For today, links to ten reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, Kyiv Post, National Public Radio, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and Consortium News; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 4-23-25 is HERE, or scroll down. SYRIA, IRAN and GAZA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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Russian strike on Kyiv kills 12 in biggest attack on Ukrainian capital since last summer, by Vasilisa Stepanenko and Samya Kullab | AP KYIV — Russia attacked Kyiv with an hourslong barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 70 in its deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital since last July and just as peace efforts are coming to a head. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and the Kyiv Independent.
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In rare criticism of Putin, Trump urges the Russian leader to ‘STOP!’ after a deadly attack on Kyiv, by Aamer Madhani | AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump today offered rare criticism of Vladimir Putin, urging the Russian leader to “STOP!” after a deadly barrage of attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Kyiv Post.
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White House pushes Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to accept a U.S.-backed peace deal. Reported by Charles Maynes and Michel Martin | NPR The White House is pushing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept a U.S.-backed peace deal or risk, in President Trump’s words, “losing the whole country” to Russia. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Kremlin says agrees with Trump that Ukraine ‘lost’ Crimea long ago. From AFP. The Kremlin said today it agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump, who said on social media that Ukraine had “lost” the Crimean peninsula seized by Russia in 2014 “years ago.” The Trump administration has been trying to broker a deal between . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Tass.
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FROM APRIL 23 Officials met in London to discuss peace talks on Russia’s war on Ukraine. Reported by Willem Marx | NPR President Trump lashed out on social media after Kyiv rejected U.S. terms to end the war with Russia. Peace talks scheduled in London were downgraded after Secretary of State Marco Rubio pulled out. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM APRIL 20* On neo-Nazi influence in Ukraine, by Joe Lauria | Special to Consortium News Subhead: “A short history of neo-Nazism in Ukraine in response to some who say, ‘There is no evidence that Nazism has substantial influence in Ukraine.’” Click HERE for report, which includes two video clips from BBC Newsnight and one from Fox News.
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* This report has been updated from its original publication on Dec. 29, 2022.
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