For today, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, and Tass; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA entry for this date, so far, is HERE.) — MCM

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NEWER  83 countries hold Ukraine peace talks. From AFP. More than 80 countries were holding talks today seeking common ground on Ukraine’s peace formula, as the Swiss co-hosts admitted that being ready to include Russia remains some way off. National security advisors from . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia’s ally China needed to end Ukraine war — Swiss diplomat, by Victoria Waldersee and Dmitry Zhdannikov | Reuters  DAVOS, Switzerland — China needs to be involved in efforts to end the war between Ukraine and Russia, Switzerland’s co-chair of a meeting of top diplomats to prepare the ground for a peace plan said today. China was not represented at the gathering of national security advisers . . . READ MORE . . .

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Estonian PM: ‘Our taxpayers shouldn’t pay for damages caused by Russia,’ by Toma Istomina | The Kyiv Independent  Estonia has been one of Ukraine’s most reliable allies since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion. The small Baltic country of 1.3 million people bordering Russia has . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces destroy Ukrainian ammo depot near Kharkov Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian servicemen have destroyed a Ukrainian ammunition depot near Volchansk in the Kharkov Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said. “In addition . . . READ MORE . . .