For today, links to eight reports from National Public Radio, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, Tass, the Kyiv Post, Reuters, and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below.(GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Ukraine tries to rally support in the Asia Pacific for a peace conference. Reported by Emily Feng and A Martínez | NPR Ukraine’s president alleges China is helping Russia to undermine a global peace summit as he turns to Asian nations for help in ending a war. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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U.S. VP Harris to attend Ukraine summit in Switzerland. From AFP. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will attend a Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland, the White House said today. She will be joined by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan for the June 15 meeting in Lucerne, and will . . . READ MORE . . .
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Zelenskyy in Manila to promote peace summit, which he says China and Russia are trying to undermine, by Jim Gomez | AP MANILA — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. today in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organized global peace summit on the war in Ukraine. He arrived unannounced and under heavy security in Manila late Sunday . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia’s strikes pound Ukrainian army, equipment in 118 areas over day — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops inflicted damage on Ukrainian army units and military hardware in 118 areas over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today. READ MORE . . .
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U.S.-made M270 and HIMARS hammer targets inside Russia, first cross-border strikes since Biden green light, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post Ukrainian forces waited less than 24 hours after getting the green light from Washington, London, Paris and Berlin to hammer targets inside Russia with precision-guided munitions fired by top-end made-in-the-USA artillery, according to reports, firing dozens READ MORE . . .
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Russia warns U.S. against ‘fatal’ miscalculation in Ukraine. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said today the United States could face “fatal consequences” if it ignored Moscow’s warnings not to let Ukraine use weapons provided by Washington to strike targets inside Russia. READ MORE . . .
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Chechen special forces deployed in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, commander says. From the Moscow Times. Fighters from Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s Akhmat military unit have been deployed to northeastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region amid Russia’s recent offensive, the unit’s commander Apti Alaudinov said today. READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian special sorces and Syrian rebels decimate Russian mercenaries in Syria, by Kateryna Zakharchenko | Kyiv Post Exclusive videos obtained by Kyiv Post from sources in Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Directorate show Ukrainian special forces and Syrian rebels destroying Russian mercenaries in Syria. The video is dated March 2024. READ MORE . . .