For now, links to reports from Reuters and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA, WEST BANK, SYRIA and LEBANON entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.) — MCM   

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Zelenskiy hopes Europe, U.S. will be involved in Ukraine peace talks, by Max Hunder | Reuters  KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hopes Europe and the United States will be involved in any talks about ending his country’s war with Russia, he said today. READ MORE . . .

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Europe considers sending troops to Ukraine if there’s a ceasefire. But would Russia accept? by Samya Kullab and Emma Burrows | AP  With Russia wearing down Ukraine’s stretched forces and new U.S. President Donald Trump pressuring the two sides to end their nearly 3-year-old war, Kyiv and some of its European allies are discussing how that might be achieved in a way that would guarantee Ukraine’s future security. READ MORE . . .