NOTE: “So far” means so far.

For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, the Moscow Times, and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 11-12-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  MEDIA, IRAN, WEST BANK, GAZA and LEBANON entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 12  Top Ukrainian ministers submit their resignations as the country is rocked by a corruption scandal, by Samya Kullab | AP  KYIV — As Russia’s renewed attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure cause rolling blackouts ahead of winter, a major embezzlement and kickbacks scandal involving the state-owned nuclear power company has put top officials under scrutiny including a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same report in Spanish, and HERE for others in Spanish.

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Ukraine’s top general denies encirclement claims in battle for Pokrovsk. From the Moscow Times. Ukraine’s top military commander on Wednesday denied claims that his troops were encircled in the city of Pokrovsk, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky left open the possibility of a tactical withdrawal to protect soldiers. READ MORE . . .

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Kremlin says Ukraine will have to negotiate with Russia ‘sooner or later,‘ by Dmitry ‌Antonov | Reuters  MOSCOW — The Kremlin said today Ukraine would ​have to negotiate with Russia “‌sooner or later” and predicted that Kyiv’s negotiating ‌position would get worse by the day. READ MORE . . .

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