For now, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Reuters and Tass, followed by commentary from Popular Resistance; other articles from these sources are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM

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Biden says Ukraine aid must be passed after shutdown deal. From AFP. U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed a deal to avert a government shutdown on Saturday but called for Congress to swiftly approve aid to Ukraine after it was left out of the agreement. “We cannot under any circumstances allow American support for Ukraine to be interrupted,” Biden said in a statement. “I fully expect . . . READ MORE . . .

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Slovakia ex-prime minister who pledged to end Ukraine aid wins election, by Jan Lopatka and Jason Hovet | Reuters BRATISLAVA — Slovakia’s Robert Fico, who won an election after pledging to end military aid to Ukraine, was in pole position to start talks on forming a government today while a liberal rival vowed to seek partners to prevent the former leftist prime minister’s return to power. A government led by Fico and his SMER-SSD party would see NATO member Slovakia joining Hungary in challenging the European Union’s consensus on support for Ukraine, just as . . . READ MORE . . .

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Five Ukrainian drones disabled over Russian Smolensk Region – governor. From Tass. MOSCOW — Ukrainian troops have made several attempts to attack the Russian Smolensk Region; five UAVs were suppressed over the region, Governor Vasily Anokhin said. “At this point, the Ukrainian armed forces have . . . READ MORE . . .

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A global call for peace in Ukraine emerges at UN General Assembly, by Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J. S. Davies | Popular Resistance As it did last year, the 2023 United Nations General Assembly has been debating what role the United Nations and its members should play in the crisis in Ukraine. The United States and its allies still insist . . . READ MORE . . .

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