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Russia
Moscow Cuts the Signal: First Russian Region Faces Indefinite Mobile Internet Shutdown
Authorities in the Ulyanovsk region say mobile Internet will remain shut down “until the end of the war.” Access is limited to a government-approved “white list” of Russian services.
Nov. 11, 2025
US
Washington Freezes Russia Talks on Diplomatic Normalization
The US has frozen talks with Russia on restoring diplomatic relations, canceling planned consultations as tensions grow over Moscow’s war and Washington’s new sanctions.
Nov. 11, 2025
Zelensky
Zelensky Marks Third Anniversary of Kherson’s Liberation, Vows to Bolster Defense Against Relentless Russian Strikes
Standing once again on Kherson’s soil, the Ukrainian president paid tribute to soldiers and civilians who turned occupation into defiance – and defiance into freedom.
Nov. 11, 2025
War in Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Legal Shield for Foreign Fighters: Russia a Hideout for International Criminals?
Russia is planning to protect foreigners who join its military from extradition, making it a safe haven for criminals avoiding prosecution in their homeland and elsewhere.
Nov. 11, 2025
Russia
Russia Negotiates Withdrawal From Serbian Oil Company
NIS is the latest European energy company to seek a new owner because of sanctions. Bulgaria on Friday passed a law to let a major refinery owned by Russia’s Lukoil come under state control.
Nov. 11, 2025
Drones
Ukraine Takes Out North Korean Rocket Launcher in Pokrovsk
Russian troops had attempted to conceal the launcher in a trench, covering it with boards and branches.
Nov. 11, 2025
US
OPINION: Crisis Point: Trump Is Abandoning the Rules-Based International Order
Why defenders of democracy and a rules-based international order should unite to stop the dismantling of a system built over decades by the US and its allies.
Nov. 11, 2025
Russia
Romania Reports ‘Accidental’ Russian Drone Incursion
In October, the European Union denounced “Moscow’s escalation” following a series of violations of European airspace attributed to Russian aircraft.
Nov. 11, 2025
NATO
‘We Either Pull Through or Sink’: Sweden Warns as Russia Adapts Its Hybrid War
The Swedish Defense Minister said Northern Europe and the Baltics must act as one “operational zone” against Russian threats: “We either pull through together or sink together.”
Nov. 11, 2025
Russia
OPINION: The North Caucasus as a Frontier of European Security
Russian ambition is vulnerable in what has always been the Empire’s soft underbelly: the North Caucasus. A conference in Kyiv sets a framework for opposition to Moscow’s imperialist legacy.
Nov. 11, 2025
US
End to US Government Shutdown in Sight as Stopgap Bill Advances to House
Since October 1, the first day of the shutdown, more than a million federal workers have been unpaid, while government benefits and services have been increasingly disrupted.
Nov. 11, 2025
Romania
FSB Claims It Foiled Ukraine’s Plot to Hijack MiG-31 Jet for NATO Provocation
The FSB claimed that after obtaining the jet, Ukrainian intelligence planned to fly it toward NATO’s largest air base in southeastern Europe – so that it could be shot down by air defenses.
Nov. 11, 2025
Hungary
ANALYSIS: Hungary’s Next Election May End Orbán’s Rule, But Not His System of Power
A poll in the last week of October showed Magyar’s Tisza party leading Fidesz by roughly 48 to 37%. But even if Orbán loses, the system he built is designed to outlast him.
Nov. 11, 2025
Russia
Ukraine Confirms Major Drone Strikes on Saratov Refinery and Crimea Fuel Terminal
Explosions rocked Saratov and Engels overnight, with reports of a fire at a local refinery. Russia claims to have downed 37 drones as air defenses went on alert across several regions.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2025
Putin
Putin Turns to Reservists to Shield Russia’s Energy Lifelines in 20 Regions
Russia begins large-scale recruitment of reservists to guard refineries and fight Ukrainian drone strikes, forming units in at least 20 regions.
Nov. 11, 2025
Ukraine
Trump Admin Pushes to Weaken Ukraine Resolution on Russian Occupation at UN, Sources Tell Kyiv Post
Western allies are warning that the White House push to strip references to “territorial integrity” and “aggression” will undermine the international consensus.
Nov. 11, 2025
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