For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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Biden says there’s ‘not much time’ to keep aid flowing to Ukraine and Congress must ‘stop the games,’ by Kevin Freking and Colleen Long | AP WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Sunday that American aid to Ukraine will keep flowing for now as he sought to reassure allies of continued U.S. financial support for the war effort. But time is running out, the president said in a . . . READ MORE . . .
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Top European diplomats meet in Kyiv to support Ukraine as signs of strain show among allies, by Susie Blann | AP KYIV — Some of Europe’s top diplomats gathered today in Kyiv in a display of support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion as signs emerge of political strain in Europe and the United States over the 19-month-old war. European Union foreign ministers converged on the Ukrainian capital for an unannounced informal meeting that . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kyiv brushes off U.S., Slovakia wobbles as EU ministers come to town, by Olena Harmash | Reuters KYIV — EU foreign ministers convened in Kyiv for their first ever meeting outside the bloc today, broadcasting their support after a pro-Russian candidate won an election in Slovakia and the U.S. Congress left Ukraine war aid out of its spending bill. Kyiv brushed off the wobbles on both sides of the Atlantic, especially the prospect that the U.S. Congress . . . READ MORE . . .
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EU pledges lasting support at ‘historic’ Kyiv meeting. From AFP. The European Union signaled its long-term support for Ukraine today as its foreign ministers convened in Kyiv for a historic first gathering outside the bloc’s borders. “We are convening in a historic meeting of the EU foreign ministers here in Ukraine, candidate country and future member of the EU,” the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. The purpose of . . . READ MORE . . .
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German FM Baerbock urges ‘winter projection plan’ for Ukraine. From AFP. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock today called for the creation of a strategy to insulate Ukraine from the fallout of a campaign of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid this winter. “Ukraine needs a winter protection plan of air defense, generators and a strengthening of the . . . READ MORE . . .
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Germany approves supplies of 3.3 bln euros worth of weapons to Ukraine so far in 2023. From Tass. BERLIN — Germany approved supplies of 3.3 billion euros worth of weapons to Ukraine over the first nine months of this year, the country’s Economy Ministry said. “According to preliminary data . . . READ MORE . . .
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Backlash against Elon Musk grows as #ElonMuskIsATraitor trends in Ukraine. From Kyiv Post. Elon Musk is facing a growing backlash over a social media post in which he mocked . . . READ MORE . . .