For now, links to reports from Reuters and El País, one in Spanish; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. — MCM

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Six suspects in assassination of Ecuador candidate murdered in prison. From Reuters. — Six men suspected of involvement in the murder in August of Ecuador’s anti-corruption presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio were killed in prison on Friday, the prisons agency said, barely a week before a crucial run-off election. The killings took place in a penitentiary in Guayaquil, the South American country’s largest city, the attorney general’s office announced earlier. Outgoing President Guillermo Lasso pledged . . . READ MORE . . .

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Asesinadas en dos cárceles de Ecuador siete personas acusadas de matar al candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio, por Juan Diego Quesada y Carolina Mella | El País BOGATÁ, Colombia / GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador Los seis colombianos detenidos en Ecuador por la muerte del candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicenciofueron asesinados el viernes en una cárcel de Guayaquil, según han informado las autoridades. De acuerdo con una fuente a la que ha tenido acceso EL PAÍS, los presos fueron ahorcados. Un séptimo involucrado en el magnicidio, de nacionalidad ecuatoriana, murió de la misma forma en una prisión de Quito . . . LEA MÁS . . .

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OAS to mediate Guatemala conflict that threatens transfer of power. From Reuters.  GUATEMALA CITY — The head of the Organization of American States (OAS) said late on Friday he had accepted an invitation to mediate between Guatemalan officials and street protesters seeking an orderly transfer to power to President-elect Bernardo Arevalo. OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro said he accepted the invitation from Guatemala’s government, posting a letter from the foreign ministry dated Friday that described the invitation as a means to achieve “consensus among different . . . READ MORE . . .

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

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How $6 billion in UkraIne aid collapsed in a government funding bill despite big support in Congress, by Lisa Mascaro | AP  WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had warned that political support for Ukraine was in danger as a small but vocal contingent of fellow Republican lawmakers intensified their efforts against sending U.S. money overseas for the fight against Russia. In the end, neither he nor the White House nor Democrats in Congress could muscle a scaled-back $6 billion military and civilian aid package . . . READ MORE . . .

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Millions of acres of Ukraine’s farmland are going unplowed this year. Reported by Geoff Brumfiel | NPR  The war in Ukraine has forced farmers to abandon millions of acres of the nation’s most fertile farmland. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Car bomb kills official in Russian-held Ukrainian town, governor says. From Reuters. — A party official in the Russian-held town of Nova Kakhovka in Ukraine’s Kherson province was killed by a car bomb today, the provincial governor said. Vladimir Malov, executive secretary of the town branch of Russia’s governing United Russia party, died in hospital, Vladimir Saldo said. READ MORE . . .

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Governor: Russian cluster bomb attack kills 1, wounds 2 in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. From the Kyiv Independent. Russian forces launched a cluster bomb attack on southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, killing a woman and wounding two people, regional governor Yurii Malashko said today. He said that at around 8, the Russians fired rockets containing cluster bombs using . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces destroy three Ukrainian Tochka-U missiles over Belgorod region. From Tass. MOSCOW — Three Ukrainian Tochka-U operational-tactical missiles were destroyed by Russian air defense systems over Russia’s Belgorod region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported today. “At around 10 a.m. today, an attempt by the Kiev . . . READ MORE . . .

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U.S. expulsion of Russian diplomats ‘banal revenge’ – ambassador. From AFP. Washington’s decision to expel two Russian diplomats in retaliation for a similar expulsion of U.S. diplomats is “banal revenge,” Russian ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said today. On Friday, the United States said it was expelling two Russian diplomats in response to Moscow kicking out two Americans last month. Moscow said the two were expelled for liaising with a Russian citizen who had formerly worked at the U.S. consulate in the far eastern city of Vladivostok . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to reports from National Public Radio, Reuters, Bloomberg, and (in Spanish) the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM

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Guatemala enters a 5th day of a national strike brought on by a political crisis. Reported by Leila Fadel and Eyder Peralta | NPR  Guatemala is in the grip of a political crisis, as people block highways to protest efforts to undermine the president-elect’s transition to power. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Guatemala protests intensify, demanding prosecutor resignations, Oct. 5, 2023, by Sofia Menchu | Reuters GUATEMALA CITY — Tens of thousands of Guatemalans marched peacefully on Thursday for the fourth consecutive day, demanding the resignation of powerful senior prosecutors accused of working to undermine President-elect Bernardo Arevalo’s ability to take office. The center-left Arevalo was elected in a landslide win in August, but since then Attorney General Consuelo Porras has intensified efforts to disqualify his anti-graft Movimiento Semilla party and ordered raids on the electoral authority’s offices, seizing . . . READ MORE . . .

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Socialist narrows poll gap in final days of Ecuador presidential race, by Stephan Kueffner | Bloomberg Socialist candidate Luisa González narrowed the gap with wealthy business leader Daniel Noboa in the final days of Ecuador’s presidential race, a poll found. The survey by local pollster Comunicaliza shows that Noboa’s lead has shriveled to its smallest level yet, with ten days to go before the Oct. 15 vote. Noboa would get 53.3% of the vote, compared to 46.7% for González, the poll found. In the previous . . . READ MORE . . .

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Guatemala: Corte Constitucionalidad dice que fiscalía y juez sí pueden suspender partido de Arévalo.  5 Oct. 2023, por Sonia Pérez D. | Agencia AP  CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA — La Corte de Constitucionalidad de Guatemala respaldó el jueves la actuación de la fiscalía y del juez penal que ordenó la suspensión del partido político del presidente electo, Bernardo Arévalo, al resolver el último recurso pendiente contra la arremetida de la justicia al movimiento Semilla y el proceso electoral. En un comunicado, la Corte avaló que el juez penal tiene . . . LEA MÁS . . .

For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and National Public Radio; others articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. NOTE: A link to a month-old report, erroneously include earlier, has been deleted. — MCM

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A Russian missile attack in eastern Ukraine kills a 10-year-old boy and his grandmother, by Hanna Arhirova | AP  KHARKIV, Ukraine — A Russian missile attack killed a 10-year-old boy and his grandmother today in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, officials said, a day after a strike in the same region killed at least 51 civilians in one of the deadliest attacks in the war in months. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said an 11-month-old child was injured in . . . READ MORE . . .

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Kremlin says only hits ‘military’ targets after Ukraine restaurant strike. From AFP. The Kremlin said today that Russian forces only hit military-linked targets in Ukraine, after a strike on a restaurant in the eastern city of Kramatorsk killed at least 10 people. The comments come a day after the Ria Pizza restaurant — popular with soldiers, journalists and aid workers — was destroyed in the city, one of the largest still under Ukrainian control in the east. “Strikes are only carried out on . . . READ MORE . . .

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‘Half the village is gone’: Ukraine hamlet reels after missile strike, by Max Hunder | Reuters  HROZA, Ukraine — Shock is giving way to grief a day after at least 52 people were killed when a Russian missile struck a local cafe where dozens of people had gathered for a meal to honour a soldier who died in the war. READ MORE . . .

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The bruising artillery battle in Ukraine has left a scar that is visible from space. Reported by Geoff Brumfiel and Daniel Wood | NPR  The war in Ukraine has gouged a scar in the landscape so vast, that it’s easily visible from space. A new analysis by NASA’s Harvest program shows that between 5.2 and 6.9 million acres (2.1-2.8 million hectares) of prime farmland have been abandoned as a result of the war since 2021. The abandoned fields represent between 6.5 and 8.5% of Ukraine’s total cropland. The losses represent . . . Click HERE to listen and read.

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For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Tass, the Moscow Times, Reuters, and National Public Radio, followed by commentary, via Consortium News, from Common Dreams and MintPress News; others are accessible by clicking on the sources’ names or initials below. NOTE: Top link has been updated from earlier AP dispatch. — MCM

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Russian strike on village kills 51, Ukrainian officials say, as Zelenskyy seeks more Western support, by Susie Blann | AP  KYIV — A Russian rocket struck a village cafe and store in eastern Ukraine today, killing at least 51 civilians in one of the deadliest attacks in the war in months, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials in Kyiv. Zelenskyy, attending a summit of about 50 European leaders in Spain, denounced the strike in the village of Hroza as a “demonstrably brutal Russian crime” and “a completely deliberate act of terrorism.” READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine’s Zelensky in Spain for European summit. From AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today he was in the Spanish city of Granada for a summit bringing together leaders from almost 50 European countries. “We will work in joint formats and have important bilateral meetings,” Zelensky said in a social media post. “The key for us, especially . . . READ MORE . . .

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EU’s Borrell warns Europe can’t replace U.S. support for Ukraine. From AFP. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned today that if Washington political strife undermines U.S. support for Ukraine. Europe will not be able to fill the gap. “Ukraine needs the support of the European Union … but also the support of the U.S.,” he said, arriving at the European Political Community summit in Granada. READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces wipe out Ukrainian missile/artillery depots in Kupyansk area in past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces destroyed Ukrainian missile/artillery depots in the Kupyansk area over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday. “Near the settlements of Kupyansk and Liptsy in the Kharkov Region . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia claims Ukraine hit border town with cluster munitions. From AFP. Russia today accused Ukraine of using cluster munitions to attack the border town of Rilsk, injuring one person and damaging several buildings. The town of around 15,000 people is fewer than 30 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. READ MORE . . .

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Russian warships leave annexed Crimea amid growing missile threats – reports. From the Moscow Times. Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has moved its warships from annexed Crimea to southern Russia after a string of attacks on its headquarters, the independent news outlet The Bell reported Wednesday, citing satellite images shared by pro-war military bloggers. It says the frigates Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov, three submarines, five large landing ships and several small missile ships are now moored in the port of Novorossiysk in Russia’s Krasnodar . . . READ MORE . . .

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U.S. public support declines for arming Ukraine, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows, by Jason Lange and Patricia Zengerle | Reuters WASHINGTON — Support is falling among Americans of both major political parties for supplying Ukraine with weapons, a warning sign for Kyiv, which relies heavily on U.S. arms to fight against a Russian invasion, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The two-day poll, which closed on Wednesday, showed . . . READ MORE . . .

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The Pentagon’s concerns on Ukraine aid. Reported by Tom Bowman | NPR  The Pentagon has been warning U.S. lawmakers that military aid in Ukraine is running out. There are now fears that ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy could delay battlefield support. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Beyond the Neocon Debacle in Ukraine, by Jeffrey D. Sachs | Common Dreams / Consortium News  We are entering the end stage of the 30-year U.S. neoconservative debacle in Ukraine. The neocon plan to surround Russia in the Black Sea region by NATO has failed. Decisions now by the U.S. and Russia will matter enormously for peace, security, and wellbeing for the entire world. Four events have . . . READ MORE . . .

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Jail Blair, Bush and Cheney first, by Jonathan Cook | MintPress News / Consortium News  The clamor grows daily for Vladimir Putin to be dragged to the Hague war crimes court for invading neighboring Ukraine. There is, of course, no arrest warrant for either Tony Blair or Dick Cheney, even though in the hierarchy of war crimes, their roles are almost certainly worse. Putin at least has an argument that his invasion was provoked by NATO’s efforts to move weapons ever closer to . . . READ MORE . . .

 

Today is the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. A prayer attributed to him follows in Italian, English, Spanish, and French. Click on the first line to hear it sung. — MCM

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Oh Signore, fa di me uno strumento della tua pace. Dove è odio, fa ch’io porti amore, dove è offesa, ch’io porti il perdono, dove è discordia, ch’io porti la fede, dove è l’errore, ch’io porti la Verità, dove è la disperazione, ch’io porti la speranza. Dove è tristezza, ch’io porti la gioia, dove sono le tenebre, ch’io porti la luce.

Oh! Maestro, fa che io non cerchi tanto: Ad essere compreso, quanto a comprendere. Ad essere amato, quanto ad amare. Poichè: Se è dando, che si riceve, perdonando che si è perdonati, morendo che si risuscita a Vita Eterna.

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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love; for it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

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Señor, hazme un instrumento de tu paz. Donde haya odio, permíteme sembrar amor; donde haya agravio, perdón; donde haya duda, fe; donde haya desesperación, esperanza; donde haya tinieblas, luz; y donde hay tristeza, alegría.

Oh Divino Maestro, concédeme que no busque tanto ser consolado, como consolar; ser comprendido, como comprender; ser amado, como amar; porque es dando como recibimos; perdonando, como somos perdonados; y muriendo como nacemos a la vida eterna.

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Seigneur, fais de moi un instrument de ta paix. Là où est la haine, que je mette l’amour. Là où est l’offense, que je mette le pardon. Là où est la discorde, que je mette l’union. Là où est l’erreur, que je mette la vérité. Là où est le doute, que je mette la foi. Là où est le désespoir, que je mette l’espérance. Là où sont les ténèbres, que je mette la lumière. Là où est la tristesse, que je mette la joie.

O Seigneur, que je ne cherche pas tant à être consolé qu’à consoler, à être compris qu’à comprendre, à être aimé qu’à aimer. Car c’est en se donnant qu’on reçoit, c’est en s’oubliant qu’on se retrouve, c’est en pardonnant qu’on est pardonné, c’est en mourant qu’on ressuscite à l’éternelle vie.

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

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Russia says it has foiled a major Ukraine drone attack as concerns grow over Kyiv’s weapons supplies, by Dasha Nitvinova | AP  Russian air defenses shot down 31 Ukrainian drones during a concerted nighttime attack by Kyiv’s forces on border regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said today, as uncertainty grew over Ukraine’s future access to weapons and ammunition from its Western allies. The appeared to be Kyiv’s largest single cross-border drone assault reported by Moscow since . . . READ MORE . . .

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Zelenskiy visits troops in northeast, holds security meetings. From Reuters. KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday discussed the battlefield situation with commanders in Ukraine’s northeast, where he visited troops on one of the hottest fronts of the war with Russia. In his nightly video address, Zelenskiy said . . . READ MORE . . .

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UK’s Sunak urges West to equip Ukraine to ‘finish the job’. From AFP. Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today urged Western allies to continue supplying Ukraine with weapons and military equipment to allow Kyiv to fight off Russia’s invasion. “We were the first country to send tanks to Kyiv, now more than 10 others have followed. We were the first country to agree to . . . READ MORE . . .

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McCarthy’s ‘love’ for Ukraine led to his dismissal — Medvedev. From Tass. MOSCOW — Republican Party member Kevin McCarthy’s resignation as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives is a direct result of his love for financing Ukraine, Russian Security Council (SC) Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said in a post. The politician . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian troops have made limited progress retaking Russian-occupied land. Reported by A Martínez and Joanna Kakissis | NPR As winter approaches, Ukraine’s military takes stock of the limited gains of its counteroffensive. As the war goes on, support for Ukraine seems to waver — especially among Republicans in Congress. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Why MAGA wants to betray Ukraine, by Paul Krugman | The New York Times Right-wing hard-liners, both in Congress and outside, claim to be upset about the amount we’re spending supporting Ukraine. But if they really cared about the financial burden of aid, they’d make the minimal effort required to get the numbers right. No, aid to Ukraine isn’t . . . READ MORE . . .

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Tampering with history, by Patrick Lawrence | Consortium News  History is among our most precious treasures. It is our essential anchor. It is our village green, our corner tavern, and each generation writes it to reflect how those alive understand it. History tells us where we are in the human story and what we, alive now, must do to advance this story as others have delivered it to us. Do we have to . . . READ MORE . . .

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No ‘end of history’ in Ukraine, by Scott Ritter | Consortium News There are lessons of the past that reside in the soul of those most impacted by events, both those recorded in writing and those passed down orally from generation to generation. Academics such as Francis Fukuyama study the present time, drawing conclusions based upon a shallow . . . READ MORE . . .

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

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Europe Union’s top diplomat dismisses concern about bloc’s long-term support for Ukraine, by Susie Blann | AP  KYIV — European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who on Monday led a delegation of top diplomats on an unannounced visit to Kyiv, dismissed concerns about political tension in the bloc over its long-term support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia. Though largely symbolic, the informal meeting . . . READ MORE . . .

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Warsaw, Kyiv make breakthrough on transit of Ukrainian grain. From AFP. It is the first breakthrough since the start of a diplomatic spat between the two allies that was triggered when Poland slapped a ban on imports of Ukrainian grain. The populist government in Warsaw, which faces a general election on Oct. 15, said the embargo was designed to protect local farmers against a collapse in cereal prices. Today’s agreement also involves Lithuania. READ MORE . . .

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With winter approaching, is Ukraine’s energy system ready for renewed Russian attacks? by Alexander Query | The Kyiv Independent  The specter of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy system looms once again as winter rapidly approaches. Last year in early October, just as Ukraine’s heating season began, Russia launched . . . READ MORE . . .

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General Staff not planning new mobilization, enough troops on hand for special op — Shoigu. From Tass. MOSCOW — The General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces has no plans to announce an additional mobilization as the military currently has sufficient troop strength to carry out the special military operation, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said. “This is largely thanks to the resolute patriotic stance of our citizens, who are actively joining . . . READ MORE . . .

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‘They’re just meat’: Russia deploys punishment battalions in echo of Stalin, by Polina Nikolskaya and Maria Tsvetkova | Reuters  LONDON — Drunk recruits. Insubordinate soldiers. Convicts. They’re among hundreds of military and civilian offenders who’ve been pressed into Russian penal units known as “Storm-Z” squads and sent to the frontlines in Ukraine this year, according to 13 people with knowledge of the matter, including five fighters in the units. Few live to tell their tale, the people said. READ MORE . . .

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

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Biden says there’s ‘not much time’ to keep aid flowing to Ukraine and Congress must ‘stop the games,’ by Kevin Freking and Colleen Long | AP  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Sunday that American aid to Ukraine will keep flowing for now as he sought to reassure allies of continued U.S. financial support for the war effort. But time is running out, the president said in a . . . READ MORE . . .

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Top European diplomats meet in Kyiv to support Ukraine as signs of strain show among allies, by Susie Blann | AP  KYIV — Some of Europe’s top diplomats gathered today in Kyiv in a display of support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion as signs emerge of political strain in Europe and the United States over the 19-month-old war. European Union foreign ministers converged on the Ukrainian capital for an unannounced informal meeting that . . . READ MORE . . .

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Kyiv brushes off U.S., Slovakia wobbles as EU ministers come to town, by Olena Harmash | Reuters KYIV — EU foreign ministers convened in Kyiv for their first ever meeting outside the bloc today, broadcasting their support after a pro-Russian candidate won an election in Slovakia and the U.S. Congress left Ukraine war aid out of its spending bill. Kyiv brushed off the wobbles on both sides of the Atlantic, especially the prospect that the U.S. Congress . . . READ MORE . . .

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EU pledges lasting support at ‘historic’ Kyiv meeting. From AFP. The European Union signaled its long-term support for Ukraine today as its foreign ministers convened in Kyiv for a historic first gathering outside the bloc’s borders. “We are convening in a historic meeting of the EU foreign ministers here in Ukraine, candidate country and future member of the EU,” the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. The purpose of . . . READ MORE . . .

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German FM Baerbock urges ‘winter projection plan’ for Ukraine. From AFP.  German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock today called for the creation of a strategy to insulate Ukraine from the fallout of a campaign of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid this winter. “Ukraine needs a winter protection plan of air defense, generators and a strengthening of the . . . READ MORE . . .

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Germany approves supplies of 3.3 bln euros worth of weapons to Ukraine so far in 2023. From Tass. BERLIN — Germany approved supplies of 3.3 billion euros worth of weapons to Ukraine over the first nine months of this year, the country’s Economy Ministry said. “According to preliminary data . . . READ MORE . . .

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Backlash against Elon Musk grows as #ElonMuskIsATraitor trends in Ukraine. From Kyiv Post. Elon Musk is facing a growing backlash over a social media post in which he mocked . . . READ MORE . . .

For now, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Reuters and Tass, followed by commentary from Popular Resistance; other articles from these sources are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM

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Biden says Ukraine aid must be passed after shutdown deal. From AFP. U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed a deal to avert a government shutdown on Saturday but called for Congress to swiftly approve aid to Ukraine after it was left out of the agreement. “We cannot under any circumstances allow American support for Ukraine to be interrupted,” Biden said in a statement. “I fully expect . . . READ MORE . . .

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Slovakia ex-prime minister who pledged to end Ukraine aid wins election, by Jan Lopatka and Jason Hovet | Reuters BRATISLAVA — Slovakia’s Robert Fico, who won an election after pledging to end military aid to Ukraine, was in pole position to start talks on forming a government today while a liberal rival vowed to seek partners to prevent the former leftist prime minister’s return to power. A government led by Fico and his SMER-SSD party would see NATO member Slovakia joining Hungary in challenging the European Union’s consensus on support for Ukraine, just as . . . READ MORE . . .

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Five Ukrainian drones disabled over Russian Smolensk Region – governor. From Tass. MOSCOW — Ukrainian troops have made several attempts to attack the Russian Smolensk Region; five UAVs were suppressed over the region, Governor Vasily Anokhin said. “At this point, the Ukrainian armed forces have . . . READ MORE . . .

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A global call for peace in Ukraine emerges at UN General Assembly, by Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J. S. Davies | Popular Resistance As it did last year, the 2023 United Nations General Assembly has been debating what role the United Nations and its members should play in the crisis in Ukraine. The United States and its allies still insist . . . READ MORE . . .

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