Links to SIX reports: from Agence France-Presse, Le Figaro, the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (Scroll down for UKRAINE 2-19-26, and up or down for IRAN, GAZA, WEST BANK, SYRIA, CUBA and MEDIA.) — MCM
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Russian overnight strikes across Ukraine kill 3. From AFP. In addition several others were wounded, regional authorities said today, as Moscow continued its assaults on the eve of the war’s four‑year anniversary. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine needs $588 bn to rebuild from Russia’s invasion: report. From AFP. The estimated total, according to the report issued today by the World Bank and other institutions, is 12 percent higher than the amount given last year — and almost three times the country’s annual economic output. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for similar report from AFP and Le Figaro in French, and HERE for headlines of others from AFP.
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EU diplomats scramble to overcome Hungary’s threat to derail new sanctions on Russia, by Sam McNeil and Sylvie Corbet | AP BRUSSELS — Germany, France and other European countries vowed their unwavering support for Ukraine on Monday as their diplomats scrambled to finalize new sanctions on Russia and a massive new loan for Kyiv ahead of the fourth anniversary of a war that has left an estimated 1.8 million Russian and Ukrainian soldiers dead, wounded or missing. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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EU diplomats set to meet Board of Peace director, by Sam McNeil | AP BRUSSELS — Nikolay Mladenov, a former Bulgarian politician and U.N. diplomat chosen by Trump to manage the Board of Peace, was scheduled to meet today with the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and foreign ministers from across the 27-nation bloc. Topics on the agenda include the war in Ukraine and fresh sanctions on Russia. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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FROM FEB. 22 Ukrainian military chaplain shares wisdom from the frontlines. Reported by Daniel Ofman, Emily Kwong and Jordan-Marie Smith | NPR Father Andriy Zelinskyy, a chaplain in wartime Ukraine, talks about what he sees in the trenches and what he’s learned about the fragility of humanity, years into the war with Russia. Click HERE to listen and read.
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4 years of war in Ukraine in photos. From AP. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, launched Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II. This photo gallery curated by AP photo editors looks back at four years of war. Click HERE to visit gallery.
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