Russia carried out 24 massive combined attacks with over 2,000 missiles and drones against Ukraine's Naftogaz facilities in 2025, the company's worst year since the war began The assaults started after Ukraine terminated Russian gas transit in 2025 euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/24/r...

At least there will be Russian energy on the moon, even though millions of Russians lack proper health services, education, decent roads and food.

Something new for Russia to sneer at and then ignore.

Voor de oorlog had Oleksandr Jakovenko een transportbedrijf in Oekraïne. Na de Russische invasie stortte hij zich op de dronemarkt. Zijn bedrijf maakt er nu 80.000 per maand. Hij verwacht dat binnenkort AI-gestuurde drones zónder autorisatie op het slagveld worden ingezet. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

A year since Trump's return to power, America's a far weaker nation, under relentless assault by its own president. Weakening the United States, and democracies around the world, serves Trump's desire to increase his power and wealth. But Trump's the enemy of the nation he was elected to lead.

Alle maskers vallen af. De EU moet kapot, vindt Trump-trouwe Denktank. Waarom? Omdat de EU als enige nog een vuist maakt in de westerse wereld tegen de techgiganten en Amerikaanse monopoliehouders. Als dat geen schallend compliment voor de kracht van de EU is! nos.nl/l/2595747

⚡️ Ukraine withdraws from Siversk, Donetsk Oblast, General Staff says. Ukrainian soldiers withdrew from the settlement "in order to save lives and maintain the combat capability of units."

The future Trump class warships.

Voor de oorlog had Oleksandr Jakovenko een transportbedrijf in Oekraïne. Na de Russische invasie stortte hij zich op de dronemarkt. Zijn bedrijf maakt er nu 80.000 per maand. Hij verwacht dat binnenkort AI-gestuurde drones zónder autorisatie op het slagveld worden ingezet. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Ukrainian soldiers say the most effective defense against fiber-optic FPV drones remains the combo of a “Safari” shotgun and the “Ptashka” net launcher. If the drone survives buckshot, it’s caught by a 4x4m net fired up to 30m.

❗️🇳🇴Norway is developing plans for evacuating the population near the border with 🇷🇺Russia, — VG Authorities and the Norwegian Armed Forces are conducting a risk assessment in border areas, particularly in the municipalities of Tromsø, Finnmark, and Sør-Varanger.

Putin desperately signaling he wants peace

Ukraine has had 5 presidents since 2000. Russia and Belarus: one each Now Trump echoes Kremlin talking points about Zelenskyy's "illegitimacy" while demanding wartime elections most Ukrainians oppose. ⤵️ 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/22/u...

💰Trump’s wealth increased by about $2.5B since his reelection, to $6.9B 💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M. 💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M. 💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M.

The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.

'A European-led defence of Europe will be more robust than a US-led defence simply because the US is far away and subject to dramatic political shifts on Europe and Russia—as seen under the Trump administration.'

What could possibly go wrong www.bbc.com/news/article...

Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.

Brilliant cartoon by Glen Le Lievre

❗️"We do not consider ourselves responsible for the deaths of people in Ukraine, because we did not start this war," Putin said.

Ukraine's SBU security service releases footage of claimed attack on Oman-flagged oil tanker Qendil bound for Port Said, Egypt. SBU says attack was conducted by long-range aerial drones 2,000 km from Ukraine, and rendered the vessel inoperable.

The Trump family has amassed a $4 billion fortune since his re-election. During my time as Ambassador, I was accused of "focusing too intensely on the issue of corruption." There's no such thing. We need leaders who serve the people — not themselves. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...

Only three years and one month of renaming left

Donald Trump is a sweaty. desperate man who somehow thinks yelling at the American people about how great he’s doing and how fantastic the economy is will convince Americans he’s not panicking.

December 2025: The US is now threatening its NATO allies to help Putin.

❗️"Poland is planning, for the first time since the Cold War, to resume the production of anti-personnel mines and deploy them along its eastern border with Belarus and Russia," - Reuters

Maybe help Ukraine by handing over Taurus cruise missiles?

New US defense policy bill: The Pentagon is also required, under the legislation, to keep at least 76,000 troops and major equipment stationed in Europe unless NATO allies are consulted and there is a determination that such a withdrawal is in U.S. interests. apnews.com/article/defe...

BREAKING: Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that demands Secretary Pete Hegseth provide video of strikes on alleged drug boats.

Ukrainian soldiers manage to take control of almost 90% of the territory of Kupyansk – Syrsky #Ukraine

If we can't even identify our enemies then how can we fight them? Trump's National Security Strategy is the longest suicide note in American history www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Memorable first sentences: 'Peering into President Trump’s mind-set — the logic underpinning his priorities, his morality, his decision making — is like opening up a garbage pail left out for days during a summer heat wave.' www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...

Honestly, does anyone believe that guarantees by Trump are worth anything? Putin knows Trump is not going to fight a war over some "guarantee" he gave at some point.

Oekraïne, Europa en de VS naderen elkaar over veiligheidsgaranties voor Oekraïne na een eventueel bestand in de oorlog met Rusland. De cruciale vraag is of Moskou daar straks mee akkoord zal gaan. Die kans lijkt klein. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

"Bingo. Ukraine is no threat to Russia and never has been, so demanding it disarm and abandon its strongest defenses has only one point, making it easier for Russia to win the next stage of the war."

Q: A number of Republicans have denounced your statement on Rob Reiner. Do you stand by it? TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.

Trump on Rob Reiner: He was a deranged person… Trump derangement syndrome. I was not a fan. I thought he was very bad for our country.

Brilliant

Bij een unieke operatie in een Russische Zwarte Zeehaven heeft Oekraïne voor het eerst onbemande zeedrones ingezet die niet op, maar ónder het wateroppervlak opereren. De aanval op een peperdure onderzeeër plaatst Rusland voor een dilemma op de Zwarte Zee. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Russian propagandist Solovyev begs Russian "Z-bloggers" not to share the video of the Russian submarine being attacked in the port of Novorossiysk. Russian propaganda hopes to contain the information about Ukraine destroying a submarine carrying Calibr missile launchers.

Spanje draait ontdekking van Amerika terug

Bij een unieke operatie in een Russische Zwarte Zeehaven heeft Oekraïne voor het eerst onbemande zeedrones ingezet die niet op, maar ónder het wateroppervlak opereren. De aanval op een peperdure onderzeeër plaatst Rusland voor een dilemma op de Zwarte Zee. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

"When we look back on 2025, this Rob Reiner tweet won’t make the top hundred worst things he did or said." Which is why we are an unserious country. Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4936Eye

Anybody who thinks that #Ukraine should just leave their own Donbas:

Sounds about right.

Ukrainian underwater drones strike Russian naval base defence-blog.com/ukrainian-un...

Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.

Trump expresses his deep enjoyment of news of the violent death of one of his critics. This is the conduct of a dangerous psychopath.

DeepState states that the Russians will need at least another three years to occupy the entire Donetsk region. It took them three years and eight months to seize 23% of Donetsk Oblast, while another 22.6% remains under Ukrainian control. t.me/c/1469021333...