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Putin
OPINION: The Trump-Putin Pact – Betrayal of Free World Alliance Threatens Global Catastrophe
“It is worse than a crime. It is a mistake.” – Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, foreign minister to Napoleon Bonaparte.
Dec. 17, 2025
Belarus
Belarusian Spyware Targets Journalists
Spyware discovered by a Reporters Without Borders investigation indicates that the Belarus regime has for years been covertly accessing journalists’ communications.
Dec. 17, 2025
Russia
Tajikistan Denounces ‘Ethnic Hatred’ Stabbing of Schoolboy in Russia
According to Russian media, the alleged attacker subscribed to neo-Nazi channels and had sent his classmates a racist manifesto a few days before the incident.
Dec. 17, 2025
War in Ukraine
Merz Floats Article 5-Like Guarantees for Ukraine as Kremlin Pushes Back
Berlin talks considered NATO-style protections for Ukraine after a ceasefire, but Russia rejected a truce, and doubts linger over security guarantees and frozen assets ahead of a key EU summit.
Dec. 17, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russia Ready to Accelerate Offensive, Putin Says, Vows Expanded ‘Buffer Zone’ in Ukraine
Putin claimed Russian forces hold the initiative across the front, occupied 300+ settlements in 2025, and vowed to expand a “security buffer zone” in Ukraine.
Dec. 17, 2025
Russian Armed Forces
‘No Evidence’ Of Hundreds of Thousands of Russian Troops in Belarus: Lithuania
Lithuania’s armed forces and the National Crisis Management Centre said reports of 360,000 Russian troops in Belarus “do not correspond to reality,” noting Russia has only several thousand there.
Dec. 17, 2025
NATO
Eastern Flank Countries Warn Russia Wants ‘Buffer Zone’ from Arctic to Mediterranean
Helsinki hosted the first Eastern Flank summit on Tuesday, with the leaders of Poland, Finland, Sweden, the Baltic states, Bulgaria and Romania coming together.
Dec. 17, 2025
Ukraine
Belgian PM De Wever in EU Spotlight Over Russian Asset Plan
He is the main man standing in the way of a plan to tap Moscow’s central bank assets to provide a 90-billion-euro loan to Kyiv.
Dec. 17, 2025
Russia
Ukraine Confirms Deep Strikes on Russian Oil Refinery, Gas Platform
Explosions and fires were reported across southern Russia as Ukrainian drones hit energy sites, with Moscow claiming 94 drones downed.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2025
Ukraine
US Lawmaker Pushes Bold Sanctions Strategy: ‘If They Can Seize Venezuelan Tanker, Why Not Russian One?’
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse frames Ukraine’s success as a global test, calls for aggressive enforcement of sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet at Brookings event.
Dec. 17, 2025
Ukraine
Sanctions Worked, Western Caution Didn’t: European Diplomats Regret ‘Lost Momentum’ in Stopping Russia Early
European ambassadors in Washington say fear of escalation slowed pressure on Moscow – giving Russia time to adapt and prolong its war in Ukraine.
Dec. 17, 2025
Ukraine
Trump’s ‘Article 5-Lite’ for Ukraine Is Dead End, New Report Warns
A Washington think tank argues that vague security promises won’t stop Putin – advocating instead for an “armed nonalignment” model to secure Kyiv’s future.
Dec. 17, 2025
Kremlin
Putin Signs Law Confiscating ‘Ownerless’ Homes in Occupied Ukraine
The new law says authorities may allocate the seized properties as official housing for civil servants, military personnel, officials, law enforcement officers, teachers, and doctors.
Dec. 17, 2025
Germany
Kremlin Says Euro Involvement ‘Does Not Bode Well’ for Peace Plan
Moscow complains it has not been made aware of any outcomes of the Berlin talks between US and European envoys, so it cannot speculate on when next round of negotiations involving Russia may occur.
Dec. 17, 2025
UN
‘Arbitrary Killings’ – UN Rights Chief Describes Dire Situation in Donbas and Beyond
His office documents the extrajudicial killing of 96 Ukrainian prisoners of war and non-combatants, and widespread threats to private property and civilian freedoms in occupied lands.
Dec. 17, 2025
Russia
Armenia Requested EU Support to Fight ‘Malign’ Electoral Influence, Kallas Says
In March, the Armenian Parliament adopted a bill that called on the government to pursue EU integration as Yerevan’s relations with longtime ally Moscow soured.
Dec. 16, 2025
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