First, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, Agenzia Nazional Stampa Associata, and Agence France-Presse; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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Germany’s defense minister resigns after missteps during her short term. Reported by Rob Schmitz| NPR The resignation of Germany’s defense minister is shining a spotlight on what many see as the country’s lackluster support of Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Europeans accuse Putin of weaponizing energy but a mild winter has helped. Reported by Eleanor Beardsley | NPR Predictions of rolling blackouts across Europe this month have not come to pass — so far. It’s not only because of the mild winter. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Foreign businesses in Ukraine, such as Uber, look ahead to a post-war. Reported by Tim Mak | NPR Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi visited Ukraine to imagine how the company might eventually operate after peace is established, and the economic opportunities that might create. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Amid the rubble in Dnipro, Ukraine, a frantic search grows increasingly desperate. Reported by Elissa Nadworny | NPR DNIPRO, Ukraine — For two days, rescue workers have been racing to find survivors of a Russian missile strike on an apartment complex in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. But more than 48 hours after one of the worst attacks on civilians since the start of the war, officials were beginning to concede on Monday . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz accepts his defense minister’s resignation. Reported by A Martínez and Rob Schmitz | NPR The resignation of Germany’s defense minister has renewed the debate on the country’s lackluster support of Ukraine in the war with Russia. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Ukrainian civilians vanish and languish in Russian-run jails, by Hanna Arhirova and Dasha Litvinova | AP Hundreds — perhaps thousands — of Ukrainian noncombatants are believed to be held by Russian forces for months following their invasion. Some are deemed to be prisoners of war, even though they never took part in the fighting. Others are in a sort of legal limbo — not facing any criminal charges or considered . . . READ MORE . . .
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Tanks for Ukraine in sight as holdout Germany says new minister to decide, by Herbert Villarraga and Tom Balmforth | Reuters * New German defence minister announced as Boris Pistorius * Berlin holding up tanks from other European allies * Death toll in Dnipro rises to 44 | DNIPRO, Ukraine/KYIV — Ukraine came a step closer today to winning the fleet of modern battle tanks it hopes could turn the course of the war against Russia, after the West’s big holdout Germany said this would be the first item on its new defence minister’s agenda. In the central city of Dnipro, authorities called an end to the search for survivors . . . READ MORE . . .
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French Republicans party leader speaks out against supplies of heavy weapons to Kiev. From Tass. PARIS — Leader of France’s Republicans Party Eric Ciotti said today he doesn’t think that Paris should supply heavy weapons to Kiev. The French Ministry of the Armed Forces said Paris planned to supply Kiev with AMX-10 RC wheeled tanks within two . . . READ MORE . . .
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EU chief vows ‘no let-up in steadfast support’ to Ukraine. From ANSA and AFP. DAVOS — European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen promised Tuesday that there would be “no let-up in EU support” for Ukraine as she addressed delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “There will be no let-up in our steadfast . . . READ MORE . . .
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UK to back ukraine ‘until victorious’ as Russia protests tanks. From AFP. WASHINGTON — UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said today that Britain will support Ukraine until they win the war, after Moscow was angered by London’s decision to send tanks. “The message we’re sending . . . READ MORE . . .