First, links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (UKRAINE 8-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Ukrainian troops have little hope for peace as Trump’s deadline for Russia arrives, by Vasilisa Stepanenko | AP  DNIPROPETROVSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield expressed little hope for a diplomatic solution to the war with Russia, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s Friday deadline for the Kremlin to make peace arrived and he . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainians worry about being excluded from negotiations over ending the war. Reported by Greg Myre and A Martínez | NPR  President Trump says he is willing to meet with Vladimir Putin to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine, without requiring the Russian leader to also meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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