For today, links to reports from the Moscow Times, Tass, the Kyiv Independent, Reuters, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio, and to commentary from Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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In major reshuffle, Russia names Admiral Moiseyev new Navy chief. From the Moscow Times. Admiral Alexander Moiseyev has been appointed as the new acting chief of Russia’s navy, state-run media reported today. The Kremlin previously declined to comment on reports from earlier this month that Moiseyev allegedly replaced Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov amid the Russian navy’s mounting losses to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian troops liberate Orlovka community in Avdeyevka area — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated the community of Orlovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a . . . READ MORE . . .
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Borrell wants to use 90% of Russian asset profits to buy arms for Ukraine, by Martin Fornusek | The Kyiv Independent Josep Borrell, the EU’s top diplomat, said he would propose to use 90% of the revenue generated by frozen Russian assets to purchase weapons for Ukraine via the European Peace Facility fund, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported today. The remaining 10% . . . READ MORE . . .
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Out of money, Pentagon chief tries to convince allies of commitment to Ukraine, by Idrees Ali | Reuters RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin today will try and convince European allies that President Joe Biden’s administration is still committed to supporting Ukraine, even as Washington has essentially . . . READ MORE . . .
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U.S. defense chief vows continued aid to Ukraine, even as Congress is stalled on funding bill, by Lolita C. Baldor | AP RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed today that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine’s war effort against Russia, even as the U.S. Congress remains stalled over funding to send additional weapons to the front. “The United States . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MARCH 18 How six more years under Putin will shape the war in Ukraine. Reported by Jonaki Mehta, Courtney Dorning and Sacha Pfeiffer | NPR Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Dara Massicot of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about how Vladimir Putin’s reelection impacts the war in Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM MARCH 18 The CIA’s secret war using Russian fascists to fight Russia, by Scott Ritter | Special to Consortium News In the days leading to the Russian presidential election, three Russian paramilitary organizations working under the auspices of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, or GUR, launched a series of attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation. The purpose was clear — to . . . READ MORE . . .