Zelenskyy

Ukraine, 10-24-26

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Links to three reports from the Associated Press and to a commentary via Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for this date’s ALL OF IT and WEST BANK, and down for UKRAINE 10-23-26.) — MCM

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Ukraine and Russia eye new peace talks — and Melania Trump’s mission — but steep obstacles remain, by Derek Gatopoulos and Susie Blann | AP    KYIV — Ukraine and Russia have signaled their willingness to resume U.S.-brokered peace talks and are backing a humanitarian mission led by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. But deep disagreements over territory and security guarantees that re-emerged this week underscore . . . Click HERE for complete report with photos. AP report in Spanish is HERE, and others are HERE. Two other AP reports are HERE and HERE. 

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FROM OCT. 23  Trump and the Rrrrussians, by Patrick Lawrence | Special to Consortium News  Given the gush of vitriol and condemnation since Oct. 9, when Donald Trump announced his deal to import 5 million metric tons of Russian diesel, roughly 37 million barrels, one would think . . . READ MORE . . .

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All of it, 10-17-26

A link to an advisory from Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s WEST BANK and UKRAINE, and down for ALL OF IT 10-13-26.) — MCM

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ADVISORY  Watch: The World This Week — ‘Trump v. Zelensky.’ Joe Lauria, editor-in chief of CN, will talk with former CIA analyst Joe McGovern and former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter at around 9 a.m. EDT tomorrow (Sunday) about some of this week’s events including, from CN, “Trump tells Ukraine stop hitting Russia; says Zelensky must go; exempts Russia from sanctions; orders Musk to stop aiding Ukraine. Yemen roars, Saudis recoil.” Click HERE at 9 Sunday morning EDT to livestream discussion of probably two hours, and later for video.

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Ukraine, 10-16-26

First, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s WEST BANK, and down for UKRAINE 10-15-26.) — MCM

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Russia strikes 9 Ukrainian regions, as tensions grow between Zelenskyy and Trump, by Samya Kullab and Barry Hatton | AP  KYIV — Russian attacks on nine regions of Ukraine caused emergency power outages for hundreds of thousands of households and damaged numerous homes, wounding at least 15 people, officials said today, as civilian casualties from Russia’s invasion climb steeply. Report with photos is HERE. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Ukraine, 10-13-26

Links to three reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for today’s ALL OF IT and YEMEN, and down for UKRAINE 10-8-26.) — MCM

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine received no intelligence from partners on incoming missile strike on Kyiv, by Hanna Arhirova and Justin Spike | AP  KYIV — Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in which five missiles hit civilian infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today, characterizing the barrage as . . . Click HERE for AP report with photos, and HERE for Reuters report.
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Trump’s diesel deal with Putin angers Europe. Reported by President Trump’s diesel deal with Russia sparks European fury, as Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy questions Washington’s motives and allies vow to keep pressure on Moscow. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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