For now, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Tass, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. Finally for today, a link to an interview on 9/11 Free Fall. — MCM
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U.S. is expected to announce that cluster munitions will be sent to Ukraine. Reported by Michel Martin and Greg Myre | NPR The Biden administration says it plans to send cluster munitions to Ukraine. Both Russia and Ukraine are already using the controversial weapons, which pose a long-term risk to civilians. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Why the U.S. is willing to send Ukraine cluster munitions now, by Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor | AP WASHINGTON — The United States has decided to send cluster munitions to Ukraine to help its military push back Russian forces entrenched along the front lines. The Biden administration is expected to announce today that it will send thousands of them as part of a new military aid package worth $800 million, according to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Biden Administration to give controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine. Reported by Tom Bowman | NPR The White House will send cluster munitions to Ukraine. Officials say they’ll be effective against dug-in Russian troops, but the controversial munitions are also banned by more than 100 countries. Click HERE to listen and read.
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U.S. to select ‘lower dud’ cluster munitions for Ukraine — Pentagon. From Tass. WASHINGTON — The United States is poised to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions that pose the least threat to the civilian population, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said at a briefing on Thursday. When detonated, cluster munitions . . . READ MORE . . .
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The U.S. will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources, by Nomaan Merchant, Lolita C. Baldor and Ellen Knickmeyer | AP WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine and is expected to announce toiday that the Pentagon will send thousands as part of a new military aid package worth up to $800 million for the war effort against Russia, according to people familiar with the decision. The decision . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine says it is advancing near eastern city of Bakhmut. From Reuters. KYIV — Ukraine said today its troops had advanced by more than a kilometre near the eastern city of Bakhmut in the past day of fighting against Russian forces. The comments signaled that . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kremlin says will ‘closely follow’ Zelensky-Erdogan talks. From AFP. The Kremlin today described as “important” upcoming talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Turkey counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, describing their meeting in Istanbul. The two will meet in Istanbul. “We . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian refugees: How will economy recover with a diminished population? by Olena Harmash | Reuters With war dragging on, some of Ukraine’s millions of refugees are beginning to think about settling for good in the countries they find themselves in across Europe, posing a challenge to rebuilding the economy when . . . READ MORE . . .
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The latest on the head of the Wagner group, who has returned to Russia. Reported by Charles Maynes | NPR The head of the Wagner group Yevgeny Prigozhin is back in Russia, according to the leader of Belarus, who helped end the mercenary group’s uprising against Russia’s military leadership. Click HERE to listen and read.
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9/11, Russia, and how we got here. From AE911Truth. Andy Steele of Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth and journalist Rick Sterling of Antiwar.com talk about the unfolding situation with Russia, the possibility of the hostilities escalating into a nuclear war, and “how the United States got itself into the mess that it’s now in because of its actions following 9/11.” Click HERE for a video of the hourlong conversation.