For today, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, Politico, and Tass; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Today’s GAZA entry is HERE.) — MCM
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Turkey to take part in new Ukraine peace talks — Zelensky. From AFP. Turkey will take part in peace talks next week to discuss ways to end the Ukraine conflict, President Volodymyr Zelensky said today, after speaking with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Mediterranean island of Malta announced Friday it would host a round of Ukraine peace talks on October 28-29. Russia is not expected . . . READ MORE . . .
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U.S., EU Show united front on Israel, Ukraine. From AFP. President Joe Biden and European Union leaders delivered a message of unity Friday, on the Israel-Hamas and Ukraine wars, despite worries that political paralysis in Washington could hamper US aid for its allies. “These conflicts show . . . READ MORE . . .
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U.S. commitment to Ukraine a central question as Biden meets with EU heads during congressional chaos, by Josh Boak | AP WASHINGTON — Saddled with a dysfunctional Congress, President Joe Biden welcomed European Union leaders to the White House on Friday with the promise that the United States can nonetheless deliver tens of billions of dollars worth of aid to wartime Ukraine and Israel. The Cabinet Room sit-down came as domestic U.S. political chaos could further destabilize an increasingly chaotic world. READ MORE . . .
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Boryspil airport plans to resume operations within a month of war’s end, by Elsa Court | The Kyiv Independent Ukraine’s largest airport, Kyiv’s Boryspil International, is prepared to resume flights within one month after the end of the war, the airport’s director general Oleksiy Dubrevskyy said in an interview with Politico on Wednesday. “We’re doing all the necessary activities . . . READ MORE . . .
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Prepare for takeoff … soon: Kyiv airport readies for post-war flights, by Mari Eccles | Politico Kyiv’s Boryspil airport, Ukraine’s biggest, could see airliners back on the tarmac as soon as one month after the war in Ukraine ends, according to its director general, Oleksiy Dubrevskyy. Closed since Russia’s invasion in February 2022, it was hit in two Russian attacks at the beginning of the war. READ MORE . . .
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Russian air defenses intercept 4 HARM missiles, 2 Neptune cruise missiles, and a HIMARS rocket. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian air defenses intercepted four HARM anti-radiation missiles, two Neptune anti-ship cruise missiles, and a HIMARS rocket in the past day, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. In addition . . . READ MORE . . .