First, links to reports from National Public Radio, Agence France-Presse, Tass, Reuters, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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Germany’s chancellor is visiting President Biden at the White House. Reported by Steve Inskeep and Rob Schmitz | NPR Chancellor Olaf Scholz is traveling without press and the two leaders do not plan to have a news conference. His visit may focus on the tense rhetoric between the U.S. and China. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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U.S., Germany aim to deter China from supplying Russia with weapons against Ukraine. Steve Inskeep of NPR talks with Jeff Rathke of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies about the issues the U.S. and Germany agree on, and where they differ. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Russia warns against more Western arms for Ukraine ahead of Biden, Scholz meeting. From AFP. The Kremlin toiday warned Western countries against providing more arms to Ukraine as key Kyiv backers President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz were set to meet in Washington. “It is obvious,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, “that this will prolong the conflict and have sad consequences for the Ukrainian people.” READ MORE . . .
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Lavrov says Russia will no longer rely on West in energy policy. From Tass. NEW DELHI — Russia will no longer rely on Western partners in its energy policy, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said today. “Of course, the war that we are attempting to end and that was started by the West against us using Ukrainians . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian mercenary boss says Bakhmut practically surrounded, by Leonardo Bennasatto and Lisi Niesner | Reuters. * Wagner chief says only one route out of Bakhmut left open * Ukraine national guard says situation there ‘critical’ * Ukrainian forces digging trenches west of the city * Biden, Scholz to discuss weapons for Kyiv | CHASIV YAR, Ukraine — Russian troops and mercenaries were closing off the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut today, on the cusp of Moscow’s first major victory in half a year after the bloodiest fighting of the war. The head of Russia’s Wagner private army, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said the city, which . . . READ MORE . . .
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A year into Ukraine war, bodies dug up in once occupied town, by Elena Becatoros | AP BORODYANKA, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities are still unearthing people who were hastily buried in makeshift gravesduring Russia’s brief but brutal occupation of villages and towns near Kyiv. Almost 200 bodies remain unidentified, while 280 people are listed as missing. Halyna Pinchuk is among them. They never found . . . READ MORE . . .
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Aircraft downed above Yenakiyevo in DPR, mayor says. From Tass. DONETSK — An aircraft has been downed over Yenakiyevo in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Mayor Roman Khramenkov reported today. Both pilots successfully ejected, but there was no understanding yet as to the origin of the aircraft, he added. Yenakiyevo is located . . . READ MORE . . .
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The role of cyber weapons in Russia’s war on Ukraine. Reported by Jenna McLaughlin | NPR Ukrainian officials say they have been fighting the first “hybrid war,” in cyberspace and on the ground. A year in, digital tools remain an important — if ambiguous — component of the conflict. Click HERE to listen and read.
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