First, links to reports from Kawsachun News, the Associated Press, EuroWeekly News, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, National Public Radio, and teleSUR; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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Mexico will propose a peace plan to end Ukraine war. From Kawsachun News. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday that his Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, will present a peace plan at the United Nations General Assembly that will seek to broker a truce in the Ukraine war and propose the creation of a commission to implement it. The commission would include Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, Pope Francis and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “The peacekeeping mission must immediately . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine says Russian missile struck close to nuclear plant, by Karl Ritter and Jon Gambrell | AP KYIV — A Russian missile strike hit a facility close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine early today, causing no damage to its reactors but damaging other industrial equipment in what the country’s atomic energy operator, Energoatom, denounced as an act of “nuclear terrorism.” . . . Energoatom said the missile struck just 300 meters (yards) from the plant, causing an explosion that broke more than 100 windows . . . READ MORE . . .
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At least 200 Russian soldiers reported killed or injured in Svatovo hotel explosion in Luhansk, by Chris King | EuroWeekly News An explosion in a hotel in the Luhansk region city of Svatovo is reported to have killed or injured at least 200 Russian soldiers. Serhii Gaidai, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, posting on his Telegram channel, reported that at least 200 Russian soldiers were either killed or injured in an explosion at a hotel in the Luhansk region city of Svatovo in Ukraine. Gaidai added that the Russian military was jamming communications and population control messages in the Luhansk region [and] deploying more forces to the front line. READ MORE . . .
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‘Punitive’ Ukrainian strike on Donetsk city kills 13: Kremlin-backed authorities. From AFP. Kremlin-backed authorities in the east Ukrainian city of Donetsk said today that a strike by Ukraine’s forces in the Russian-controlled city had left more than a dozen people dead. ”Initial information shows that as a result of punitive shelling … in the Kuibyshevskyi district (of Donetsk), 13 civilians died. The number of people injured is being determined,” the Moscow-backed mayor of the city . . . READ MORE . . .
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Zelenskiy vows no let-up as Ukraine says troops cross Oskil river in northeast, by Pavel Polityuk and Phil Stewart | Reuters * Ukraine says its forces advance to eastern bank of Oskil * Biden says: ‘They’re defeating Russia’ * Ukraine says Russia strikes Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear plant | KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed there would be no let-up in Ukraine’s fight to regain its territory as Kyiv said its troops had crossed the Oskil River, preparing for an assault on Russia’s occupation forces in the eastern Donbas region. Reflecting the dramatic change in momentum since Ukrainian forces routed Russian troops earlier this month in the northeast, U.S. President Joe Biden offered . . . READ MORE . . .
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A former national security official explores what could be next in the Ukraine war. Michele Martin of NPR asks retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman about what he thinks will happen next in Russia’s war against Ukraine following the recent success of Ukrainian forces. Click HERE to listen and read.
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NATO’s approach to Russia’s borders planned years ago. From teleSUR. The head of NATO’s Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, said Saturday that NATO began planning its expansion near Russia’s borders several years ago. . . . The alliance has revealed plans to increase the number of prepared forces on the eastern flank to more than 300,000 soldiers in the near future and intends to increase the composition of combat groups to the brigade level. Moreover, NATO countries pledged to increase defense spending. READ MORE . . .