For today, links to 10 reports: from the Kyiv Independent, Agence France-Presse, Kyiv Post, the Moscow Times, Tass, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio, and to commentary from the Kucinich Report; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK, SYRIA and GAZA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up. UKRAINE 2-27-25 entry is HERE.) — MCM
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NEWER Zelensky, Trump get into heated argument while speaking with journalists in Oval Office, by Oleksiy Sorokin | The Kyiv Independent President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump held a 45-minute-long press briefing in the Oval Office that ended in a heated argument about American aid to Ukraine. The scuffle . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from CNN including video.
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NEWER Trump says Ukraine must make ‘compromises’ with Russia. From AFP. U.S. President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelensky today that Ukraine will have to make “compromises” in a truce with Moscow, while Zelensky insisted that there should be no concessions with Russia’s “killer” leader. “You can’t,” Trump said, “do any . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Kyiv Post.
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NEWER U.S. greenlights new Russian ambassador, ending months-long vacancy, by Pyotr Kozlov | The Moscow Times The United States has approved Russia’s appointment of Alexander Darchiev as its new ambassador paving the way for him to assume the long-vacant post in Washington. READ MORE . . .
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Russian forces retook 4 villages in Kursk region this week, military says. From the Moscow Times. Russian forces have retaken four villages over the past week in the southwestern Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops captured large swaths of territory last summer, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today. READ MORE . . .
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Russian troops liberate eight communities in Ukraine operation over week. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated eight communities, including four settlements in the Kursk Region over the week of February 22-28 in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today. READ MORE . . .
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A good rapport but mixed signals on Ukraine: Keir Starmer’s trip to Washington, by Jill Lawless | AP WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Keir Starmer landed back in Britain from Washington today with the satisfaction of a tricky mission not quite accomplished, but off to a flying start. His goals were . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet President Trump Friday. Reported by Joanna Kakissis and Michel Martin | NPR Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Trump in Washington on Friday, where they are expected to sign a deal on U.S. access to some of Ukraine’s critical raw materials. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM FEB. 27 European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas discusses shifting U.S. alliances. A Martínez of NPR speaks with European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas about how the E.U. views shifting U.S. alliances. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM FEB. 27 The plunder of Ukraine: A story of debt, greed and betrayal, by Elizabeth Kucinich | The Kucinich Report The systematic plundering of Ukraine by international financial institutions and governments is underway. As history has shown . . . READ MORE . . .
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