First, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, Reuters, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, via Consortium News, a link to a three-hour forum held this past week. — MCM
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Negotiating with Moscow would be capitulation – Ukraine presidency, by Ania Tsoukanova | AFP The West’s attempts to persuade Ukraine to negotiate with Moscow, after a series of major military victories by Kyiv, are “bizarre” and amount to asking for its capitulation, a key adviser to the Ukrainian presidency told AFP. “When you . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kyiv’s mayor: Extraordinary, in extraordinarily tough times, by John Leicester | AP KYIV — The body armor propped against a radiator, ready for use, the spent shell casing adding to clutter on his desk, the boxing memorabilia and the sign asking visitors to leave firearms at his door: All shout that this is the office of an extraordinary mayor, in extraordinarily difficult times. Other, more personal touches fill out the picture . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia trying to exhaust Ukraine’s air defenses, Pentagon official says, by Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali | Reuters | Reuters WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Russia’s surge in missile strikes in Ukraine is partly designed to exhaust Kyiv’s supplies of air defenses and finally achieve dominance of the skies above the country, a senior Pentagon official said on Saturday. Russia has been hammering cities across Ukraine with missile strikes over the past week, in one of the heaviest waves of missile attacks since . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia accuses Ukraine of shelling Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant: army. From AFP. The Russian army today accused Kyiv of shelling the territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant that it controls in southern Ukraine. Kyiv “does not stop its provocations aiming at creating the threat of a man-made catastrophe at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant”, it said in a statement. Despite shelling on November 19 and 20, radiation levels “remain normal”, it added.
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Former Japanese PM says Zelensky has caused suffering to many Ukrainians – paper. From Tass. TOKYO — Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori has censured Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky for having caused suffering to many of his fellow citizens, says an article published on the website of The Nikkei newspaper today. “Why is it . . . READ MORE . . .
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Forum: A path to peace in Ukraine. Co-sponsored by The People’s Forum and the ANSWER Coalition. Speaking in person or otherwise at this three-hour event in New York City: Noam Chomsky, Jill Stein, Vijay Prashad, Medea Benjamin, Brian Becker, Eugene Puryear and Claudia de la Cruz. Click HERE to listen and watch.
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