First, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, Agence France-Presse, and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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The U.S. aims to ensure that the aid to Ukraine goes where it’s supposed to go. A Martínez of NPR talks with Mark Cancian, senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ International Security program, about government oversight of U.S. aid to Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Official says over 10,000 Ukrainian troops killed in war, by Jamey Keaten | AP KYIV — A top adviser to Ukraine’s president has cited military chiefs as saying 10,000 to 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the country’s nine-month struggle against Russia’s invasion, a rare comment on such figures and far below estimates of Ukrainian casualties from Western leaders. Russian forces kept up rocket attacks on infrastructure and airstrikes against Ukrainian troop positions along the contact line, the Ukrainian general staff said Friday, adding . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia ‘open’ to talks on Ukraine but presses demands after Biden comment, by Pavel Polityuk | Reuters * Putin urges Scholz to rethink Germany’s line on Ukraine * EU tentatively agrees $60 price cap on Russian seaborne oil * Fighting rages around eastern town of Bakhmut | KYIV — Russian President Vladimir Putin is “open to negotiations” on Ukraine but the West must accept Moscow’s demands, the Kremlin said today, a day after U.S. President Joe Biden said he was willing to talk if Putin were looking for a way to end the war. Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron said after talks at the White House on Thursday that . . . READ MORE . . .
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West’s support encouraging Kiev to reject talks, Putin tells German chancellor. From Tass. MOSCOW — Flooding Ukraine with weapons is a destructive policy, Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed out in a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz today, according to the Kremlin press service. “Attention was drawn to the destructive policy that is being pursued by Western countries, including Germany, who are . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kremlin rejects Biden terms for Ukraine talks. From AFP. The Kremlin today rejected U.S. President Joe Biden’s terms for Ukraine talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, saying Moscow’s offensive will continue.“What did President Biden say in fact? He said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Putin tells Scholz Ukraine infrastructure strikes ‘inevitable.’ From the Moscow News. Russian President Vladimir Putin told his German counterpart, Olaf Scholz, toiday that Moscow’s attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure were “inevitable” and accused the West of pursuing “destructive” policies, the Kremlin said. “It was noted that . . . READ MORE . . .
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