“What sustains these protests is a clear sense among Georgians that they won’t accept a Russian-controlled autocracy.” Meduza talks to former defense minister and diplomat Vasil Sikharulidze about Georgia’s year-long political crisis. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

There's another hit too in Grozny, in Russia's Chechnya region. Exilenova+, which publishes this video, estimates it may be a strike on Military Unit 65384, where the 291st Guards Motor Rifle Regiment is stationed.

Politico reports that Europe is now considering what once seemed unthinkable: striking back at Russia. After repeated provocations, drone and aircraft incursions, GPS jamming, rail sabotage, and disinformation, EU and NATO members are weighing cyberattacks on targets critical to Russia’s war effort.

U.S. Army Sec. Driscoll warned EU diplomats that Russia is stockpiling long-range missiles, using it as leverage to push Trump’s peace plan. He claimed the growing arsenal could soon overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses. Critics say this flips U.S. policy on its head, pressuring the victim to settle.

That’s before we even get to the Witkoff scandal, which has dragged the U.S. into a far bigger question: have they, or haven’t they, colluded with foreign intelligence services in the construction of a so-called ‘peace plan’ that looks like a Russian negotiating script than an American initiative?

The speed at which the Trump administration ran with this ‘peace ambush’ and are bulldozing this through should be alarming to everyone.

❗️On the night of November 27, drones attacked the 🇷🇺Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Russia's Samara region.

LSM reports that Latvia plans to dismantle the railway tracks leading to Russia. This measure is being considered as one of the options for strengthening national defense and security amid the tense situation on the eastern border. eng.lsm.lv/article/econ...

"Half of the regiment is gone. We’ve got four companies, and two of them are already gone." - A T-72B tank driver-mechanic named Salbon, serving in the 5th Tank Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces, is now at home undergoing rehabilitation after being wounded.

Real Russian heroes and defenders. Probably came to Russia for studying or work, and if he doesn’t die, later he’ll sit and cry about how he was deceived and that he never wanted to go to war in the first place.

Strike drones hit the military base of the Russian National Guard’s ‘Akhmat-North’ regiment located in the Baisangurov district of Grozny.

❗️Just now, kamikaze drones struck a military unit of the Rosgvardia regiment "Akhmat-North" located in the Baysangurovsky district of 🇷🇺Grozny.

“the worse the situation becomes, the more rapidly everything gets worse.” That’s becoming the Russian motto.

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4. The US frames the plan as “yours” to flatter Russian agency. Witkoff pushed Ushakov to write it; the Kremlin obliged. The idea originates in Washington, but the optics let Moscow claim it is outplaying America, which suits Putin. 4/

2. Moscow signals real interest in a deal. The 28-point list is a maximalist opener, not a final position. 3. The central Russian goal is to secure Donbas at the negotiating table after failing to take it militarily for four years. 2/

Facebook posts are now sufficient to prosecute people in Georgia. #TerrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests

NEW: Data on Russian forces’ rate of advance indicates that a Russian military victory in Ukraine is not inevitable, and a rapid Russian seizure of the rest of Donetsk Oblast is not imminent. Russian advances elsewhere on the frontline have been opportunistic and exploited seasonal weather. ⬇️🧵

Here is the 360.8 billion rubles in losses for Coal Mining

In the previous report it was 67%

The share of unprofitable coal mining organizations increased to 68.1%

‼️ Russia: Here is the update for “ON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF ORGANIZATIONS IN JANUARY-SEPTEMBER 2025” This is before taxes & does not account for the massive inflation It EXCLUDES 👉 small businesses 👉 credit organizations 👉 state (municipal) institutions 👉 non-credit financial organizations

❗️🇹🇼Taiwan will increase defense spending by $40 billion to counter growing military pressure from 🇨🇳China.

The Russian Central Bank posted the exchange rate for tomorrow 👉 78.5941 rubles per U.S. dollar cbr.ru/eng

‼️ Russia: “The coal industry's net loss rose to 360.8 billion rubles in January-September.” ✅ It got worse www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/26/s...

‼️ Russia: “The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced a shortage of almost 200,000 police officers.” Because the salaries are too low. This is a continuation of an ongoing issue. www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/26/v...

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that they welcome the U.S. efforts to seek solutions to the "crisis," but refuse to make any concessions regarding the war in Ukraine.

I remember Justin Trudeau praising the CCP for their ability to “get things done”. Some time “getting something done” is not the smart thing to do. Like pissing people off. Don’t get that done.

Constitutions are just suggestions and authoritarianism is a great way to get things done when things are stressful.

Le Temps writes that the Russian Red Cross is increasingly involved in Kremlin war propaganda, while at the same time receiving significant funds from international Red Cross organizations — around $15 million last year. www.letemps.ch/monde/europe...

❗️🇺🇦SOF operators struck with FP-2 drones a concentration point of 🇷🇺enemy personnel in Pokrovsk and destroyed an ammunition depot of the 🇷🇺137th Motorized Rifle Brigade in the village of Kamyanka.

🥴"We should not rush to conclusions that the war in Ukraine is close to ending," – Kremlin spokesman Peskov.

❗️In 🇫🇷France, three suspects were detained for espionage and destabilizing activities carried out on behalf of 🇷🇺Russia.

"Someone is listening, someone is leaking, but not us’." - Putin’s aide Ushakov did not deny his conversations with Trump’s Special Envoy Witkoff. The video has subtitles.

Ukrainian drones struck the capital of the Chuvash republic of Cheboksary in Russia, which is around 1,000 km from the Ukrainian border. Target was VNIIR-Progress factory. Explosion from the factory area can be seen from multiple angles.

50-70% of Russia's fiber-optic infrastructure in the west-east direction will go past its warranty period in 2025. For 2020-2030 400 000 kms of fiber optic with a service life of over 10 years will have to be replaced. www.kommersant.ru/doc/8229776

Russian plant oil exports decreased by 21% for the period Jan-Oct 2025 to 5,2 million tons. In monetary terms however they grew by 5% to 5,9 billion USD. The drop is mainly due to a decrease in sunflower oil exports by 29%. www.kommersant.ru/doc/8229599

The market for debt collection agencies in Russia for Q1-Q3 2025 rose to 1,2 trillion rubles or 57,6% higher than in 2024 and the total number of loans for collection reached 46,9 million or 65,7% higher. www.kommersant.ru/doc/8229603

❗️🇺🇸US Republican Congressman Don Bacon calls for the firing of Witkoff:

❗️“Someone is leaking information, someone is eavesdropping” — Kremlin representative Ushakov literally confirmed the “leaks” of the conversation with Witkoff and Dmitriev

There are some in the Republican Party who are actively pushing for Russian interests and it is most certainly involving a lot of money. This audio transcript obtained by Bloomberg is only the tip of the iceberg.

The so-called peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia will fail. It is inevitable. Putin‘s objective - the destruction of Ukraine (and the USA) - will never stop for as long he draws breath. He crossed the point of no return a long time ago.

Last night, drones attacked Cheboksary in the Chuvash Republic of the RF. The strike likely targeted the enterprise JSC "VNIIR-Progress". This plant is known for manufacturing "Kometa" antennas for the RF army, which are designed to protect enemy drones from Ukrainian electronic warfare systems.

"I urge people not to rush to conclusions that the war in Ukraine will end soon." — Peskov said.

U.S. members of Congress, both Republicans and Democrats, are outraged by Witkoff’s work for Russia.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda: Ukrainian independence, sovereignty… must not be violated by any future peace agreements Ukraine,a country viciously&unjustly attacked by Russia,must not be punished as a result.There’s a fundamental difference between an aggressor&the one who defends itself!

Apparently, yesterday somebody beat the violent head of the court guards at the Tbilisi City Court, Davit Matiashvili. He thought everyone was as nice and timid as protesters, so he lashed out at a wrong person with some criminal proceedings. And got a response.

Instead of a thousand words. Kyiv subway serves as a shelter during air raid alerts. 📷 Yan Dobronosov

Former MEP Nathan Gill got 10.5 years for taking bribes to spread pro Russian messages. 🧵 1/9 ⬇️