For today, links to six reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, the Moscow Times, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (YEMEN, SYRIA, and GAZA entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down. UKRAINE 4-10-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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European countries vow billions in military support for Ukraine as U.S. envoy meets Putin, by Lorne Cook | AP BRUSSELS — European countries today vowed to sends billions of dollars in further funding to help Ukraine keep fighting Russia’s invasion, as a U.S. envoy pursued peace efforts in a trip to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine will be able to keep fighting, say Britain and Germany, by Andrew Gray and Sabine Siebold | Reuters BRUSSELS — Germany and Britain today sent a message to Russia that Ukraine will be able to keep up its fight thanks to Western support, even as the U.S. pushed ahead with talks with Moscow. READ MORE . . .
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Trump tells Russia to ‘get moving’ on Ukraine peace negotiations. From the Moscow Times. U.S. President Donald Trump said today that Russia needs to “get moving” with Ukraine ceasefire talks as his special envoy was expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg later in the day. “Too many people DYING, thousands a week” . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine European allies hike deliveries of weaponry for “close-in” battle, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post European military assistance to Ukraine is accelerating and focusing particularly on lower-tech weaponry proved in close-in combat against the Russian army, and manufacturing in Ukraine if possible. READ MORE . . .
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Deputy defense minister resigns following procurement scandal, by Kateryna Denisova | The Kyiv Independent Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk said today he had decided to resign as first deputy defense minister. He did not elaborate. READ MORE . . .
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Russian troops liberate four communities in Ukraine operation over week — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated four communities in the Kursk and Sumy Regions and the Donetsk People’s Republic over the week of April 5-11 in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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