For now, links to eight reports: from the Associated Press, the Moscow Times, Kyiv Post, Tass, Reuters, and Anadolu Ajansi, and to commentary from Indian Punchline; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 11-17-25 is HERE, or scroll down. LEBANON, WEST BANK and GAZA entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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Zelenskyy will visit Turkey in a new bid to jump-start talks with Russia over the war in Ukraine, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today he will travel to Turkey this week in an attempt to jump-start negotiations on ending Russia’s invasion. A senior Turkish official told AP the U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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160 Ukrainian energy workers have been killed as Russia pummels the power system, by Hanna Arhirova, Julia Demaree-Nikhinson, Volodymyr Yurchuk and Dmytro Zhyhinas | AP Almost four years into Russia’s invasion, keeping Ukraine’s lights on has become a battle of its own. At least 160 energy workers have been killed, and more than 300 others wounded. Yet dozens of engineers repeatedly . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian strikes leave majority of occupied Donetsk without power for second night, proxy leader says. From the Moscow Times. Nearly two-thirds of energy customers in eastern Ukraine’s occupied Donetsk region were left without power today following a second consecutive night of Ukrainian strikes on local energy infrastructure, Kremlin-installed officials said. READ MORE . . .
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Blackouts may last all winter as Ukraine’s power generation losses overtake 30%, by Korbinian Leo Kramer | Kyiv Post Ukraine may face rolling power outages “throughout the entire winter,” as Russian attacks continue to degrade the country’s electricity system and force increasingly severe consumption limits, Ukrenergo head Vitaliy Zaichenko said in an extensive interview published this week. READ MORE . . .
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Russia is creating a devastating doom loop inside Ukraine’s energy system, by Dominic Culverwell and Luca Léry Moffat | The Kyiv Independent Renewed Russian strikes on the energy system this fall are worse than ever, and after nearly four years of attacks, spare parts in Europe are scarce. Meanwhile, manufacturing new parts . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated two communities in the Kharkov and Dnepropetrovsk Regions over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 17 EU’s von der Leyen says three options or combination could finance Ukraine, by Lily Bayer | Reuters European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a letter to European Union members on Monday that there are three options for meeting Ukraine’s financing needs, including a loan using frozen Russian assets, but a combination is also possible. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report in French from Anadolu.
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FROM NOV. 15 U.S.-Russia summit in Budapest is back on track, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline The G7 foreign ministers meeting in Niagara, Canada, on November 11-12 turned out to be a significant event at a juncture when a pall of uncertainty had descended on the presidential dialogue between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. One may even sense . . . READ MORE . . .
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