FRANCIS: Ukraine has always been technological leader. Ukraine was Silicon Valley of Soviet Union. Ukrainians are very brainy, highly educated, and they reinvented war because they had to. They invented drones that sunk half of Russian fleet in Black Sea, devastated Russian air force,

⚡️Human rights activists count 7 torture chambers detaining Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant staff.

To me, talk of Ukrainian resilience is an excuse Westerners make up for not doing enough to stand up to russia.

Even as warmer weather reduces the disruptive impact of blackouts and lowers heating demand, Ukrainian officials and utility experts warn that Russia may be shifting its focus to a new pressure point: the country’s water infrastructure.

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll says Ukrainians have radically changed warfare and the U.S. is already applying their lessons.

In Deutschland ist die Erinnerung an den Zweiten Weltkrieg bis heute stark von sowjetischen Narrativen geprägt. Die Perspektiven der Ukraine bleiben oft unsichtbar – obwohl Millionen Ukrainer:innen Opfer von Krieg, Besatzung und Gewalt wurden. Das wollen wir ändern. 4.–8. Mai 2026 | Berlin

How loudly the Trump Administration and MAGA preach sovereignty in Europe — until it comes to Ukraine, where that right suddenly stops at the Hungary-Ukraine border. In Ukraine, land and people are reduced to "just a few km²" to be given away to russia — why are those Ukrainians so stubborn & refuse

How Ukrainians saved citizens of other countries svidomi.in.ua/page/how-ukr...

The Information Center on NATO and EU was liquidated, and now the EU and NATO flags are also gone, together with the Georgian flag. Deeply symbolic of Georgia’s captured state. 📷 Eliso Jariashvili

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have liquidated at least 8078 Russian officers. This lowest minimum is confirmed by public Russian sources. LTG update: +36 newly registered.

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov marveled at Trump's statements about a two-week ceasefire and mocked America for "surrendering" to Iran. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO-a...

Trump lost this war in every possible sense — morally, legally, politically, economically, reputationally, and strategically.

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov urged Russians to dedicate themselves to the ultimate goal of defeating America in the near future. His weatherman added that Russia doesn't need a peace deal, and entering into one would be treasonous. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDou...

So Trump agrees a deal where Iran gets to keep charging tolls, gets to keep its nuclear program, and of course, keeps the same regime in power. This was all a terrible waste and so far a catastrophic defeat for the USA.

President Zelensky and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan arrived in Damascus today for a meeting with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa.

Ukrainian President Zelensky is in Syria. 🇸🇾💚🇺🇦

NEW: Talks between Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Ukrainian President Zelensky in the Syrian capital, Damascus, focus on defense issues amid the Middle East war.

⚡️ Trump's former special envoy criticises NATO and floats idea of new alliance including Ukraine

No matter what Trump’s response is (and we have a pretty good idea what it will be), no defense secretary has ever so elegantly denied the U.S. commitment to Article 5.

Why are two co-signers of the Budapest Memorandum so obsessed with pushing Ukraine to abandon its own sovereign territory? Trading real land, people and fortification for guarantees that will likely never materialize? Does the U.S. even honor any of its commitments? www.reuters.com/business/aer...

The US President casually announcing his intention to commit war crimes on social media. That's where you're at, America.

Wenn Du Deinen vermeintlichen Endgegner (🇨🇳) um Hilfe bei der Öffnung der Strasse von Hormuz bittest, dem Gegner (🇷🇺) seine von Dir selbst sanktionierten Ölexporte erleichtern musst und das Öl des Kriegsgegners (🇮🇷), das bereits auf Schiffen unterwegs ist, auf den Markt lässt, wie nennt man das?

🇨🇳🇹🇼 China offered what it said would be energy stability to Taiwan if it agreed to Beijing's rule, part of a campaign by China to convince the island of the ‌benefits of "reunification", which it has long rejected, - Reuters

So, the USA has "100%" destroyed Iranian military capacity, and totally won the war (4 times at least), and, after all that winning, Trump is "demanding" other countries come in to "help us". Yeah, its going well, really well....

Despite the fact that Ukraine directs real help towards the USA and Arab states in the region, Trump renewed his attacks against President Zelenskyy. Some excerpts from the telephone conversation with NBC News:

Trump is making russia great again while destroying America.

Fire Point CEO Denis Shtilerman said the FP-7 ballistic missile has passed all three test launches, covering 300km at 2-2.5x lower cost than Western equivalents. The FP-9 reaches 850km at over 1,200 m/s on impact, designed to defeat Moscow's air defenses. Tests planned for early summer. #Ukraine

Ukrainian missiles struck the „Kremny El“ microelectronics plant in Bryansk, Russia. You can see in this footage one of the missiles impacting. The enterprise produces goods for Russia‘s military industrial complex.

The President of the USA is now openly threatening Iran with being the target of one of the greatest crimes in world history. Trump is saying he will destroy the basis of life for more than 90 million people. He should be removed from office for this.

Stop sending me this. 😭

"План незламності: реінкарнація", художник Марафон Уриновський, картина сечею.

Meanwhile in Russia: political scientist Sergey Mikheyev says that the majority of Russians are in favor of nuclear strikes against Ukraine and the rest of Europe. He says Russia should destabilize the European Union with an ultimate goal of destroying it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQmX...

👀 Now there are many voices in Putin's entourage that say "we need to end the war." And there are even more of them than before, — Budanov. He refused to name names so that it would not affect the course of the negotiations.

“A breakthrough in talks,” they say. For the third day in a row, Russia is striking the Port of Pivdennyi. Ukraine’s largest port is burning for the second day straight. If this is a breakthrough, what does failure look like?

🇺🇦🙏 The infantrymen left the positions where they had been fighting for 130 days. They also took out a prisoner who had been in neighboring positions for two months, — press officer of the 93rd Motorized Rifle Brigade.

Offering the Trump family the middle of fantastical phantom "deals" is how Russia finally got control of US foreign policy, all now written in the Kremlin.

I think most people are missing the point of this: Trump is pre-emptively justifying unilateral military action against basically everyone in the Americas. This will be the pretext for bombing Venezuela or Mexico, and ultimately annexing Canada. www.npr.org/2025/12/15/n...

Finland’s president: Russia is the top threat to the West. “Russia is the number one threat for Europe and actually the Western world,” said Alexander Stubb, President of Finland. This is not rhetoric from the sidelines — it comes from a country that knows Russia firsthand,

🇩🇪 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz drew a historical parallel, warning that if Ukraine falls, Russian aggression will not stop. He compared the situation to 1938, when appeasement after the Sudetenland was insufficient, suggesting Putin’s ambitions extend beyond Ukraine.

Why negotiations most likely will not bring peace in Ukraine. I explain why this war will be decided on the battlefield. libmod.de/en/almost-fo...

🇻🇦 Trump's latest statements are trying to break the alliance between the US and Europe, says Pope Leo XIV 🇺🇦 Budanov: Ukraine will either become part of the new world or create a new one. The second option is not suitable for anyone. 6/6

Russia is operating in Ukraine in a "surgical manner" - this is not a war in the literal sense of this word (Putin) The surgical manner

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Germany received no warning when the Trump administration paused weapons shipments to Ukraine; Freuding learned only after the decision was already made. Now, to understand U.S. policy, German diplomats in Washington “try to find somebody in the Pentagon” who will explain what’s going on.

🇩🇪🇺🇦🇺🇸 German General Christian Freuding says the most unsettling change in Europe isn’t happening on the battlefield but in Washington, - The Atlantic The direct lines he once had to U.S. defense officials “day and night” have been “cut off—really cut off.”

Being a Ukrainian and watching how US is trying to sell out Ukraine to Russia for a better price while Ukraine reps continue to say thank you for this charade - so Trump doesn’t throw another tantrum - feels physically exhausting and honestly sad. Also, scared for the future.

Putin's envoy Dmitriev boasted about receiving an American Chamber of Commerce award for fostering US-Russia dialogue from a chamber based in Moscow.

In der Ukraine gibt es Korruption. No shit, Sherlock. Aber sie wird durch unabhängige Institutionen verfolgt und aufgeklärt. Das ist der Unterschied zu Russland. Da fallen die Aufklärer aus dem Fenster.