First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, Agence France-Presse, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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Ukraine presses on with counteroffensive; Russia uses drones, by Jon Gambrell | AP KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked the Ukrainian president’s hometown and other targets Sunday with suicide drones, and Ukraine took back full control of a strategic eastern city in a counteroffensive that has reshaped the war. Russia’s loss of the eastern city of Lyman . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian parliament to consider legal steps to absorb Ukrainian regions. From Reuters. * This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine | MOSCOW — Russia’s parliament will consider on Monday bills and ratification treaties to absorb four Ukrainian regions, RIA Novosti news agency cited the speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, as saying today. . . . Separately the Russian Constitutional Court ruled today that the “international treaties” on the incorporation of the four regions to be in compliance with the Russian constitution. READ MORE . . .
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Germany, Denmark, Sweden to jointly investigate Nord Stream emergency — German top brass. From Tass. BERLIN — Germany, Denmark and Sweden want to create a joint investigation team to probe into the circumstances of the incident at Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said in an interview with the Bild am Sonntag newspaper published on Saturday. “All evidence points . . . READ MORE . . .
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Pope Francis deplores Ukraine annexations, calls on Russia to end conflict. From AFP. Pope Francis today deplored Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territory and called on the Russian leader to stop the war and on Ukraine’s president to be open to talks. “I deeply deplore the grave . . . READ MORE . . .
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Jewish Ukrainian father and son soldiers mark holy days under cloud of Russia’s war. Reported by Eleanor Beardsley | NPR For Ukrainian Orthodox Jews Asher and David Cherkaskyi, a father and son both fighting on the front lines in the eastern Donbas region, beating Russia has become especially important to them because of their faith. While Russian President Vladimir Putin falsely claims . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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How Ukraine ended up with one of the world’s largest nuclear power plants. Reported by Julian Hayda | NPR As part of the former Soviet Union, Ukraine was the site of nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons – and the story of those helps tell the story of the country. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.
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