For today, links to 13 reports: from Reuters, Kyiv Post, the Associated Press, Antiwar.com, Agence France-Presse, Tass, Declassified UK, National Public Radio, and Common Dreams, and to two interviews from National Public Radio and an editorial from the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (LEBANON and GAZA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up. UKRAINE 2-27-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Turkey to repeat offer to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks at London summit, source says. From Reuters. ANKARA — Turkey’s foreign minister will reiterate at Sunday’s meeting of European leaders in London an offer from Ankara to host peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, a Turkish diplomatic source said today. READ MORE . . .
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No more ‘blank checks’ for Ukraine without peace, White House says after Trump-Zelensky blowout, by Julia Struck | Kyiv Post White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following his contentious Oval Office meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, saying Zelensky does not acknowledge . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM FEB. 28 Trump’s Oval Office thrashing of Zelenskyy shows limits of Western allies’ ability to sway U.S. leader, by Zeke Miller | AP WASHINGTON — Friday’s encounter between U.S. President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the future of their countries relationship, and Kyiv’s ability to defend itself in the brutal conflict with Russia, in mortal jeopardy. READ MORE . . . Click HERE, HERE and HERE for second AP report, an Antiwar.com account via ScheerPost, and March 1 report from Reuters.
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FROM FEB. 28 Top U.S. diplomat calls on Zelensky to apologize for clash with Trump. From AFP. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Friday for Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky to apologize for an earlier clash with President Donald Trump. READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainians express shock and outrage at Trump berating Zelenskyy at the White House. Reported by Joanna Kakissis and Scott Simon | NPR A look at the response in Ukraine to Friday’s shambolic press conference at the Oval Office between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Trump. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Ukraine loses over 220 troops in Kursk Region in past day — Russian Defense Ministry. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian army lost over 220 troops in the Kursk Region in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said today in a statement, adding details of materiel destroyed. READ MORE . . .
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FROM FEB. 26 Keir Starmer’s plan for UK growth — the Ukraine war, by Mark Curtis | Declassified UK In his announcement Tuesday of increases in UK military spending, Prime Minister Keir Starmer strongly referenced Ukraine and the threat from Russia and said the new “investment” will “create a secure and stable environment in which businesses can thrive, supporting the Government’s number one mission to . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Feb. 25 UK government news release.
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FROM FEB. 28 Zelenskyy’s visit to the White House ends abruptly after Oval Office spat. Reported by Asma Khalid | NPR Zelenskyy was at the White House to finalize a deal on minerals, which Trump has said is a step toward a broader peace deal he is trying to broker. But no deal was signed and the visit was cut short. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM FEB. 28 What’s next for Ukraine after Zelenskyy and Trump’s tense Oval Office meeting. Reported by Greg Myre | NPR In an extraordinary scene, the White House meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy turned into a shouting match on live television. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM FEB. 28 ‘We are governed by children’: Disgust as Trump and Vance bully Zelenskyy in Oval Office, by Jake Johnson | Common Dreams Observers were aghast at Trump and Vance’s conduct during Friday’s meeting, which was likened to an ambush. At one point, as Trump . . . Click HERE for report including video from Fox News and C-Span.
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How the fallout of U.S.-Ukraine relations is being perceived in Russia. Reported by Scott Simon of NPR speaks with Johns Hopkins professor Sergey Radchenko about what Russia hopes to gain from negotiations with the United States over ending its war in Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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John Bolton discusses the implications of a tense Trump-Zelenskyy press conference. Scott Simon of NPR talks with former National Security Adviser John Bolton about the foreign policy implications of Friday’s shocking press conference between President Trump and President Zelenskyy. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky. From the Kyiv Independent. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrated . . . READ MORE . . .
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