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Ukraine
Rushed ‘Russian’ Peace? Europe Scrambles as Trump Pushes Ukraine Deal for New Year’s
Capitals from Berlin to Paris see Trump’s year-end self-imposed personal deadline as a Kremlin advantage. The question now: Will Team Trump even show up to negotiate?
Dec. 12, 2025
Zelensky
Trump ‘Frustrated’ With Kyiv, Moscow Over Talks
Ukraine’s troops still hold around one fifth of the Donetsk region, according to AFP’s analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Dec. 12, 2025
Russia
IOC Allows Russian and Belarusian Youth Athletes to Compete Under Their Flags
The decision applies only to Junior Olympic Games, and each national federation still has jurisdiction over competitions held in their own countries.
Dec. 12, 2025
Ukraine
Russian Oil Export Revenues Tank for Third Consecutive Month
Ukraine’s intensified strikes and international sanctions have deepened pressure on Russia’s oil sector, driving export revenues to their lowest point since the invasion.
Dec. 11, 2025
US
Putin Expresses Solidarity With Venezuela as US-Led Ukraine Talks Continue
The White House press secretary said on Thursday evening that Trump is “extremely frustrated” with both Kyiv and Moscow.
Dec. 11, 2025
Hungary
EU Ambassadors Agree to Freeze Russian Assets in Europe Until ‘End of Russian Aggression’
The move, if formalized by EU finance ministers on Friday, will hinder Hungary’s ability to block the European Commission’s proposed €200 billion ($232 billion) “reparations loan” to Ukraine.
Dec. 11, 2025
NATO
‘We Are Russia’s Next Target,’ NATO Chief Warns Member States
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on Europe to prepare for “the scale of war our grandparents or great-grandparents endured” as the US ramps up pressure on Ukraine to concede territory.
Dec. 11, 2025
US
‘Willful Ignorance’: Ukrainians Sue US Chip Makers Over Parts in Russian Drones, Missiles
Intel, AMD, Texas Instruments and Mouser Electronics face mounting legal pressure as Ukrainian plaintiffs argue the companies failed to stop their chips from flowing into Russian weapons.
Dec. 11, 2025
US
Ukrainians Want Peace, Not Major Concessions – Despite Trump Citing 82% Support for Deal
A new survey shows most Ukrainians oppose major concessions to Russia, even as Donald Trump claims the public wants a quick deal and is pressuring Kyiv to pursue a negotiated settlement.
Dec. 11, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine Launches War’s Most Massive Drone-Missile Strikes, Russian Energy Targeted
Five Russian oil refineries set ablaze, four airfield strikes, a Lukoil offshore rig ablaze in the Caspian Sea – all in one night – noisily contradicted Trump’s claim that “Ukraine has no cards.”
Dec. 11, 2025
Zelensky
Merz Says Trump Received Proposal on Possible Ukrainian Territorial Concessions
The German chancellor said additional talks with US officials are planned this weekend, and that a broader international meeting on Ukraine “could take place at the beginning of next week.”
Dec. 11, 2025
US
Lavrov Warns of Europe’s ‘Outright Militaristic Frenzy’ as Moscow Pushes New Security Proposals to US
Lavrov claims Europe is in an “outright militaristic frenzy,” warns peacekeepers would be legitimate targets, and says Moscow is ready to formalize security guarantees.
Dec. 11, 2025
Europe
Eurogroup Elects New Head as Russian Frozen Assets Debate Rages
Belgium’s Vincent Van Peteghem and Greece’s Kyriakos Pierrakakis are vying to replace Ireland’s Paschal Donohoe, who unexpectedly resigned as head of the eurozone finance ministers’ panel.
Dec. 11, 2025
Drones
Armenian PM’s Flight Rerouted as Moscow Airspace Closes Amid Drone Strike
Nikol Pashinyan’s plane circled over the Tver region for nearly an hour waiting for landing clearance, but never received permission. The aircraft was redirected to Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg.
Dec. 11, 2025
Russia
Ukraine’s Long-Range Drones Hit Russian Caspian Oil Platform, Halting Production at Major Field
Ukrainian long-range drones hit Russia’s Filanovsky oil platform in the Caspian Sea, halting production from over 20 wells, a security source told Kyiv Post.
Dec. 11, 2025
Ukraine
‘No Proof’ of Mass Diversion of Ukraine Arms to Criminals
There had been concerns expressed in the early months of the war that Western arms sent to Ukraine could find their way to criminals in Europe.
Dec. 11, 2025
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