First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, from the Unz Review, a link to another piece of commentary on the Feb. 8 article by investigative reporter Seymour Hersh titled “How America took out the Nord Stream pipeline.” — MCM
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Ukraine aid support softens in the U.S.: AP-NORC Poll, by Aamer Madhani and Emily Swanson | AP WASHINGTON — Support among the American public for providing Ukraine weaponry and direct economic assistance has softened, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Forty-eight percent say they favor the U.S. providing weapons to Ukraine, with 29% opposed and 22% saying they’re neither in favor nor opposed. In May 2022, less than three months into the war, . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia declares battlefield gains as Ukraine urges faster military aid, by Pavel Polityuk | Reuters * Russia says Ukrainian forces retreated in Luhansk * Eastern city of Bakhmut prepares for Russian assault * Zelenskiy urges allies to speed up military aid * NATO says more artillery rounds produced for Kyiv * EU’s Borrell slams countries for not sending tanks | KYIV — Russia said today today it had broken through two fortified Ukrainian defence lines on the eastern front, as Kyiv described conditions there as difficult and Western allies announced more military aid, including increased supplies of artillery rounds. The Russian Defence Ministry said the Ukrainians had retreated in the face of Russian attacks in the Luhansk region, although it gave no details and . . . READ MORE . . .
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UN appeals for $5.6 billion for aid to Ukraine in 2023. From AFP. GENEVA — The United Nations said today that $5.6 billion was needed to provide humanitarian aid in Ukraine and to the millions who have fled the war-ravaged country. Nearly a year after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the UN estimated that 21.8 million Ukrainians were now in need of humanitarian . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian air defenses intercept eight U.S.-made HIMARS rockets in Ukraine operation. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian air defense forces destroyed 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and eight rockets of U.S.-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems over the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported today. “In the past 24 hours, . . . READ MORE . . .
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Seymour Hersh: Standing upright in a sea of lies, by Ron Unz | The Unz Review Our political landscape is completely flooded by a massive tide of official propaganda. Therefore, it’s hardly surprising that the few visible points of surviving dissent are often found among those individuals who had previously represented the highest peaks . . . Click HERE to read and listen.
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