For now, links to two pieces of commentary, from Kyiv Post and Middle East Eye, and, in between, reports the Moscow Times, Tass the Kyiv Independent, the Associated Press, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Implications of Trump’s victory for Ukraine – the setting, by Bohdan Nahaylo, chief editor of Kyiv Post According to what Trump and his advisors said during the election campaign, the omens for are indeed worrying. The measures . . . READ MORE . . .
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Trump advisers push to ‘freeze’ war in Ukraine, pause Kyiv’s bid to join NATO – WSJ. From the Moscow Times. Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump have put forward several proposals that would effectively freeze the war in Ukraine, solidifying Moscow’s territorial gains, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing anonymous sources close to Trump. READ MORE . . .
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Russia open to dialogue with U.S. if Washington takes initiative — Lavrov. From Tass. ASTANA — Russia is ready for open dialogue with the United States if such an initiative comes from Washington after Donald Trump’s re-election, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Kazakhstan. READ MORE . . .
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Russian airstrike against Zaporizhzhia kills 4, injures 18, damages hospital, by Kateryna Hodunova and Kateryna Denisova | The Kyiv Independent Russian forces attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia today, killing four people and injuring at least 18 others, State Emergency Service reported. Russia struck Zaporizhzhia five times using . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 6 On Ukraine’s front and in Kyiv, hope and pragmatism compete when it comes to Trump’s election, by Lori Hinnant and Yehor Konovalov | AP KYIV — Soldiers in a Ukrainian artillery battery on the front lines in the country’s east were only vaguely aware Wednesday of American election results pointing to Donald Trump’s victory. But they were firm in their hopes for the next president of the United States. READ MORE . . .
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Europe urges Trump to support Ukraine, avoid trade wars, by Philip Blenkinsop and Andrew Gray | Reuters BUDAPEST — European leaders meeting in Budapest today urged Donald Trump from afar to avoid trade wars, maintain support for Ukraine and to refrain from unsettling the global order following his victory in the U.S. presidential election. READ MORE . . .
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America’s collapse begins from within: Trump’s victory delayed America’s fall, by Nidal Adaileh | Middle East Monitor Donald Trump won an emphatic victory, drawing on a diverse popular base that transcended traditional party lines of support, demonstrating the impact of social and political shifts on this crucial election. READ MORE . . .