First, links to reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. Next, via Antiwar.com, news apparently minimized elsewhere. Then, links to three reports from two overtly partisan sources. And, via Global Research, a link to analysis of an amendment before the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee. NOTE: The words “up to” preceding a number can mean “not more than but perhaps significantly less or fewer than.” (See second-to-last link.) — MCM
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Division at G20 over bid to condemn Russia’s Ukraine invasion, by Fransiska Nangoy and Vladimir Soldatkin | Reuters NUSA DUA, Indonesia — Disagreement emerged at a Group of 20 (G20) summit today as the United States and its allies backed a resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which Russia’s foreign minister dismissed as unwarranted politicisation. The summit on the Indonesian island of Bali is . . . READ MORE . . .
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G-20 to hold tough on Russia, urge end to Ukraine war, by Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller and Elaine Kurtenbach | AP NUSA DUA, Indonesia — Leaders of the world’s largest economies appeared ready today to convey a strong message from most condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A draft declaration by leaders of the Group of 20major economies under discussion Tuesday echoes . . . READ MORE . . .
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UN General Assembly calls for Russian reparations to Ukraine, by Edith M. Lederer | AP UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Monday calling for Russia to be held accountable for violating international law by invading Ukraine, including by paying reparations for widespread damage to the country and for Ukrainians killed and injured during the war. The vote in the 193-member world body was 94-14 with 73 abstentions. It was . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia’s Lavrov says Ukraine’s terms for negotiations ‘unrealistic.’ From AFP. NUSA DUA, Indonesia — Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today that Ukraine’s conditions for restarting talks with Moscow were “unrealistic,” speaking at the G20 summit where pressure was mounting on Russia to end the conflict. “I said again that . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian, Russian prisoners of war tortured: UN. From AFP. GENEVA — Prisoners held by both sides in Russia’s war in Ukraine have been subjected to torture, including with beatings, electric shocks, and humiliating treatment while naked, UN investigators said today. Under international law, “the . . . READ MORE . . .
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This Ukrainian hotline helps Russian soldiers surrender. Reported by Nathan Rott | NPR A Ukrainian hotline that helps Russian soldiers sent to the frontline surrender has been used thousands of times. Its traffic increased after Russia announced a partial mobilization of civilians. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Zelenskyy’s arrival in Kherson underscores Ukraine’s momentum in the war. Reported by Jason Beaubien | NPR A look at how the Ukrainian city of Kherson is picking up the pieces and reuniting with loved ones after nearly nine months of Russian occupation. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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CIA Director Burns meets with Russian spy chief in Ankara, by Dave DeCamp | antiwar.com CIA Director William Burns met with the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) in Ankara, Turkey, on Monday, marking the highest-level face-to-face meeting between US and Russian officials since the February 24 invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin said the talks between Burns and SVR chief Sergei Naryshkin were requested by Washington. The White House said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian military reportedly destroyed large energy infrastructure facility in Kherson region. From South Front. During the Russian withdrawal from from the right bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region, the armed forces of the Russian Federation destroyed a large energy infrastructure facility that supplied part of the right bank and the Mykolaiv region with electricity. According to the head of Ukrenergo, . . . READ MORE . . .
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Day 265: Ukrainian Battle Map. From Ukraine News TV. Click HERE for today’s report.
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Ukrainian army lost up to 1,400 servicemen in title for Pavlovka in Ugledar region. From South Front. The Russian Ministry of Defense said today that Ukrainian losses during the battle for Pavlovka located south of Ugledar. Russian troops destroyed up to 1,400 Ukrainian servicemen. The AFU also suffered material losses, including two Su-25 aircraft, an Mi-8 helicopter, 12 tanks, 27 infantry fighting vehicles, six artillery pieces, including two US-made M777 artillery systems. On November 13 . . . READ MORE . . .
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Congressional amendment opens floodgates for war pofiteers and a major ground war on Russia, by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies | Global Research If the powerful leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senators Jack Reed (D) and Jim Inhofe (R), have their way, Congress will soon invoke wartime emergency powers to build up even greater stockpiles of Pentagon weapons. The amendment is supposedly designed to facilitate replenishing the weapons the United States has sent to Ukraine, but a look . . . READ MORE . . .
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