Russian troops have left their positions on Oleksiivskyi Island in the Kherson region, Southern Defense Forces spokesperson Vladyslav Voloshyn said. Ukrainian intelligence linked the withdrawal to active actions by Ukrainian forces and low morale among Russian soldiers. #Ukraine

⚡️ Russia is reportedly using Starlink-guided drones for the first time. 🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...

US troops as ceasefire monitors—that's on the table after Abu Dhabi. Russia's "Anchorage formula" demands Ukraine surrender cities it never captured—while rejecting any NATO presence. 75% of Ukrainians oppose such a move. Talks resume on 1 February 2026. euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/26/u...

France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on Outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.

Who funds NATO budget ⬇️

⚡️ EU gives final approval to ban on Russian gas by 2027. A full ban on Russian LNG will take effect in early 2027, followed by pipeline gas imports in the autumn of that year.

⚡️A major investigation has uncovered a shadow network in Germany used to smuggle banned goods and electronics directly into Russia.

If anybody thinks I overreacted cancelling my trip to America, I’m glad this has now been reported on. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Serbia’s president Vučić says Ukraine joining the EU from January 1, 2027 is part of a peace plan to end the war. He said the plan would bind not only Ukraine and Russia but much of the international community, and that EU rules would be changed despite opposition from several member states #Ukraine

In this 161st long-read on my blog, I seriously consider the hypothesis of the US becoming a hostile power. I show how everything contributes to this, establishing a link between the domestic scene & the international arena. The time to de-risk has come. tenzerstrategics.substack.com/p/when-the-u...

Pro-Russian Czech PM Babiš told his top general to "fall in line" and "know his place" for backing jet transfers to Ukraine. "There are no L-159s, and there won't be. It's a closed case," the PM said. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/25/p...

She stood alone in the street in moscow with a banner "putin is murderer" Meanwhile russian "refugees" in #Georgia tell us that they could not protests: "u don't know what its like" We know

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV's experts explained that Moscow is trying to trick Trump into unfreezing Russia's assets, to be used for reconstruction on the territories they want to take from Ukraine. They've admitted there is no chance of a peace deal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOx_...

While some Russians are aiming and launching missiles and drones, other Russians remain silent and try not to notice the war, justifying their own inaction and convincing themselves that it is all being done by some "them," and that they are not to blame and have nothing to do with it.

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban claimed Ukraine is interfering in Hungary’s elections and warned he may block EU financial aid for Kyiv. He also repeated that NATO should not expand directly up to Russia’s borders. #Ukraine

While peace talks were underway in Abu Dhabi, Russia rained missiles on Ukraine.

As depicted by a Chinese journalist, Xi is cleansing his Dep of Def

⚡️ Update: Ukraine, Russia, US conclude 2-day 'constructive' peace talks in UAE, set to continue next week. A spokesperson for the UAE government said the discussions included direct engagement between Russian and Ukrainian representatives on a U.S.-proposed peace framework.

РАДА МИРУ / Board Of Peace (animation)

Two more Russian shadow fleet tankers in the Mediterranean Sea experienced an unusual event.

❗️During the negotiations, Ukraine and Russia did not come close to a compromise — Reuters writes that the US and Russia are pressuring Ukraine to give up Donbas

Saturday morning in Kyiv. I woke up to no heat, no water, no electricity. Switched on the EcoFlow, made warcoffee. No, they won’t break us.

🔴 Russian forces conducted a massive attack against Kyiv overnight, deploying 375 drones and 21 missiles. About 6,000 buildings in Kyiv are without heating as a result of the attack.

The Trump era could also become the second birth of the EU, an article in Spiegel argues (link to full article in the end of this post). The relations between the EU and the United States have changed⤵️

Ukraine and Russia met in Abu Dhabi for US mediated talks on Donbas, Reuters reports. Kyiv rejects Moscow’s demand to give up Donetsk, while Russia insists territory is a key condition. #Ukraine

⚡️ A disabled Russian shadow fleet tanker carrying 730,000 barrels of oil is drifting out of control in the Mediterranean Sea. united24media.com/latest-news/...

Norway supplied Ukraine with a “significant number” of AMRAAM missiles for NASAMS systems. PM Jonas Gahr Støre said air defense is a key focus of Norway’s aid. Defense Minister Fedorov confirmed the delivery. #Ukraine

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry hit back at Orban’s remark that Hungary would block Ukraine’s EU bid for 100 years, saying the plan is “doomed” and “Moscow’s influence won’t last a century.” Deputy FM Sybiha said Orban’s quote will be kept in parliament as a reminder. #Ukraine

EU, please read the whole and read 2, 7, and 10 on a daily basis, thx.

General Valery Zaluzhny published his "10 lessons for ukrainians". 1. The enemy is eternal, and his purpose is destruction. The first and main lesson: forget about "brother nations" and "common history". 🧵1/

Day 1430 of the war in Ukraine. After Switzerland, today focus shifts to Abu Dhabi. Some are hoping, asking, "will this be the end of the war?" as the two sides meet face to face. Spoiler alert: No This is the daily thread, all the important news in one place, every single day.

These are the 19 countries which have accepted membership of Trump's pretend United Nations. I'm genuinely asking - if you happened to be detained in any of these countries, in which ones would you expect a fair trial?

“Danish citizens are organising a huge boycott that includes cancelling planned holidays in the US, cancelling subscriptions to on-demand services based in the US & more generally, recommending the use of EU services instead of those provided by American platforms.” So, same as Canadians.

Friends, A small reminder that we are still raising money for a medical evacuation vehicle for these Ukrainian Defenders from the 104th Territorial Defense unit,currently in Sumy region. It is very cold at the frontlines.We are very close to reaching our goal Please help complete the fundraiser.

Zelenskiy said Ukraine’s security guarantees are complete and the deal is ready to be signed. He noted that Donbas will be the key issue at today’s Ukraine–US–Russia talks in Abu Dhabi. Reports claim Putin and Trump demanded a withdrawal from Donetsk. #Ukraine

⚡️ Putin tells US envoys 'no point in hoping' for peace without Ukraine's capitulation on territories. "We are interested in resolving the (war) through political and diplomatic means. But until that happens, Russia will continue to pursue its goals on the battlefield," Kremlin aide Ushakov said.

These elite properties in the UK are owned by sanctioned Russian elites. 🧵 1/6 ⬇️

BREAKING: French authorities seized a tanker carrying Russian oil. This was announced by Emmanuel Macron.

⚡ Zelenskyy: "Maduro is on trial in New York, sorry but Putin is not on trial?"

🇺🇦 Ukraine received over 50 tons of international humanitarian aid for the energy system, – Shmyhal The cargoes arrived from the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Spain and Norway. Partners transferred power transformers, switchboards, generators, other critically important equipment.

The countries that have signed up for the “Board of Peace” out of the 60 invited: Bahrain, Morocco, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Mongolia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, Uzbekistan.

Swedish Pension fund today divested 8.8 billion of US Treasury bonds. And this sort of thing snowballs because no one wants to be left holding bags of shit when others are offloading theirs. www.di.se/nyheter/di-a...

🇺🇦 Commander of Third Army Corps: Ukraine gave away the third-largest nuclear arsenal for international guarantees. We gave up our missiles to Russia; they later flew on us again. We must accept reality — the reality as it is. International law, unfortunately, does not function in this trench.

In the last few minutes, a ballistic missile has been fires from occupied Crimea. Again Russia targeted Pres Zelenskyy's home city of Kryvyi Rih, and local channels report a hit and damage to houses. A mother and child are known to have been injured, there may be more..

you probably heard the story about Russia taking Ukrainian kids to North Korea for re-education I want to share with you the investigation of my colleagues from Suspilne who broke the story first #UkrainianView suspilne.media/1217884-russ...

At the Davos forum, Budanov shared his views regarding the progress toward ending the war in Ukraine.

For those who have refused to understand the Chinese entrapment of Russia, and the part of them not selling arms to Russia. Here is Budanov explaining exactly what I have stated during the last 3 years.

You can’t believe it, but some “smart” foreigners made a trend called “the russian effect.” So Ukrainians created another one to show the real “russian effect.”

⚡️ Trump announces Greenland deal 'framework,' backs off tariff threats against NATO allies. "This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations," U.S. President Donald Trump said.

🇪🇺🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇸Trump: “Europe, they have to work on Ukraine. We don't. The United States is very far away. We have a big, beautiful ocean separating us. We have nothing to do with it.”