For now, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (UKRAINE 8-8–25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and MEDIA entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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President Trump announces he’ll meet with Putin in Alaska next week. Reported by Franco Ordoñez and Danielle Kurtzleben | NPR  President Trump says he’ll meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in person to try to broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, now in its fourth year. READ MORE . . .

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Zelenskyy rejects formally ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of any negotiations, by Samya Kullab and Elise Morton | AP  KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today dismissed the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that any peace deal excluding Kyiv would lead to “dead solutions.” READ MORE . . .   Click HERE and HERE for reports from AFP and Reuters.

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Zelensky discusses ‘diplomatic solution’ in Ukraine with Macron. From AFP. President Volodymyr Zelensky said today he discussed the “diplomatic situation” in Ukraine with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, after Russia and the United States agreed to hold a summit without Kyiv. READ MORE . . .

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