For today, links to 10 reports: from Kyiv Post, Agence France-Presse, Tass, CNN, the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, and the Kyiv Independent; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names of initials below. (UKRAINE 10-17-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA entry for today is HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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‘We need ceasefire first’ but ‘most difficult question will be territory,’ Zelensky says. From Kyiv Post. After a disappointing encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. on Friday, his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky reminded reporters . . . READ MORE . . .
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Trump tells Zelensky to ‘make a deal’ as Tomahawk plea misfires, by Danny Kemp | AFP Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday to make a deal with Russia, pouring cold water on Kyiv’s push for Tomahawk missiles as the U.S. leader pursues a diplomatic solution to the war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from Tass and CNN.
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FROM OCT. 17 Trump tells Zelenskyy he’s reluctant to sell Ukraine Tomahawk missiles after warning Russia he might, by Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim and Michelle Price | AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signaled to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday that he’s leaning against selling him long-range Tomahawk missiles, while offering optimism that the war is moving toward an end that would mitigate a need for the powerful weapon. READ MORE . . . Click HERE to read same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for report from Reuters.
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3 killed in blast at Russian chemical factory – official. From AFP. Three people were killed in an explosion at a chemical plant in Russia’s republic of Bashkortostan, the regional head said today without specifying what caused the blast. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 17 Trump hosts Zelenskyy as plans for a Putin meeting are underway. Reported by Deepa Shivaram | NPR President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after announcing he is scheduling another face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Russia keeps hitting Ukraine’s training centers — and Ukraine doesn’t have an answer, by Asami Terajima | The Kyiv Independent A Russian missile strike this week on a Ukrainian training ground — the latest in a series of deadly strikes on training centers across the country — has heightened scrutiny and sparked criticism of the Ukrainian military command’s ability to protect recruits. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 17 Ukrainian drone kills Russian state media correspondent. From AFP. A Russian state media correspondent was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike in the Moscow-occupied part of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, his outlet, the news agency RIA Novosti, said Thursday. READ MORE . . .
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