For now, links to 10 reports, from Kyiv Post, the Associated Press, Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and National Public Radio, and to commentary from Consortium News; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (MEDIA, WEST BANK and GAZA entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up. UKRAINE 2-25-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Russia rules out ceasefire on contact lines, vows to capture 4 Ukrainian regions. From Kyiv Post. Moscow would not stop at the current contact lines in Ukraine and sought to capture the entirety of four Ukrainian regions it claimed to have annexed via illegal referendums, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said today. READ MORE . . .
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U.S. strikes a deal with Ukraine that includes access to its rare earth minerals, officials say, by Susie Blann, Hanna Arhirova and Vasilisa Stepanenko | AP KYIV — Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, three senior Ukrainian officials said today. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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Full text of the U.S.-Ukraine mineral deal. From the Kyiv Independent. Bilateral Agreement Establishing Terms and Conditions for a Reconstruction Investment Fund. “Whereas . . . READ MORE . . .
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At least 1 killed in Kyiv as Russia and Ukraine launch overnight drone attacks. From AFP. Russia and Ukraine launched dozens of drones at each other today in aerial attacks that left energy facilities damaged, one dead and at least four wounded in Ukraine, officials said. READ MORE . . .
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Russia hammers Ukrainian military airfields, UAV depots over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces struck Ukrainian military airfields and unmanned aerial vehicle depots over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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Russian and U.S. diplomats to meet in Istanbul on Thursday, Lavrov says. From AFP. Russian and U.S. diplomats will meet in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss outstanding issues related to their embassies, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today. READ MORE . . .
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Lavrov in Qatar speaks out on new U.S. talks, frozen Russian assets. From Tass. DOHA — Russia is waiting for Europeans to stop lying that Moscow is refusing to engage in talks on Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference in Qatar. He also said the issue of frozen Russian assets . . . READ MORE . . .
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Zelensky unsure if Friday’s Washington visit goes ahead. From Kyiv Post. President Volodymyr Zelensky said today his purported trip to Washington to finalize a mineral agreement with the U.S. had not been certain. “We were offered a visit, yes,” he said. “But . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM FEB. 25 3 thoughts on Trump’s foreign policy from an expert critical of U.S. intervention. Reported by Leila Fadel and Obed Manuel | NPR One of them is whether President Trump is practicing good negotiation tactics concerning the Russia-Ukraine war. Bringing it to an end makes good sense, said Stephen Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University, but . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM FEB. 25 Ukraine timeline tells the tale, by Joe Lauria | Special to Consortium News Please use this short, historical guide to share with people who still flip through the funny pages trying to figure out what’s going on in Ukraine. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for commentary by Lauria for CN dated March 22, 2022.
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