For today, links to seven reports from National Public Radio, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, the Associated Press, and the Russian Foreign Ministry’s journal the International Affairs via the Flautist; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (SYRIA, YEMEN and GAZA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.  UKRAINE 3-19-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Zelenskyy and Trump speak after Trump call with Putin. Reported by Eleanor Beardsley | NPR  After a phone call with President Trump Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has agreed to stop striking Russian oil depots and energy infrastructure as part of a ceasefire deal. Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE for report from Kyiv Post.

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Russia’s Engels airbase ablaze after Ukrainian drone strike, Kyiv says, by Martin Fornusek and Chris York | The Kyiv Independent  Russia’s Engels-2 airbase in Saratov Oblast was successfully hit by Ukrainian drones overnight, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine confirmed. READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces strike military train with Ukrainian ammo, armament over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces struck a military train with ammunition and armament for the Ukrainian army over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 19  Zelenskyy and Putin have agreed to a limited ceasefire, but implementation is work in progress, by Hanna Arhirova | AP  KYIV — Ukraine and Russia agreed in principle to a limited ceasefire after President Donald Trump spoke with the countries’ leaders this week, though it remains to be seen . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 19  Trump admin. cuts funding for program that tracked Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. Reported by Ailsa Chang, Tinbete Ermyas and Marc Rivers | NPR  Funding for a U.S.-based program that tracks thousands of Ukrainian children allegedly abducted and taken to Russia has been cut and U.S. lawmakers worry that a database with crucial information . . .  Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM MAY 25, 2024  Report from Donbas — Part 1, by Guy Mettan | The International Affairs / The Floutist  DONESTK — How could they do this to us? Why does Kiev want to destroy us? These are the questions that the people of Donbas have been asking themselves for the past 10 years. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for article in French and German from Arrêt sur Info, and Die Weltwoche.

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