For today, Thanksgiving Day in the United States, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and the Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (The GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Ukraine says 3 civilians killed by Russian shelling and Russia says a drone killed a TV journalist, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Russian shelling killed three civilians in southeastern regions of Ukraine, Kyiv authorities said today, while a Russian television journalist was reported to have died from injuries he sustained in a Ukrainian drone attack. READ MORE . . .

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Putin says we must think how to stop ‘the tragedy’ of war in Ukraine, by Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin | Reuters  MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) on Wednesday that it was necessary to think about how to stop “the tragedy” of the war in Ukraine, some of his most placatory remarks to date about the conflict. Putin’s decision to send troops into Ukraine in February 2022 . . . READ MORE . . .

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Putin says ‘ready for talks,’ blames Kyiv for lack of discussion. From Kyiv Post. During the virtual G20 meeting on Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin gave some of his most conciliatory comments since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine — but inisted it was Ukraine, not the war he launched, that was standing in the way of peace. He reiterated Moscow’s readiness for peace talks with Ukraine while accusing Kyiv of neglecting these efforts. READ MORE . . .