🇷🇺🇺🇦Russia does not intend to go to war with Europe, but if Europeans want to fight, we are ready "right now" — Putin

Other statements:

– If Europe starts a war with Russia, soon Moscow will have no one to negotiate with.

– In response to attacks on tankers in the Black Sea, Russia will expand strikes on Ukrainian ports and the ships entering them

– We can also completely cut Ukraine off from the sea if Kiev continues piracy against Russian vessels

🇺🇦❌🇹🇷🇷🇺 — Turkish observers report that a third attack against Russian ships has occurred in Turkey’s EEZ in the Black Sea.

The MIDVOLGA-2 tanker, carrying sunflower oil from Russia to Georgia, reported coming under attack while sailing 80 miles off Turkish coast.

🇺🇸❌🇻🇪 — Current formation of US Navy warships in the southern Caribbean, as the United States prepares for an expansion in operations against Venezuela.

MAP CREDIT: Falcon

🇺🇸🇻🇪 Maduro reportedly told Trump he was willing to leave Venezuela if he, his family, and 100+ officials received full amnesty, all U.S. sanctions were lifted, and his ICC case was dropped. He also proposed Delcy Rodríguez lead an interim government before new elections, per Reuters

https://reuters.com/world/americas/trump-rejected-maduro-requests-call-options-narrow-venezuela-leader-sources-say-2025-12-01/

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🇺🇸🌎 U.S. strikes against alleged narco-terrorists have slowed considerably, with no attacks announced in 2+ weeks - representing the longest lull since ops began in early September.

Three months in, 22 vessels have been destroyed, with 82 KIA, 2 survivors, and 1 MIA/presumed dead.

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🇺🇸🪖🗺 — 6x US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon planes spotted airbone from Florida

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — On December 1, 2025, Russian State Media TASS published a video showing first footage from Pokrovsk, now on Russian hands, where Russian Federation Armed Forces is seen unfolding the Russian flag over the city's center

The battle for the city, has been ongoing since July 2024, seems to be approaching its end

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — On December 1, 2025, Russian State media shared a video showing Russian President visiting one of the command posts of the Russian Army in the evening of November 30.

According to TASS:

Putin received reports on the 'liberation of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) and Volchansk'

The President was informed about the start of the operation to liberate the city of Gulaypole, and street battles are currently taking place;

Putin was informed about the capture of the southern part of the city of Dimitrov under the control of Russian troops;

Vladimir Putin set tasks for ensuring the soldiers of the SMO with everything needed for the winter.

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a military uniform announced that Russia now has the 'initiative on the Battlefield' across the contact line:

The initiative is entirely under the control of the Russian Armed Forces along the entire contact line in the Special Military Operation

🇪🇺🇺🇦 ECB refuses to provide backstop for €140bn Ukraine loan

Central bank rejects role in European Commission proposal that would use frozen Russian assets

The European Central Bank has refused to backstop a €140bn payment to Ukraine, dealing a blow to an EU plan to raise a “reparations loan” backed by frozen Russian assets.

The ECB concluded that the European Commission proposal violated its mandate, according to multiple officials, adding to Brussels’ difficulties in raising the giant loan against Russian central bank assets immobilised at Euroclear, the Belgian securities depository.

Under the European Commission plan, EU countries would provide state guarantees to ensure the repayment risk on the €140bn loan to Ukraine is shared.

But commission officials said the countries would not be able to raise the cash rapidly in an emergency, and this could put markets under pressure.

The officials asked the ECB whether it could act as a lender of last resort to Euroclear Bank, the lending arm of the Belgian institution, to avoid a liquidity crisis, according to four people briefed on the discussions.

ECB officials told the commission this was impossible, three of these people said.

The ECB’s internal analysis concluded that the commission proposal was equivalent to providing direct funding to governments, as the central bank would cover the financial obligations of member states.

This practice, called “monetary financing” by economists, is banned in EU treaties because of evidence it results in high inflation and loss of central bank credibility.

The ECB said “such a proposal is not under consideration as it would likely violate EU treaty law prohibiting monetary financing”.

In response to the ECB’s stance, the commission has begun working on alternative proposals that would provide temporary liquidity to backstop the €140bn loan, according to two officials briefed on the matter.

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