For today, links to eight reports: from the Associated Press, Tass, Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, the Moscow Times, Kyiv Post, and National Public Radio; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 7-20-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM
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Russia launches a major aerial attack on Kyiv hours before high-level talks on support for Ukraine, by Emma Burrows and Illia Novikov | AP Overnight and not today Russia unleashed one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine in recent months, hours before the U.K. and Germany are to chair a meeting to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans for NATO allies to provide Ukraine with weapons. READ MORE . . .
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Russian troops pound Ukrainian military-industrial sites in overnight strike. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops delivered an overnight strike by precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles on Ukrainian military-industrial sites over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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What is known about the aftermath of Ukraine’s overnight drone strike on Russian regions. From Tass. MOSCOW — Air defense systems intercepted 74 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The fall of drone debris on an infrastructure facility at the Kamenolomny station in the Rostov Region caused delays for 26 passenger trains. READ MORE . . .
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Russia says it favours new round of peace talks with Ukraine, highlights gulf between them. From Reuters. MOSCOW — The Kremlin said today that Moscow was in favour of a new round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine but the two sides’ positions were diametrically opposed so there was a lot of diplomatic work to be done. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that . . . READ MORE . . . and click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.
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Russia and Ukraine may hold new round of peace talks this week, reports say. From the Moscow Times. Russian and Ukrainian delegates could meet for a third round of peace negotiations in Turkey this week, Turkish and Russian media reported today, citing sources familiar with the matter. READ MORE . . . and click HERE for report from Kyiv Post.
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A look at President Trump’s foreign policy 6 months into his second administration. Reported by Tamara Keith and Sacha Pfeiffer | NPR As a candidate, President Trump promised to change America’s foreign policy. Six months into his second administration, where do things stand? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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