For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Zelenskyy co-hosts a summit in Albania seeking more war support from southeastern Europe, by Llazar Semini | AP TIRANA — Ukrainian Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy co-hosted a summit with Albania’s government today that is meant to encourage further support for Kyiv by southeastern European countries, as signs of . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine withdraws from 2 more villages near Avdiivka, down 2 Russian warplanes in single day. From the Kyiv Independent. On Tuesday, a spokesperson for Ucraine’s Tavria Group said the Armed Forces withdrew from the Stepove and Severne villages near Avdiivka, and the Air Force said Ukrainian forces shot down two Russian Su-34 attack planes in a single day. READ MORE . . .
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A top EU official calls for a new defense industry strategy with locally made arms at its heart, by Lorne Cook | AP BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today called for a new defense industry strategy to respond to security challenges posed by Russia’s war on Ukraine with the purchase of weapons and ammunition made in Europe at its heart. The Russian invasion . . . READ MORE . . .
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Putin allies tell Macron: Any French troops you send to Ukraine will suffer fate of Napoleon’s army, by Andrew Osborn | Reuters Allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin today warned French President Emmanuel Macron that any troops he sends to Ukraine would meet the same end as Napoleon Bonaparte‘s Grande Armee whose 1812 invasion of Russia . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine needs $3 bln in financial aid per month in 2024, Kyiv says. From Reuters. KYIV — Ukraine needs about $3 billion in foreign financial aid on a monthly basis to get through 2024, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said today. He said Ukraine’s macroeconomic stability . . . READ MORE . . .