For today, links to 10 reports: from National Public Radio, CNN, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, Reuters, the Associated Press, the Moscow Times, Tass, and the Kyiv Post, and to commentary via the Financial Times; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date and a 9/11 TRUTH entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Blinken to meet with U.K. prime minister for talks on Ukraine and Gaza. Reported by Lauren Frayer and Steve Inskeep | NPR Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits London today, ahead of a White House trip by new U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The talks are focused on Ukraine and Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM SEPT. 8 CIA and MI6 heads discuss Gaza ceasefire efforts, Russian threat in unprecedented joint public appearance in London, by Nick Paton Walsh, Sophie Tanno and Radina Gigova | CNN CIA chief Bill Burns and Richard Moore, head of the UK’s foreign intelligence service, speaking Saturday, stressed the importance of the two countries’ intelligence partnership at a time when the global order is under threat, particularly from Russian aggression. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for commentary via Financial Times.
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Russia claims another village in east Ukraine, near Pokrovsk. From AFP. Russia said today its forces had captured the east Ukrainian village of Memryk, a stepping stone to the Kyiv-held logistics hub of Pokrovsk some 20 kilometers (12 miles) away. Pokrovsk lies on the intersection . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.
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Kremlin says Germany is right to fully investigate Nord Stream pipeline blasts. From Reuters. MOSCOW — The Kremlin said today that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was right to want a thorough investigation into a 2022 attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines despite what it said were attempts by some Western powers to hush up what really happened. Scholz said over the weekend . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 8 German Chancellor Scholz calls for faster progress toward ending Russia’s war on Ukraine. From AP. FRANKFURT, Germany — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agree that Russia should be included in a future peace conference aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. He . . . READ MORE . . .
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Hundreds of Ukraine war veterans win office in Russia’s regional elections. From the Moscow Times. Over 300 Russian soldiers who fought in Moscow’s war on Ukraine and ran as candidates from the ruling United Russia party have secured political office in Russia’s 2024 regional and local elections, state media reported Monday, citing . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 8 Russian forces liberate DPR’s Novogrodovka. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russia’s battlegroup Center has liberated the settlement of Novogrodovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, according to the Defense Ministry. READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 8 17 IRIS-Ts will boost Ukraine’s air defenses but it’s still not enough, experts say, by Kateryna Hodunova | The Kyiv Independent Ukraine’s continued requests to Western allies for more air defenses were answered in part this week, with the announcement that Germany has ordered an additional 17 IRIS-T air defense systems for Kyiv. The timing . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine develops its own long-range aerial glide bomb. From Kyiv Post. A video released over the weekend shows a Ukrainian Su-24 variable-wing bomber carrying what appears to be a new type of air-launched guided munition. It seems likely the video was filmed sometime in August. The post said the Su-24, with the bort number “White 09,” belongs to Ukraine’s . . . READ MORE . . .