Denmark says US envoy appointment reflects Trump's continued interest in Greenland reut.rs/48SnCjO

"Sweden will soon have the capability to conduct deep strikes far behind enemy lines, as the Gripen will be integrated with the German-made Taurus cruise missile earlier than planned, the Swedish air chief said." @defensenews.bsky.social www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

Putin’s aide Ushakov dismissed the US-proposed Ukraine–US–Russia meeting, saying it’s “not under serious discussion.” He also claimed changes pushed by Kyiv and Europe “block a lasting peace.” In reality, Russia continues to reject any compromise and demands Ukrainian capitulation, nothing new.

Pam Bondi has just released The [REDACTED] Commandments:

Putin personally chose Steve Witkoff as a key backchannel to the U.S., per WSJ. The Kremlin’s outreach came via Saudi Crown Prince MBS, who relayed Putin’s interest in meeting Witkoff. After vetting Trump’s circle, Moscow settled on him, with aide Kirill Dmitriev involved in the effort.

US intelligence believes Putin’s goal remains unchanged: full conquest of Ukraine and reclaiming parts of Europe once under Soviet control. Despite claims from Trump’s peace team that the war could soon end, intel paints a total different picture aligned with European assessments.

Europe's fate is in the hands of Trump's son-in-law and a billionaire real estate investor and best friend of Trump if it doesn't step up

HUR Chief Budanov said Russia plans to occupy Baltic states by 2027, accelerated from 2030, and strike Poland without occupation, viewing the West as weak and indecisive.

Russia has no plans to invade: Moldova. Ok. But not Georgia Ok but not Ukraine. Ok, Just Crimea Ok, just Crimea & part of Donetsk Ok, Just Crimea & all of Donetsk Ok, Just Crimea & all of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk & Zaporizhzhia Ok, all of Ukraine But Russia won't attack EU

Odesa residents have now endured over 4 days of complete blackout. russian strikes have once again targeted critical infrastructure, attempting to break the unbreakable. Yet the city responds not with despair, but with ingenuity. Help safeguard the sky over Ukraine: u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...

"Mothers had to choose which of their kids to feed...Pregnant women with life-threatening anemia were so desperate for calories that they ate mud. Out of options and mortally afraid, refugees began fleeing...They said they’d rather risk being shot or dying on the perilous route than slowly starving"

Bill Clinton: “This is our responsibility.” “We forced Ukraine to give up nuclear weapons, cruise missiles, and strategic bombers. We promised to protect Ukraine from Russia. We made Ukraine vulnerable. So yes — this is our war,” said Bill Clinton.👇

The number of Russian targets hit by Ukrainian drones has been increasing every week since June, according to an infographic by Osint expert Cyrus. Drones account for 60-80% of the destroyed equipment and 60-75%, and in some cases up to 80%, of daily combat losses. t.me/Bratchuk_Ser...

Trump thinks (knows!) that Putin wants all of Ukraine, gifts photographs of them together to his closest collaborators. Guess what present he wants to give his Russian pal.

As we welcome white Afrikaners from South Africa and deny entry to any other refugees. There is nothing subtle about what is happening here.

12 more Ukrainian children have been rescued from occupation. Before that: years spent hiding at home, no access to medical care, forced propaganda-filled schooling, and pressure to attend Russian “camps.” Read their stories 👇 bit.ly/44Z0j5u

Tariffs helped deepen the Great Depression by raising import taxes, triggering retaliation, collapsing global trade, and worsening job losses instead of protecting the economy. We’re seeing a similar pattern emerge now.

It looks like @deweverbart.bsky.social would prefer Belgian men and women to die defending the Baltics rather than help Ukraine stop Russia now. He is putting more effort into defending Russian assets than Ukrainian children. Shame on you!

The State Department is evidently going all in defending a meeting with a known Russian asset from a far-right party in Germany. Helluva look, even for this administration. x.com/michaeldweis...

Quote for today's negotiations: "The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed." Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830

⚡️ The Kremlin is cracking down on its generals after failing to seize Kupiansk and Pokrovsk.

⚡️ 75% of Ukrainians oppose "peace plan" that would include troop withdrawal from Donbas

"If you want to understand what motivated Putin's full-scale invasion, watch this. The main factors: arrogance, imperial revisionism, how easily Russia got away with annexing Crimea, and the fact that Ukraine is not part of a defensive alliance, like NATO." - Julia Davis

Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah. Praying for his full & speedy recovery. And so deeply inspired by his example.

One citizen said that federal agents in Idaho pointed guns at her children, ages 6 and 8, and dragged her 14-year-old daughter out of a truck and zip-tied her. The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.” By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

ICE sprayed a one-year-old in the face with pepper spray. The child and parents are US citizens, but that doesn't even matter. These monsters pepper-sprayed a baby. We cannot allow ICE to continue this behavior, and they aren't going to reform themselves. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

❗️Mass protests took place in 🇭🇺Budapest tonight after it became known that the Orbán government had concealed an official report on crimes against children in state care.

Services work to restore heat and water after Russian strikes leaving hundreds of thousands without power across seven regions, Zelensky said, noting Russia launched over 1,500 drones, 900 glide bombs and 46 missiles this week, with another mass attack on Odesa overnight.

When Czech President Petr Pavel announced early 2024 that he will organize 1.5 million artillery shells for Ukraine many people were in doubt if this would materialize. Up to this day Czechia successfully organized 1.8 million shells. Well done!

Myanmar’s military bombed a hospital in a rebel-held area, killing 34 people and injuring dozens more. It was the 67th attack on a health care facility in Myanmar this year, according to the W.H.O.

Unbelievable horror in Sudan

Putin literally spent last month claiming Kupyansk was captured.

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Russia claims it seized Siversk — but Ukrainian troops say the battle’s ongoing, and even Russian bloggers cast doubt. ISW calls it cognitive warfare aimed at faking a collapsing frontline. euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/12/r...

Ukraine’s Armed Forces have encircled Russian troops in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, DeepState reports.

"More than 80 people are dead. Their deaths seem to have been unnecessary, unjustified, and unlawful. President Trump may not care. We should." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

We now learn that Fifa had a very specific "ask" in exchange for its "Peace Award" to Trump, with loads of gold trinkets, and that was dismissal of a criminal corruption case against senior Fifa officials. And Trump granted it. Another corrupt bargain, barely noticed (and ignored by US media).

“Most Ukrainians want peace”? Yes. “Most support Trump’s deal”? No. Donald Trump keeps telling Western audiences that “most Ukrainians” support his idea of a peace deal with Russia. But fresh polling data from Ukraine shows the exact opposite.👇

“Trump May Revoke Visas of Critics of Elon Musk’s Twitter” Freeeeee speech!

I identified myself as a US citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out. Even after I complied, I was taken to a detention center and held for 3 days without charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care

Pressuring Ukraine without restraining Russia is not diplomacy. It is appeasement dressed as pragmatism. A settlement that legitimizes territorial theft will not end the war. It will globalize it.

The most honest analysis I can give you. Pls read, pls share. Ukraine Is Being Pushed Toward a Deal That Ignores the Core Issue: Russia’s Ongoing Aggression and the Erosion of International Law www.onestnetwork.com/post/ukraine...

NEWS: Trump officials are worried the ICC may try to prosecute them for war crimes once Trump's term ends, and are threatening sanctions against the ICC to change its founding document to grant them immunity. (via Reuters / link in reply)

It's great that the media, Congress is going all Watergate on one of Trump's many crimes, the 'double-tap' murder of 2 Caribbean sailors But the reality is that Trump's death cult has killed hundreds of thousands, mostly through senseless USAID cuts My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

Russia knows it cannot capture all of Ukraine on the battlefield, so the Kremlin is trying to force Ukraine into giving up territory at the table instead. It is a strategy to get what they cannot win militarily and to set up future attacks. (ISW)

Republican Congressman Joe Wilson noted that Ukraine agreed to all six proposals that Trump presented this year, while Russia did not support any of them.

Murdered by Russians, Sofyka Popyk, 4 years old, body recovered yesterday in Ternopil. This is Russian culture.

This year, the US presented six peace proposals. Ukraine accepted all of them, while Russia rejected every one.

💰SCOOP: Hungary is in advanced talks with Russia on a plan to bypass US sanctions on Serbia’s mostly Russian-owned NIS oil firm by having a Hungarian firm buy shares. My sources say this is foreign minister Péter Szijjártó’s main topic at today’s Moscow trip—just 11 days after Orbán's Kremlin visit.