For today, links to six reports: from the Associated Press, the Moscow Times, Kyiv Post, Tass, the Kyiv Independent, and Agence France-Presse; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA, WEST BANK and LEBANON entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE. UKRAINE 2-11-25 entry is HERE.) — MCM
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U.S. defense chief Hegseth calls NATO membership for Ukraine unrealistic, by Lorne Cook and Tara Copp | AP BRUSSELS — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said today NATO membership for Ukraine was unrealistic and in sweeping remarks suggested that the way forward for Ukraine was for the country to abandon hopes of a return to its pre-2014 borders and prepare for a negotiated settlement with Russia — one that . . . READ MORE . . .
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Critical week for NATO as Trump, Ukraine war test alliance, by Pyotr Kozlov | The Moscow Times BRUSSELS — NATO faces a pivotal week as the alliance navigates uncertainty over the United States’ commitment to Ukraine and European security under President Donald Trump. As Russia advances in Ukraine, NATO . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine launches counterattacks in Kursk, Pokrovsk sectors, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post The Armed Forces of Ukraine have launched counterattacks and recaptured lost positions in eastern Ukraine and inside Russia, according to news and combat reports today. READ MORE . . .
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Russian forces pound Ukrainian UAV assembly workshops in massive missile strike. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces delivered a massive missile strike on workshops of Ukrainian military-industrial sites producing unmanned aerial vehicles and FPV drones, hitting all the targets, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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Russia rules out territorial exchange — vows to expel Kyiv’s forces from Kursk. From Kyiv Post. The Kremlin has rejected outright any discussion of a territorial exchange with Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, told state media outlet RIA Novosti. His comments were a direct response . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE to report from the Kyiv Independent and HERE for Feb. 11 report from AFP.