Presented are links to reports from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, the Moscow Times, the Associated Press, and Le Monde; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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Russia’s Shoigu holds second call with U.S. defense secretary in three days. From Reuters. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday for the second time in three days and held a flurry of calls with three other counterparts from NATO countries. The conversation with Austin came after the two men spoke on Friday for the first time since . . . READ MORE . . .
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France, Germany show ‘no desire’ to mediate Ukraine talks: Kremlin. From AFP. The Kremlin said today that France and Germany were showing “no desire” to participate in mediation on the Ukrainian conflict and praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s offer to organise talks. . . . Over the weekend Russia’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu called his American, French, Turkish and British counterparts. Shoigu conveyed . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kiev plans to explode low-yield nuclear device, blame Moscow – Russian Defense Ministry. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Kiev regime plans to explode a low-yield nuclear device in order to blame Russia for using weapons of mass destruction in the Ukrainian theater of combat operations, the chief of the Russian army’s radiation, chemical and biological protection force, Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov, said today. “The Defense Ministry has evidence . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kherson forms territorial defense unit in face of Ukrainian advance. From the Moscow Times. The Moscow-installed authorities in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region formed a territorial defense unit today and have urged men across the region to join up to defend the city of Kherson. “For all men who wish to stay in Kherson, despite the increased security threat due to the actions of Ukrainian nationalists . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine hospital’s staff fight dark memories of occupation, by Lori Hinnant, Evgeniy Maloletka and Vasilisa Stepanenko | AP A hilltop hospital in northeast Ukraine was the only medical facility to stay open when Russian troops overran Izium in early March, not long after the invasion of Ukraine. The city returned to Ukrainian hands last month during a counteroffensive . . . READ MORE . . .
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In Rome, Macron presses for dialogue between Kyiv and Moscow, by Allan Kaval and Philippe Ricard | Le Monde While fighting rages on in Ukraine, words might be seen as incongruous in some European capitals, including Kyiv, where there is no desire to hear talk of a peace agreement with Russia. Emmanuel Macron will use his trip to Rome on Sunday, October 23 and Monday, October 24, to nurture the seemingly remote prospect . . . Click HERE to read more, or HERE to read article in French.