For today, links to seven reports: from the Cradle, the Associated Press and Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, Kyiv Post, and Tass, and to an article of commentary from the Moscow Times; others or just headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for UKRAINE 12-5-25, and up or down for SYRIA, WEST BANK, GAZA, LEBANON and MEDIA entries.) — MCM
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Zelensky ‘systematically sabotaged’ Ukraine anti-corruption efforts: NYTimes report. From the Cradle. Over the past four years, the Ukrainian government “systematically sabotaged” oversight of the country’s state-owned companies and weapons procurement processes, “allowing graft to flourish,” according to a New York Times investigative report published today. READ MORE . . .
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Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue, by Susie Blann | AP KYIV — Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they’ll meet on today for a third day of talks aimed at ending the nearly 4-year-old war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE and HERE for AFP report in English and French, and HERE and HERE for at least headlines of others, and HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.
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Ukraine’s intelligence hackers cripple major Russian logistics network: sources, by Alisa Orlova and Kateryna Zakharchenko | Kyiv Post Ukraine’s Military Intelligence cyber unit knocked out a major Russian logistics company in a sweeping overnight attack timed to Ukraine’s Armed Forces Day, according to sources in Ukraine’s special services. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine loses around 1,450 troops in special military operation area in past 24 hours: Russian ministry. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian military personnel destroyed around 1,450 Ukrainian militants in the area of the special military operation in the past 24 hours, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. READ MORE . . .
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FROM DEC. 5 Ukraine, U.S. to meet for third day, agree ‘real progress’ depends on Russia. From AFP. Ukrainian and U.S. officials will hold a third straight day of talks in Miami on today, with Washington saying the two sides agreed that “real progress” would depend on Russia’s willingness to end the war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AFP report (with Le Parisien) in French, and HERE for headlines of others.
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FROM DEC. 4 Trump’s Ukraine peace push was always a naked cash grab, by Casey Michel | The Moscow Times The Trump administration’s 28-point peace plan for the Ukraine war, leaked last month, was all about constructing financial deals between insiders in Russia and the U.S., and how to enrich the elites of both countries at everyone else’s expense, especially Ukraine’s. READ MORE . . .
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