For today, links to five reports: from the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse, and to commentary from the Kyiv Post and the Kyiv Independent; then, via Consortium News, a link to a lecture from a Substack author; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Zelenskyy’s ‘victory plan’ includes a big hurdle for the West: An invitation to Ukraine to join NATO, by Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova | AP KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly acknowledged for the first time today that Western partners are ramping up pressure to negotiate with Russia, hinting that such talks . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.
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Russia says Zelenskiy ‘victory plan’ is pushing NATO towards direct conflict with Moscow. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russia today denounced a “victory plan” presented by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, saying he was trying to push NATO into a direct conflict with Mosco w. In his speech, Zelenskiy . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia says two more villages in eastern Ukraine taken. From AFP. Russia has captured two more villages in different parts of eastern Ukraine, the defence ministry said today, as Russian forces continue . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Reuters report.
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Unveiling of Zelensky victory plan raises more questions than answers, by Sergii Kostezh | The Kyiv Post Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today presented his plan for Ukraine’s victory to the country’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada. As announced in the meeting, it consisted of five points with three classified appendices . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE to commentary from the Kyiv Independent.
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FROM OCT. 14 De-Westernizing ourselves, by Patrick Lawrence | The Flautist / Consortium News What must each of us do, in the privacy, so to say, of our consciences, our thoughts, our surmises and judgments, to take up the work of defending humanity’s humanity? It is at bottom a psychological question. It is a matter, very simply, of . . . READ MORE . . .