For today, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, Kyiv Post, National Public Radio, the Kyiv Independent, and Reuters; to commentary from Consortium News; and to an address at the European Parliament in Brussels, via Consortium News and ScheerPost. Other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK and GAZA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up. UKRAINE 3-1-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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NEWER UK pledges export financing for air defense as world leaders discuss ending war in Ukraine, by Brian Melley | AP British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain will use 1.6 billion pounds ($2 billion) in export financing to supply 5,000 air defense missiles for Ukraine. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Kyiv Post.
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UK, France and Ukraine agree to work on ceasefire plan for Russia’s war in Ukraine, by Brian Melley | AP LONDON — Britain, France and Ukraine have agreed to work on a ceasefire plan to present to the United States, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said today as European leaders assembled in London to discuss ending the war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for report from NPR and the Kyiv Independent.
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UK’s Starmer tries to restore hope for Ukraine peace at summit, by Elizabeth Piper, Kate Holton and Andrew MacAskill | Reuters British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will try to revive hope for peace in Ukraine at a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky and other Western leaders today . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AP.
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Where U.S.-Ukraine relations stand after the Trump-Zelenskyy standoff. Reported by Greg Myre and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR Friday’s Oval Office altercation could signal an irreparable break in U.S. relations with Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM MARCH 1 Ukrainians react to tense meeting between Presidents Zelenskyy and Trump. Reported by Joanna Kakissis and Scott Detrow | NPR One day after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s tense meeting with President Trump, Ukrainians worry about what the Oval Office clash means for their country’s future. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM MARCH 1 Trump, Vance school Zelensky on reality of his war, by Joe Lauria | Special to Consortium News It’s still hard to register that a factual alternative to the West’s propaganda story on Ukraine has largely been accepted by President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance in a dramatic reversal from the office’s last occupant. Click HERE for commentary and C-Span video.
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FROM FEB. 19 The geopolitics of peace, by Jeffrey Sachs | Columbia University / Consortium News / ScheerPost This is indeed a complicated and fast-changing time and a very dangerous one. We really need clarity of thought. I’ll try to be as succinct and clear as I can be. Click HERE for video and a transcript.
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