For now, links to reports from the National Public Radio and Reuters, and to two pieces of commentary from Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 11-29-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK entry for today, so far, is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 29  Ukraine begins new negotiations after a sudden shakeup in Kyiv. Reported by Eleanor Beardsley and Miles Parks | NPR  Negotiations to end the war resume as Ukraine confronts internal turmoil and continued Russian strikes. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM NOV. 28  Ukrainian forces fighting in Kupiansk, despite Russian claims, top commander says, by Ron Popeski and Oleksandr Kozhukhar | Reuters  Ukrainian forces are defending their positions and hunting down sabotage groups in the northeastern city of Kupiansk despite Moscow’s statements that its troops are fully in control of it, Ukraine’s top commander said on Friday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 28  The neocon-realist war over Ukraine, by Ray McGovern | Special to Consortium News  The undeniable Russian advances all along the contact line in Ukraine are no longer deniable to anyone tuned into reality. But not everyone is tuned in. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 28  What defeat looks like, by Stefan Moore | Special to Consortium News  Russia is the indisputable victor in this terrible 14-year war, beginning with the 2014 Ukrainian civil war, which Russia entered in 2022. The only path forward now is working out the terms of defeat. READ MORE . . .

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TO BE CONTINUED