Ukraine agriculture. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR  Secretary of State Antony Blinken used a meeting at the security council to call out Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s agriculture sector, warning that the rest of the world is paying the price. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy decries ‘revolting’ practices at recruitment centres. From Reuters. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday decried “revolting” practices exposed during an audit of Ukraine’s military recruitment centres and pledged to fix the system by placing in charge people who understood the meaning of war. Zelenskiy has expressed indignation at corruption uncovered during the audit last month after . . . READ MORE . . .

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8.5K Russian Airborne troops have been wounded in Ukraine, commander says. From the Moscow Times. At least 8,500 members of the Russian Airborne Forces have been wounded in the year and a half since Russia invaded Ukraine, the elite troops’ commander said Wednesday. Airborne Forces commander Mikhail Teplinsky disclosed the figures . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine to deploy robots against Russian troops, by Pete Shmigel | The Kyiv Post  Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Volodymyr Gavrylov revealed this week that the country is now prioritizing the creation of “battle robots” – or unmanned logistics platforms for evacuating injured troops. READ MORE . . .

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Zelensky’s ‘formula’ disregards future of millions of Russians, world should know — Lavrov. From Tass. MOSCOW — “All the countries that the West is courting to push ‘Zelensky’s formula’ definitely need to understand that these people’s future is at stake as the Kiev regime has openly threatened to destroy them,” Russian Foreign Minister Serey Lavrov was quoted as saying about initiatives aimed at resolving the Ukrainian crisis. “The need to put an end to these neo-Nazi threats is clear. However . . . READ MORE . . .

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Mearsheimer: Ukraine war is a long-term danger. Aaron Maté of The Grayzone speaks with John Mearsheimer on the state of the Ukraine proxy war and the dangers ahead. Mearsheimer is R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, a political political scientist and international relations scholar. Click HERE for video and text. (Additionally, Maté links to Mearsheimer’s essay titled “The Darkness Ahead: Where the Ukraine war is Headed,” published on Substack on June 23.)

For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, the Moscow Times, Reuters, and Tass, followed by a link to commentary from the Kyiv Post; other articles from these organizations are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM

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Russian shelling hits a landmark church in the Ukrainian city of Kherson, by Hanna Arhirova | AP  KYIV — Russian shelling today damaged a landmark church in the city of Kherson that once held the remains of the renowned 18th-century commander who exerted Russian control through the southeast parts of modern Ukraine and annexed the Crimean Peninsula. Ukraine’s emergency service said four of its workers were wounded in a second round of shelling as they fought the fire at St. Catherine’s Cathedral. Four other . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia says downed 6 Ukrainian drones near Moscow. From the Moscow Times. Russian air defense systems shot down six Ukrainian drones outside Moscow, Russia’s military and regional authorities said today. The drones were intercepted while attempting to “fly through” western Russia’s Kaluga region overnight, according to Kaluga Governor Vladislav . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine says Russians fail to advance but are well dug in. From Reuters. Russian forces have made no headway along the front lines, but are entrenched in heavily mined areas they control, making it difficult for Ukrainian troops to move east and south, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday. Russian accounts . . . READ MORE . . .

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Kiev deploys 8,000 troops to Orekhov area in Zaporozhye Region, says regional official. From Tass. MELITOPOL — The Ukrainian military deployed some 8,000 troops to the area of Orekhov and Gulyaipole in the Zaporozhye direction, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the We Are Together with Russia public movement, said today. In that frontline area, the enemy has . . . READ MORE . . .

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The West needs to keep the Black Sea open, by Hans Petter Midttun | The Kyiv Post  The Black Sea Grain Initiative became a necessity because of Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine, its massive and targeted attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, its maritime blockade of Ukraine, its harassment of and attacks on civilian shipping, its minelaying, communications jamming, electronic interference and cyber-attacks in the Black Sea. The grain deal was terminated on July 17 supposedly . . . READ MORE . . .

First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. Finally, two pieces of commentary, the first from the New York Post and the second, via Consortium News, from ScheerPost; they are presented chronologically as published last month. — MCM

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Russian drone strikes on the Odesa region cause fires at port near Romania, by Hanna Arhirova | AP  KYIV — Russian troops hit port infrastructure in southern Ukraine with Shahed drones near the border with NATO member Romania overnight, the Ukrainian military and prosecutor-general’s office said today, damaging a grain elevator and causing a fire at facilities that transport the country’s crucial grain exports. The prosecutor-general’s office said . . . READ MORE . . .

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Torture, sexual violence commonly used by Russian forces in Ukraine, say experts, by Anthony Deutsch | Reuters  AMSTERDAM — A large number of prisoners held in makeshift detention centres in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine were tortured and sexually violated, a team of international experts said today in a summary of their latest findings. The Mobile Justice Team, established by the international humanitarian law firm Global Rights Compliance, has . . . READ MORE . . .

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Romania says Russian attacks on Ukraine Danube infrastructure ‘unacceptable.’ From AFP. Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis today called Russia’s repeated attacks on Ukraine’s Danube infrastructure near Romania “unacceptable”, after Moscow struck the southern region of Odesa including vital ports used to export grain. “Russia’s continued . . . READ MORE . . .

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The Joe Biden bribe allegations need a special counsel, now, by Miranda Devine | The New York Post  Did the FBI even try to retrieve the 17 covert recordings of Joe and Hunter Biden and two “documents” that allegedly show that Mykola Zlochevsky, owner of Ukrainian energy company Burisma, was “paying the Bidens to ensure Ukraine Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin was fired.? Despite Washington Post reports to the contrary, Shokin . . . READ MORE . . .

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The Bidens’ Burisma bribery, by Patrick Lawrence | ScheerPost / Consortium News  I wasn’t even finished reading the Post piece before I began to wonder, how will The New York Times play this one? The Times prefers to pretend revelations of this kind involving the president, his administration, law enforcement or any major Democratic Party figure never occurred. So . . . READ MORE . . .

First, links to reports from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM

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Drone hits tower housing Russian ministries for second time in three days. From Reuters. * This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. | MOSCOW — A high-rise building in Moscow’s business district that houses three Russian government ministries was struck by a drone for the second time in three days today, in what Russia called an attempted Ukrainian “terrorist attack”. A Ukrainian presidential adviser said Moscow should expect . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia says repelled attack on Black Sea patrol boats. From AFP. Russia said today that it has repelled an overnight Ukrainian drone attack targeting its patrol boats in the Black Sea. Last week, Russia said it had repelled another drone attack on the ‘Sergei Kotov’ patrol boat. . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian assault team destroys two Ukrainian army companies near Krasny Liman — officer. From Tass. LUGANSK — A Russian assault team destroyed over two Ukrainian army companies during five-day battles in the Krasny Liman area in the special military operation in Ukraine, assaulT team commander with the call sign Katun said today. The Russian assault team also wiped out several pieces of the enemy armor, he added. . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from Tass, the Associated Press, Reuters, the Moscow Times, and Agence-France-Presse; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM

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Iran’s supports peace initiatives on Ukraine. From Tass. DUBAI — The Iranian authorities welcome all initiatives aimed at political settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, including the relevant talks planned in Saudi Arabia, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanani Chafi says. On Saturday, the Wall Street Journal quoted sources as saying that Saudi Arabia plans to hold peace talks on Ukraine in Jeddah on Aug. 5 and 6. According to the newspaper, key officials from 30 countries will attend the meeting. Russia has not been invited. The EU, the UK, Poland and South Africa have confirmed their participation, and White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan is also expected . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian ballistic missile strikes kill at least 5 people in Zelenskyy’s hometown in central Ukraine, by Felipe Dana | AP  KYIV — Russian ballistic missiles slammed into an apartment complex and a university building in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih today, killing five people and wounding 64 others as the blasts trapped residents beneath rubble, Ukrainian officials said. One of the two missiles destroyed a section of the apartment building between the fourth and ninth floors . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine reports fierce fighting in northeast. From Reuters.  A senior Ukrainian official reported heavy fighting in the northeast of the country on Sunday, with Kyiv’s forces holding their lines and making gains in some areas. Russia’s military said it had halted Ukrainian forces in . . . READ MORE . . .

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4 killed in shelling of occupied Donetsk, Kremlin-backed authorities say. From the Moscow Times.  At least four residents of the Russian-occupied Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine were killed in Ukrainian shelling today, Kremlin-backed officials said. Three people were killed in the city of Donetsk and one in Horlivka to the north, according to . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia says has imtensified attacks in Ukraine. From AFP. Moscow has intensified strikes on Ukrainian military infrastructure in response to attacks on Russian-controlled territory, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said today. “Against the background . . . READ MORE . . .

First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, a link to commentary from the Kyiv Post. — MCM

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An overnight drone attack on Moscow injures 1 and temporarily closes an airport. From AP. Three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow early this morning, Russian authorities said, injuring one person and prompting a temporary closure of traffic in and out of one of four airports around the Russian capital.It was the fourth such attempt at a strike on the capital region this month and the third this week, fueling . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia says it brought down three Ukrainian drones attempting to attack Moscow, by Andrew Osbornreuters  * Russia accuses Ukraine of new drone attack on Moscow * Says all three drones shot down or forced to crash * Nobody hurt, minor damage to two buildings – mayor | MOSCOW — Russia’s Defence Ministry said it had brought down three Ukrainian drones early on Sunday that had been trying to attack Moscow. The area is known for its modern high-rise towers and one of the buildings damaged was home to three Russian government ministries as well as . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia says thwarts Ukraine attack on Crimea involving 25 drones. From AFP. Moscow said today its forces had thwarted a Ukrainian attempt to attack Russia-annexed Crimea with 25 drones overnight,“Sixteen Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed by air defence fire,” the Russian defense ministry said, referring to unmanned aerial vehicles.“Another nine . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian Navy to receive 30 combat ships this year — Putin. From Tass. ST. PETERSBURG — Russia persistently builds up the might of its Navy that will receive 30 combat ships of various classes this year alone, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the occasion of Russia’s Navy Day today. “Today Russia confidently implements its large-scale objectives of the . . . READ MORE . . .

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Solutions need to be found for Ukraine grain exports, by Timothy Ash | The Kyiv Post  Various explanations have been given as to the Russian decision to pull the plug on the Black Sea Grain Corridor deal, ranging from . . . READ MORE . . .

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First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, commentary from Consortium News. — MCM

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Moscow blames Kyiv for attacks in south Russia as Kremlin forces hit Ukrainian buildings, by Felipe Dana and Jim Heintz | AP  KYIV— Russian forces today struck the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro and pounded a key village in the southeast that Ukraine claimed to have recaptured in its grinding counteroffensive, while Moscow accused Kyiv of firing two missiles at southern Russia and wounding . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine uses North Korean rockets to blast Russian forces, Financial Times reports. From Reuters. Ukrainian soldiers were observed using North Korean rockets that they said were seized by a “friendly” country before being delivered to Ukraine, the Financial Times reported today. Ukraine’s defense ministry suggested the arms were captured from the Russians, the newspaper said. READ MORE . . .

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Russian army says struck Ukraine command post in Dnipro. From AFP. Russia said today its forces struck a command post in Ukraine’s Dnipro with high-precision weapons Friday after Kyiv said a missile hit an apartment block there, wounding nine people. READ MORE . …

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Russian air defenses intercept two upgraded Ukrainian S-200 missiles – Defense Ministry. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian air defenses intercepted two S-200 air defense missiles upgraded to hit ground targets in the past 24 hours, as well as seven Storm Shadow cruise missiles and two HIMARS rockets, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said in a briefing today  According to him . . . READ MORE . . .

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Isolated by the West, Putin hosted a summit for leaders from Africa in St. Petersburg. Reported by Scott Simon and Charles Maynes | NPR At a time of increasing isolation for Russian President Vladimir Putin on the world stage, he just concluded a summit with leaders from Africa. Click HERE to listen and, later read.

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A resident of Odesa, Ukraine, describes life amid Russian missile and drone strikes. Scott Simon of NPR speaks with a resident of Odesa, Ukraine about what the last several days — and nights — have been like, under repeated attack from Russian missiles and drones. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Requiem for NATO’s nightmare, by Scott Ritter | Consortium News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emerges as a tragic figure in the unfolding drama that is the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. He was asked to sacrifice the lives of his countrymen in order to be seen by the U.S. and NATO as worthy of joining their club. But when the sacrifice did not produce . . . READ MORE . . .

First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and the Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, two articles of opinion and a monologue of opinion. — MCM

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Russia says a Ukrainian drone was shot down outside Moscow. From AP. A Ukrainian drone was shot down early today outside Moscow, Russia’s defense ministry said. It was the third drone strike or attempt on the capital region this month. The Ministry said the incident took place in the Moscow Oblast, a region that surrounds but doesn’t include the city . . . READ MORE . . .

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In Ukraine, land mines left by Russian forces pose a deadly threat, by Gerry Doyle, Han Huang and Jackie Gu | Reuters  As Ukrainian forces slowly push ahead with their 2023 counteroffensive after more than a year of shifting battle lines, the country’s military and civilians face a deadly problem: land mines, potentially hundreds of thousands of them. There are new, advanced types that can . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia ‘carefully’ examining African proposals to end Ukraine conflict: Putin. From AFP. “We respect your initiatives and we are examining them carefully,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said today, the second day of a Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg. “Previous mediation initiatives . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine loses 3,000 servicemen in attacks on Staromayorskoye village in Zaporozhye area. From Tass. MELITOPOL— The Ukrainian armed forces have lost more than 3,000 people in attempts to seize the village of Staromayorskoye in the Zaporozhye area since the beginning of the June offensive, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the ‘We Are Together with Russia’ movement, said. According to him . . . READ MORE . . .

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‘Our south. Our guys,’ by Pete Shmigel | The Kyiv Post  Ukraine has taken back the village of Staromaiorske in the western Donetsk region and may have made territorial gains south of Orikhiv in western Zaporizhzhia. President Volodymyr Zelensky posted footage on Thursday showing that Ukrainian forces were inside Staromaiorske in the western Donetsk region following heavy fighting in . . . READ MORE . . .

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Who can give security guarantees to Ukraine? by Moon of Alabama | Popular Resistance / Educate!  A main question for Ukraine since it became an independent state was who or what could potentially guarantee its security. In the first years after 1991 the Ukrainian government thought that it could secure itself. It had inherited some Soviet nuclear weapons and . . . READ MORE . . .

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Opera buffa in Ukraine, by Seymour Hersh | Substack  The noisy public split in late June between Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the paramilitary Wagner Group, and Russian President Vladimir Putin captured the hearts and minds of  . . . READ MORE . . .

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No choice but to end the war. Scott Ritter speaks on the Ms. Phoepe podcast. Former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer, former United Nations weapons inspector and current Ukraine war pundit likens Russian President Vladimir Putin to U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt for peacetime and wartime greatness. Click HERE for 15-minute video.

First, links to reports from the Moscow Times, the Kyiv Post, Tass, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Next, links to two commentaries by a Washington Post columnist published around July 10 and around July 19. Then, a July 21 PBS news release about a Frontline documentary the network, followed by related July 14 commentary from the Berkshire Eagle. NOTE: This is the second of two entries today. — MCM

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Former U.S. official shares details of secret ‘track 1.5’ diplomacy with Moscow, by Cameron Manley | The Moscow Times  Secret diplomatic talks are ongoing between former senior U.S. national security officials and high-ranking members of the Kremlin, a former U.S. official directly involved in the talks has confirmed. Earlier this month, NBC first reported the existence of these back-channel discussions, which involve former U.S. officials engaging in discreet exchanges with the Kremlin, as well as a meeting with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an effort . . . READ MORE . . .

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Odesa missile attack: One dead after yet another overnight Russia strike. From the Kyiv Post. At least one person has died in Odesa after Russia launched another overnight missile and drone attack against the Ukrainian port city. The Ukrainian military said two Kalibr missiles and eight kamikaze drones were used. Odesa’s regional governor said: “A civilian guard born in 1979 died as a result of . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia’s Battlegroup South repels attacks of Ukrainian assault groups in three directions. From Tass. MOSCOW — The units of Russia’s Battlegroup South repelled the attacks of the assault groups of the Ukrainian armed forces in the directions of Lisichansk, Aleksandr-Kalinovsk and Soledar-Artyomovsk, the head of the group’s press center Vadim Astafyev says. According to him, artillery . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia says hit Ukrainian air fields, Western arms storage sites. From AFP. Russian forces struck “airfields, control and deployment centres of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, assembly shops and storage sites for naval drones as well as for missiles, weapons and military equipment received from European countries and the United States,” the defence ministry said today. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine counteroffensive is moving, U.S. says while pledging support, by Trevor Hunnicutt and Kanishka Singh | Reuters  WASHINGTON — Ukraine’s counteroffensive is “not a stalemate” even if it is not progressing fast enough, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Wednesday. He said Washington would “make sure that they [Ukrainians] have the kinds of tools and capabilities they need to . . . READ MORE . . .

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Bluffing or not, Putin’s declared deployment of nuclear weapons to Belarus raises tensions. From AP. Sometime this summer, if President Vladimir Putin can be believed, Russia moved some of its short-range nuclear weapons into Belarus, closer to Ukraine and onto NATO’s doorstep. The declared deployment of the Russian weapons on the territory of its neighbor and loyal ally . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar discusses Putin, Zelenskyy and the war in Ukraine. Leila Fadel  of NPR speaks with Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar about his book on Putin, Zelenskyy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Amid promising signs in Ukraine, uncertainties abound, by David Ignatius | The Washington Post  The NATO alliance is stronger than ever before; its ally Ukraine is slowly advancing on the battlefield and receiving more weapons every week; and Russia is in disarray at home. Yet . . . READ MORE . . .

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The West feels gloomy about Ukraine. Here’s why it shouldn’t, by David Ignatius | The Washington Post  A gloomy mood has been gathering this summer about the war. Partly, it’s a matter of perceptions: The Ukrainian counteroffensive . . . READ MORE . . .

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Documenting the siege of Mariupol. A news release from PBS. Now playing in select theaters and coming to PBS this fall, “20 Days in Mariupol” is an unflinching, first-hand account of the early days of Russia’s invasion of the port city of Mariupol, which remains under Russian occupation to this day. Ukrainian-born director and journalist Mstyslav Chernov and his colleagues from the Associated Press were . . . READ MORE . . .

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An unflinching look at seemingly endless suffering in Ukraine, by Leonard Quart | The Berkshire Eagle  This month, Frontline is showing “20 Days in Mariupol” on PBS. Mstyslav Chernov — a Ukrainian videographer, photographer, photojournalist, filmmaker, war correspondent and novelist — directed the documentary that traces the Russian siege of the port city of Mariupol that began in March 2022 in all its horrifically violent and intimate detail. Mariupol is . . . READ MORE . . .

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