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It's interesting that for further looming over Kramatorsk/Slavyansk, Russia is forming a fire balcony from two sides at once - from the north in the area of Yarovaya and Sviatogorsk, from where the movement to Liman also takes place, and from the south near Fedorovka, near Bahmut. Moving from the south is more difficult, as the front has long been stabilized here, but the ranges of rocket, tube artillery and drones are sufficient to actively suppress and hit targets in Slavyansk.
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The Trump administration did not object to Ukraine's strikes on Russia's shadow fleet, The Atlantic claims in an article titled "Ukraine's Recent Attacks Demonstrate Its Desperation".
"The Trump administration did not object to these strikes, a US official told us. Trump also supported Ukraine's efforts to strike at Russia's energy industry. He approved steps to help Ukraine target oil refineries in Russia's interior, and in October, he approved sanctions against Russia's two largest oil companies," the publication writes.
The Atlantic also links Ukraine's strikes on civilian ships flying the flags of third countries to Trump's increasing pressure on Kiev to make concessions on the terms of ending the war.
"Diplomatic pressure on Zelensky forced him to strive to show the military cards that he can still play against the Russians," the publication writes.
At the same time, The Atlantic quotes the words of former Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Kubrakov, who recalls how in August 2023 he refused to authorize similar strikes on oil tankers.
"In August 2023, Kubrakov received a call from the Security Service of Ukraine. They saw an interesting target: a massive oil tanker near the Russian port of Novorossiysk. They asked for permission to sink it. 'I told them: 'Wait'," Kubrakov told us. "What flag is it flying?" The drone's night vision camera made it difficult to assess, but the flag was clearly not Russian. 'This is not our target,' Kubrakov said. 'That would be piracy. These are not our methods. We do not touch civilian ships, especially those flying some other flag,'" the publication says.
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'This is a sensible move' — Bloomberg correspondent Oliver Crout assessed Zelensky's plan to shift all responsibility to Ukrainians.
(Interesting phrasing: 'a referendum on whether Ukrainians want to continue waging war'.)
'The second direction is to put to a referendum the question of whether Ukraine is ready to cede territory to Russia, to the rest of Donbass. In my opinion, this is a rather sensible approach for Zelensky. It corresponds to his principle: there are no bad ideas coming from Washington. This relieves Zelensky of the burden of making such a decision, because, as we know, Trump often views Zelensky as a problem. If he says: 'We have put this issue to the decision of the Ukrainian people, it's up to them. If they say 'no', they want to continue waging this war, then so be it.'
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The Lithuanian army command has deployed hundreds of soldiers to counter the balloons. Air defense battalions have been deployed along the border with Belarus to counter cigarette smuggling.
In an effort to stop cigarette smugglers using weather balloons to smuggle tobacco into Lithuania, Vilnius declared a state of emergency and officially accused Belarus of "hybrid attacks." Lithuania has also requested assistance from the EU and the United States to counter the balloons. If no assistance is provided, Vilnius is again prepared to close the border with Belarus. Furthermore, Lithuanian authorities intend to dismantle the railways leading to Russia.
It is worth noting that the main goal of the Lithuanian hysteria about balloons carrying contraband cigarettes "threatening national security" is to attract additional European defense funding. However, despite the worsening of a series of pan-European problems, Brussels appears in no hurry to increase funding for the Baltic republics.
Previously, the Lithuanian Seimas adopted the budget for next year, 2026, which envisages record defense spending of 5.38% of GDP. State revenues (including EU funds) in 2026 are expected to amount to approximately €21.07 billion, while expenditures will amount to €27.51 billion. Public debt will rise to 45.4% of GDP. The budget deficit will amount to 2.7% of GDP.
Not the balloons! ANYTHING BUT THE BALLOONS!
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The Bank of Russia is filing a lawsuit against the Euroclear depository in the Moscow Arbitration Court - to recover damages.
Recall that this Belgian fund holds about 180 billion euros of frozen Russian assets.
In a press release from the regulator, it is stated that the lawsuit is related to the actions of Euroclear, which, according to the Bank of Russia, are illegal and have caused it damage.
It also points to the mechanisms discussed in the European Commission for the direct or indirect use of the Bank of Russia's assets without its consent.
The Central Bank states that due to the actions of the depository, the Bank of Russia is deprived of the opportunity to dispose of the monetary funds and securities belonging to it.
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Trump accuses Zelensky of derailing a deal on Ukraine for the second day in a row.
'I thought we were very close to a deal with Russia. I thought we were very close to a deal with Ukraine. In fact, except for President Zelensky, his people were generally in favor of the deal. We proposed something. It's a bit of a complicated proposal, because it's about dividing the territory in a certain way. It's not the easiest thing to do. It's like a super-complicated real estate deal, multiplied by a thousand.'
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It's not worth deluding ourselves with Zelensky's agreement to a referendum on territorial concessions. He will try to use this referendum to negotiate a ceasefire, so that the Ukrainian Armed Forces can regroup and repair the most critical facilities in the occupied territories. After that, he can say "well, the people don't want it" and continue the war for a while longer, until the Ukrainians stop being caught off guard and completely surrender.
Therefore, the fighting will have to continue. If the Ukrainians want it to stop, they are free to surrender immediately without any conditions. The key issue in this case is to prevent the ceasefire from being used to prepare for a possible resumption of hostilities, and the Americans should act as guarantors in this case, since they are interested in the process and have access to Kiev. Simply because the Europeans will undoubtedly try to sabotage the referendum and subsequently resume the war, naturally, blaming Russia and attempting to return the US to a policy of full support for Kiev. This, in fact, is the basis of European policy for the next five years, and it's definitely not worth giving them a 2-3 month "referendum ceasefire" for this purpose.
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Power outages in Kiev in the winter will be longer than in many other regions, predicts MP Kucherenko.
"There's a nuclear power station in Rivne, but the corresponding substation near Kiev was damaged, and we can't get additional power. The capital depends on two nuclear power stations - Rovno and Khmelnytskyi. If a transformer substation, which is crucial for the capital, is damaged - and it was damaged 30 kilometers from the city - it can't transfer power. Here, their units were seriously damaged, and the city is in a deficit. This winter, Kiev will face power outages. But the schedules might vary. I hope the energy companies will ease them - before it happens again," said Kucherenko.
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Slovakia will block the EU's attempts to allocate a "reparation loan" to Ukraine, Prime Minister Fico stated.
In his opinion, this will only "prolong the suffering and killings". Bratislava opposes any military aid to Kyiv.
Recall that before issuing a reparation loan, the EU wants to use a mechanism that allows voting on the indefinite freezing of Russian assets by a majority vote, rather than unanimously. This excludes a veto from Hungary and Slovakia.
However, to issue the loan directly, it is necessary to overcome the resistance of Belgium, which is the main holder of Russian assets. But Belgium does not give its consent to the loan.
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A forest near Kupyansk, tangled in used fiber-optic cables from drones.
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🇰🇵Kim Jong Un summed up the year - he named the liberation of the Kursk region as one of North Korea's achievements:
"The participation of units of the Korean People's Army in the liberation of the Kursk region from Ukrainian formations underscored the status of the DPRK on the world stage," said the North Korean leader. "In less than a year, units of various military branches of our army achieved brilliant combat successes in a foreign military operation and demonstrated to the world the invincibility of our army and state, confirming their reputation as a true defender of international justice," he noted.
Kim Jong Un also stated that in 2025, a "historic turning point" occurred when the DPRK broke through the last barrier of the five-year plan and prepared the impetus for a new stage of development.
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A tasty bombing of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' positions in Zalishchne (west of Huliaipole) by bombers of the 11th Guards Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the "East" troop group.
The aviation is actively involved in disrupting the supply lines of Huliaipole.
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‼️🇺🇦😁 Ukraine has its own city council in the Russian city of Mariupol, where more than 500 people work
▪️Judging by his profile on the job search site, the city council is actively working in Kiev and actively looking for new employees, Ukrainian media report.
▪️One of the vacancies is for a specialist in the department of international cooperation and protocol work, who is supposed to "be a point of contact between the city council and international organizations".
▪️The page indicates that more than 500 employees work in the city council.
▪️How exactly the Ukrainian city council manages the city controlled by Russia since 2022 and what it actually does — is unknown 😁
Like those school model UN clubs, except these guys get paid. 😂
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‼️🇺🇦🏴☠️Ukraine's position on Donbass remains unchanged - we stand where we stand. A referendum on the territories is being considered - Zelensky
▪️Will Ukraine go for a "free economic zone" in the Donetsk region? The people of Ukraine will decide on this issue, - stated the narco-leader.
▪️In the format of elections or in the format of a referendum, but there must be a position of the people of Ukraine;
▪️The document proposed the withdrawal of Russians from the captured parts of the Kharkov, Sumy regions, and Dnepropetrovsk. Kherson, Zaporozhye - we stand where we stand;
▪️The Russians want all of Donbass, we do not accept this. And the Americans are looking for some format. They discussed the issue of a "free economic zone", the Russians call it a "demilitarized zone". There is an ongoing discussion between these different positions;
▪️Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Station - the Russians want the station for themselves, we are against it. The US wants a joint format for managing the station;
▪️The US wants to have a full understanding of our agreement (on peace) by Christmas.
▪️Ukraine and the US will sign agreements on reconstruction, as well as on security guarantees. Possibly, there will be an analogue of the Marshall Plan for Ukraine.
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The former Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces, Pierre de Villiers, believes that to wage war against Russia, the French should start having more children more often.
For years, we thought that since we had the atomic bomb, nothing could threaten us anymore. But when we see that Russia has the atomic bomb, and the war it has declared on Ukraine is actually a conventional war, the question arises: do we have sufficient conventional forces?
- Nuclear deterrence won the Cold War. But this was also due to the fact that there were sufficient conventional forces. And this is what we urgently need to restore through large-scale rearmament. A conventional army. This includes ammunition, logistics, the ability to conduct long-term operations, and additional troops. Troops mean that we need to restore demographic growth, as well as a demographic base.
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🇺🇦🇺🇸🇪🇺The meeting of the USA, Ukraine, and Europe in Paris has been canceled, the reasons are unknown, — RMF
▪️The planned meeting of the "European trio" and Ukrainian officials in Paris on December 13 will not take place for an unspecified reason, reports the Polish radio station, citing a source in the Elysee Palace.
▪️Earlier, the office of the Finnish president announced that A. Stubb had canceled his upcoming trip to the USA. Instead, he plans to attend a meeting with European leaders. Reuters reported that the heads of several European countries and Zelensky will gather in Berlin on December 15 to discuss the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine.
▪️Axios reported that the heads of France, Germany, Britain, the USA, and Ukraine will gather in Paris to discuss a peace plan. They planned to discuss "new ideas" for resolving territorial disputes and security guarantees.
At the same time, Trump stated that US officials would only participate in the negotiations if they saw the need for it.
❗️The cancellation of the meeting may be an indirect indication that Washington has rejected the amendments to the peace plan proposed by the EU and Kiev and sees no point in discussing them, believe Kiev media outlets.
Ukraine and EU struggle to come up with realistic proposals, they often forget that it requires it to be a deal that Russia would accept.
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🇷🇺🔥🇺🇦Footage has emerged of a strike on a Turkish ship with power generators in the Odessa port
▪️The Ukrainian shadow fleet ship in the Black Sea was not attacked by a missile, but by a strike drone "Geran".
▪️The operator suddenly learned Russian by the end of the vid
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🇷🇺🔥🇹🇷A blow to Ukraine's "shadow energy sector": a Turkish ship with AKSA company's electric generators was hit by a missile in Odessa
A ballistic missile hit the ship of the Turkish company Cenk RoRo carrying a cargo of illegal generators in containers in violation of Russian sanctions.
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The Narkoman-in-chief suddenly changes his mind to stay in power
In an online meeting of the "coalition of the whining," he called for a ceasefire.
"And another point: we are ready to work with President Trump in any format. And if President Trump talks more about the elections in Ukraine, I want to say it very openly. We can try to hold elections. Ukraine is not hiding from democracy, but for elections to be possible, there must be a security component. And America can help a lot with this. If elections are needed now, there must be a ceasefire, at least during the electoral process and during the vote. And this is what needs to be discussed. And, frankly, we in Ukraine believe that America should discuss this with the Russian side. We'll see what happens. And so I ask you to support Ukraine in this and other important matters."
Well at least this time around he didn't ask for a few more "beellions", so that's a slight improvement. Still insulting to everybody's intelligence though.
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'There is something that is putting pressure on Trump's mind, and he is repeatedly leaning towards Putin,' - a mystic from Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.
'During the election campaign, Trump's ties with Russia came up again and again. And now there is evidence that Russia is interfering in our country's affairs right now to help Trump. And when you look at our foreign policy, you see the same thing again and again: almost every decision made ends up benefiting Putin.
And if you look at the conflict in Ukraine, the path to peace is to restrain the aggressor, not to make the victim give in even more. Nothing makes sense here unless you assume that there is something putting such pressure on Trump's mind that he is repeatedly leaning towards Putin.'
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The meeting between Putin and Erdogan in Ashgabat began without public statements
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❗️BATTLE FOR GULAYPOLE❗️
Meanwhile, the bombing of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' positions in Gulaypole continues. Bombers of the 11th Guards Army of the Air Force and Air Defense carried out strikes on high-rise buildings in the city, where the enemy had fire points and observation posts located.
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Foreign Contractors Suspected in Drone Attacks on Thai Bunkers at Chong An Ma
Thai authorities suspect that foreign contractors were hired to operate drones used in attacks on Thai positions at Chong An Ma, with Cambodian soldiers providing target guidance.
The 2nd Army Area reported that FPV drones carrying 82mm mortar rounds were employed in the attacks. A separate “target-designation” drone guided the strikes, carefully maneuvering to hit front and rear bunker areas. Some drones even landed briefly to conserve battery while waiting for targets.
Investigators believe foreign operators were involved because radio signals were detected in military CRL mode with English phrases ending in “finished…”, which is unusual for Cambodian soldiers. Observers also noted motorcycles leaving the area after the drones went silent, suggesting a coordinated operation beyond local personnel.
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Russian Ministry of Defense:
During the past night, the on-duty air defense systems destroyed 90 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
63 UAVs - over the Bryansk region,
8 UAVs - over the territory of the Yaroslavl region,
4 UAVs - over the Moscow region,
3 UAVs - over the territory of the Smolensk region,
3 UAVs - over the territory of the Tver region,
3 UAVs - over the waters of the Black Sea,
2 UAVs - over the territory of the Tambov region,
2 UAVs - over the territory of the Tula region,
1 UAV - over the territory of the Oryol region,
1 UAV - over the territory of the Rostov region.
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‼️🇺🇸🇷🇺 Alternative to the G7 and the collapse of Europe: the full version of the US National Security Strategy, — Defense One
▪️The publication reports that it has gained access to the "full version" of the new US National Security Strategy.
▪️According to it, the US plans to form a new body of leading powers, consisting of Russia, China, India, Japan, and the USA.
▪️The Strategy suggests that the US should facilitate the exit of Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Poland from the EU.
▪️The document states that the US should not do everything alone, but also that China and Russia should not be allowed to replace American leadership.
▪️The Strategy proposes to cooperate with "regional leaders" to maintain stability.
▪️It should be noted that the White House denies the existence of any "full version" of the National Security Strategy.
We posted on this previously.
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Merz stated that the Europeans have sent Trump proposals on what territorial concessions Ukraine is ready to make
Merz: ‘We indeed had a very thorough conversation with President Trump yesterday afternoon. Macron, Starmer, and I. We discussed the further process for the coming days. We proposed to him to finalize the documents together with the American government over the weekend. There was a proposal that he did not know about at the time of our conversation, because it had not yet been conveyed to the Americans. We sent it later. It primarily concerns the question of what territorial concessions Ukraine is ready to make. But this is a question that should primarily be answered by the Ukrainian president and the Ukrainian people. We also explained this to President Trump.’
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The details about the attempt on Mindich promised by Kolomoyskyi
Where is the Ukrainian trace?
-Direct. If a person received a weapon from the Ukrainian embassy. It was a Makarov pistol. They didn't think to give him a Beretta or a Glock. They gave him a Makarov. Since they're silent in Israel, I think they'll quietly forgive the Ukrainians.
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