For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and National Public Radio, followed by commentary from the New York Times and Consortium News; others articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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Russia says it has foiled a major Ukraine drone attack as concerns grow over Kyiv’s weapons supplies, by Dasha Nitvinova | AP Russian air defenses shot down 31 Ukrainian drones during a concerted nighttime attack by Kyiv’s forces on border regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said today, as uncertainty grew over Ukraine’s future access to weapons and ammunition from its Western allies. The appeared to be Kyiv’s largest single cross-border drone assault reported by Moscow since . . . READ MORE . . .
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Zelenskiy visits troops in northeast, holds security meetings. From Reuters. KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday discussed the battlefield situation with commanders in Ukraine’s northeast, where he visited troops on one of the hottest fronts of the war with Russia. In his nightly video address, Zelenskiy said . . . READ MORE . . .
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UK’s Sunak urges West to equip Ukraine to ‘finish the job’. From AFP. Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today urged Western allies to continue supplying Ukraine with weapons and military equipment to allow Kyiv to fight off Russia’s invasion. “We were the first country to send tanks to Kyiv, now more than 10 others have followed. We were the first country to agree to . . . READ MORE . . .
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McCarthy’s ‘love’ for Ukraine led to his dismissal — Medvedev. From Tass. MOSCOW — Republican Party member Kevin McCarthy’s resignation as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives is a direct result of his love for financing Ukraine, Russian Security Council (SC) Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said in a post. The politician . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian troops have made limited progress retaking Russian-occupied land. Reported by A Martínez and Joanna Kakissis | NPR As winter approaches, Ukraine’s military takes stock of the limited gains of its counteroffensive. As the war goes on, support for Ukraine seems to waver — especially among Republicans in Congress. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Why MAGA wants to betray Ukraine, by Paul Krugman | The New York Times Right-wing hard-liners, both in Congress and outside, claim to be upset about the amount we’re spending supporting Ukraine. But if they really cared about the financial burden of aid, they’d make the minimal effort required to get the numbers right. No, aid to Ukraine isn’t . . . READ MORE . . .
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Tampering with history, by Patrick Lawrence | Consortium News History is among our most precious treasures. It is our essential anchor. It is our village green, our corner tavern, and each generation writes it to reflect how those alive understand it. History tells us where we are in the human story and what we, alive now, must do to advance this story as others have delivered it to us. Do we have to . . . READ MORE . . .
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No ‘end of history’ in Ukraine, by Scott Ritter | Consortium News There are lessons of the past that reside in the soul of those most impacted by events, both those recorded in writing and those passed down orally from generation to generation. Academics such as Francis Fukuyama study the present time, drawing conclusions based upon a shallow . . . READ MORE . . .