Links to FOUR reports: from the Associated Press and National Public Radio, and to a discussion from ScheerPost; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials and those of participants below. (Scroll down for UKRAINE 2-15-26.  Scroll up for GAZA, WEST BANK and IRAN.) — MCM

NOTE: Again, other perspectives are at the Moscow Times (based in Belgium); Kyiv Post and the Kyiv Independent (both operating under martial law); and Tass (a Russian state news service). Each is a click away. Time no longer permits regular inclusion of links to their content.

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Russian and Ukrainian officials are in Geneva for U.S.-brokered talks after almost four years of war, by Emma Burrows and Jamey Keaten | AP  GENEVA — Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv were in Geneva today for another round of U.S.-brokered peace talks, but expectations for any breakthroughs in Geneva were low. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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Trump administration tries to resolve three crises with Iran, Ukraine and Gaza. Reported by Greg Myre and Leila Fadel | NPR  This week, the Trump administration seeks diplomatic deals on three fronts, as it tries to make a nuclear deal with Iran, end the Russia-Ukraine war and advance a ceasefire in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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A look at how the Trump administration is approaching Iran, Ukraine and Gaza. Steve Inskeep of NPR talks with Kori Schake of the American Enterprise Institute about how the Trump administration’s approach to Iran, Ukraine and Gaza aligns with national security. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM FEB. 15  The World This Week. From ScheerPost. Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern, Consortium News editor-in-chief Joe Lauria and international affairs writer Patrick Lawrence speak about Russia and Europe (for an hour) and Iran and Israel (for another) — amid Trump administration turmoil concerning ongoing Epstein files revelations and Constitutional questions. Click HERE for video and introduction.

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