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For today, links to four reports from the Kyiv Independent, the Kyiv Post, Tass, and Reuters, and to commentary from ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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NATO summit ends with 32 countries signing Ukraine Compact, by Abbey Fenbert | The Kyiv Independent The three-day NATO summit in Washington, D.C., concluded on July 11 with the launch of the Ukraine Compact, a security framework signed by 32 allies. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine’s arms enterprise signs agreement with Northrop Grumman to set up munition production. From Kyiv Post. Ukroboronprom, Ukraine’s state-owned arms conglomerate, signed an agreement with US defense firm Northrop Grumman to create production of NATO-standard medium-caliber munitions. Northrop Grumman’s site, under the “Medium Caliber Ammunition” section . . . READ MORE . . .
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Australia announces largest single military aid package for Ukraine. From Tass. SYDNEY — The government of Australia announced its largest single military assistance package to Ukraine, worth nearly $250 million. The country’s defense ministry said it will include . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kremlin, asked about possible resumption of Black Sea grain deal, says it does not rule anything out. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russia does not rule out any scenarios regarding the possible resumption of the now-defunct Black Sea grain deal, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today. On Thursday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, speaking after a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 5 Trusting the ‘Five Eyes’ only, by Michael T. Klare | ScheerPost / Popular Resistance Wherever he travels globally, President Biden has sought to project the United States as the rejuvenated leader of a broad coalition of democratic nations seeking to defend the “rules-based international order” against . . . READ MORE . . .