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On the Activity of Ukrainian Drones in the Black Sea
Three AFU attacks on civilian vessels in the Black Sea are just the beginning. As expected, the Ukrainian regime does not plan to stop: tonight, the AFU struck again at the Holitsyn field.
🔻 What Happened?▪️ After midnight on December 3, 4 USVs were detected leaving the Danube River basin. Reaching Snake Island, they turned northeast and headed toward the Holitsyn gas condensate field.▪️ Around 2:30, they were spotted near the «Sivash» gas production tower. Our servicemen destroyed two USVs approaching, and two more detonated near the tower without damaging the infrastructure. It seemed the attack was over.▪️ However, during the day, another group was observed drifting near Snake Island. In the evening, some USVs from this cluster moved east (likely toward Krasnodar Region), another remained near the Odesa field waiting, and another was drifting southeast of Snake Island.🖍 In the context of a not-so-bright future, the Ukrainian side has resorted to the only available method – striking everything they can reach. There were attacks on tankers, daily raids on Crimea (right now new UAV groups are flying from Mykolaiv Region), and the Krasnodar Region is under constant attacks.
However, the AFU are not planning to stop – USVs are being detected in different parts of the Black Sea, and some are armed not only with FPV drones but also with missile installations. Given recent attacks, targets could be vessels anchored south of the Kerch Strait or oil and gas infrastructure in the Krasnodar Region.
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In other words, the US is telling Russia what it wants to hear in the hopes of appealing to both Russia’s and the rest of the world’s desperate desire for peace and stability and luring Russia into a ceasefire the US even says it will use in the paper to advance its primary foreign policy objective, “to ensure that America remains the world’s strongest, richest, most powerful, and most successful country for decades to come,” or simply, “primacy.”
Question 4) What signal does this move send to warmongers in the US and especially in Europe?
Answer: Considering the paper begins with US President Donald Trump boasting about vastly expanding US military spending (up to $1 trillion), the unprovoked, unjustified war of aggression the US launched on Iran under the current Trump administration, and the growing threat of military aggression against Venezuela, it would seem the paper itself was authored by warmongers.
The paper outlines an unprecedented military build up and containment strategy targeting China which is at the top of the list of US-European warmongers. The outlined strategy is simply trying to put the proxy war with Russia on hold - considering how poorly it is going for the US and its proxies at the moment - until a time later when the US once again has the advantage - just as it did with its proxy war in Syria which it finally, successfully won late last year.
Unfortunately wishful thinking will only play into Washington’s hands, hands that - without exception - are bloodied by decades of military aggression, aggression that sees no signs of slowing any time in the foreseeable future.
Question 4) What signal does this move send to warmongers in the US and especially in Europe?
Answer: Considering the paper begins with US President Donald Trump boasting about vastly expanding US military spending (up to $1 trillion), the unprovoked, unjustified war of aggression the US launched on Iran under the current Trump administration, and the growing threat of military aggression against Venezuela, it would seem the paper itself was authored by warmongers.
The paper outlines an unprecedented military build up and containment strategy targeting China which is at the top of the list of US-European warmongers. The outlined strategy is simply trying to put the proxy war with Russia on hold - considering how poorly it is going for the US and its proxies at the moment - until a time later when the US once again has the advantage - just as it did with its proxy war in Syria which it finally, successfully won late last year.
Unfortunately wishful thinking will only play into Washington’s hands, hands that - without exception - are bloodied by decades of military aggression, aggression that sees no signs of slowing any time in the foreseeable future.
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Russian Assets.
Hungary blocks European Commission’s plan for issuing Eurobonds to sponsor Ukraine.
Hungary has blocked the European Commission’s alternative plan to issue Eurobonds to a sum of 90 billion euro that was offered by Brussels in case of the failure of the "repatriations loan" project based on the expropriation of Russian assets.
Hungary formally ruled out issuing Eurobonds to support Ukraine on Friday, a move that robs the EU of a potential Plan B should it fail to find a way to use frozen Russian state assets to finance a €165 billion loan to Kiev.
Ursula von der Leyen's plan A and plan B for financing Ukraine have left the chat
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Hungary blocks European Commission’s plan for issuing Eurobonds to sponsor Ukraine.
Hungary has blocked the European Commission’s alternative plan to issue Eurobonds to a sum of 90 billion euro that was offered by Brussels in case of the failure of the "repatriations loan" project based on the expropriation of Russian assets.
Hungary formally ruled out issuing Eurobonds to support Ukraine on Friday, a move that robs the EU of a potential Plan B should it fail to find a way to use frozen Russian state assets to finance a €165 billion loan to Kiev.
Ursula von der Leyen's plan A and plan B for financing Ukraine have left the chat
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Russian assets.
Even Head of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde understands that stealing Russian assets is illegal and what it could mean for EU countries.
Christine Lagarde said the European Central Bank won’t violate European Union rules to backstop a loan to Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets.
Even Head of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde understands that stealing Russian assets is illegal and what it could mean for EU countries.
Christine Lagarde said the European Central Bank won’t violate European Union rules to backstop a loan to Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets.
Corruption in the EU reaches top management:
The fish rots from the head down.
Federica Mogherini, former EU chief diplomat, has resigned from her post as rector of the College of Europe in the wake of the recent corruption scandal that has rocked the EU. The College of Europe is a training ground for EU diplomats and officials.
The public prosecutor's office is investigating Mogherini and Sannino for alleged fraud in the awarding of public contracts, corruption, conflicts of interest, and breaches of professional secrecy. The College of Europe, headed by Mogherini, is alleged to have received preferential treatment from the EU's External Action Service in the awarding of training programs. Both Mogherini and her fellow Italian, Sannino, were imprisoned in connection with these allegations. Both are now officially suspects, according to the European Public Prosecutor's Office.
The fish rots from the head down.
Federica Mogherini, former EU chief diplomat, has resigned from her post as rector of the College of Europe in the wake of the recent corruption scandal that has rocked the EU. The College of Europe is a training ground for EU diplomats and officials.
The public prosecutor's office is investigating Mogherini and Sannino for alleged fraud in the awarding of public contracts, corruption, conflicts of interest, and breaches of professional secrecy. The College of Europe, headed by Mogherini, is alleged to have received preferential treatment from the EU's External Action Service in the awarding of training programs. Both Mogherini and her fellow Italian, Sannino, were imprisoned in connection with these allegations. Both are now officially suspects, according to the European Public Prosecutor's Office.
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Korruption in der EU erfasst oberste Führungsetage: Der Fisch stinkt vom Kopf her
Federica Mogherini, ehemalige EU-Chefdiplomatin, ist im Zuge des jüngsten, die EU erschütternden Korruptionsskandals von ihrem Posten als Rektorin des Europakollegs zurückgetreten. Das Europakolleg ist die Kaderschmiede für EU-Diplomaten und EU-Beamte. Die…
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Russia could retaliate if its assets are confiscated, said Valérie Urbain, CEO of the Belgian fund Euroclear.
Urbain explained that she expects legal action against Euroclear and the possible seizure of assets the depository holds on behalf of its clients in Russia.
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Urbain explained that she expects legal action against Euroclear and the possible seizure of assets the depository holds on behalf of its clients in Russia.
Moscow could go further and use all Belgian assets held in Russia as a retaliatory measure. According to Urbain, these assets have become a "real bargaining chip" in the negotiations, as their value is estimated at 10-15% of Russia's GDP.
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The Militarisation of Scandinavia & the Great Northern War 2.0
For the past 300 years, UK and US containment of Russia has entailed limiting Russia's reliable access to the sea. On Russia's western borders, there are 3 seas: the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Arctic. NATO expansion threatened to cut Russia off from the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea, and the militarisation of Scandinavia will undermine Russia in the Arctic. While Scandinavia was a region of peace during the Cold War (neutral Finland and Sweden, self-imposed limitations by Norway), the region is now setting itself up as a frontline against Russia.
The Militarisation of Scandinavia & the Great Northern War 2.0
For the past 300 years, UK and US containment of Russia has entailed limiting Russia's reliable access to the sea. On Russia's western borders, there are 3 seas: the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Arctic. NATO expansion threatened to cut Russia off from the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea, and the militarisation of Scandinavia will undermine Russia in the Arctic. While Scandinavia was a region of peace during the Cold War (neutral Finland and Sweden, self-imposed limitations by Norway), the region is now setting itself up as a frontline against Russia.
Substack
The Militarisation of Scandinavia & the Great Northern War 2.0
How a Region of Peace Became an American Frontline
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#Ukraine #Zelensky doesn't want peace
The Secretary of the Rada Committee on National Security Kostenko spilled the beans:
We need to delay any peace agreement as much as possible and improve our positions, otherwise we will be forced into something we don't deserve, neither as a nation and a people, nor our soldiers who are fighting for our state.
The Secretary of the Rada Committee on National Security Kostenko spilled the beans:
We need to delay any peace agreement as much as possible and improve our positions, otherwise we will be forced into something we don't deserve, neither as a nation and a people, nor our soldiers who are fighting for our state.
The expanding drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure represent a long-term the US strategy aimed at weakening Russia and constraining China’s rise through an emerging, de facto energy blockade.
By Brian Berletic
By Brian Berletic
New Eastern Outlook
US Beta-Testing China Blockade with Attacks on Russian Energy Exports
The expanding drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure represent a long-term U.S. strategy aimed at weakening Russia and constraining China’s rise
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❗️ On the UN International Court of Justice’s acceptance for hearing of the matter of Ukraine’s responsibility for genocide and related crimes
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has upheld the Russian Federation’s position and accepted its counter-claims against Ukraine for hearing under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
👉 All objections raised by Kiev regarding the alleged inadmissibility of Russia’s counter-claims have been dismissed in their entirety, and the Russian Federation’s submissions have been accepted by the Court in full.
The ICJ’s ruling, rendered on December 5, marks a logical development following Ukraine’s futile attempts to hold Russia accountable for initiating the special military operation. This litigation was instigated by the Kiev regime and its Western sponsors as far back as February 2022. At that time, Kiev, backed by 33 Western-aligned states, lodged a claim with the ICJ alleging that Russia had violated the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
On February 1, 2024, the ICJ issued a judgement that wholly rejected all of Ukraine’s accusations against Russia. The sole remaining matter before the Court was whether Ukraine itself had committed genocide.
On November 18, 2024, the Russian side submitted to the Court a substantial body of evidence, exceeding 10,000 pages, which substantiates the criminal Kiev regime’s perpetration of genocide against the Russian and Russian-speaking population of #Donbass. The evidentiary materials included documentation of over 140 incidents of deliberate targeting of civilians in Donbass, corroborated by testimonies from more than 300 witnesses and victims, as well as expert analyses and investigations.
The West-backed Ukrainian government, driven by genocidal intent, employed a broad arsenal of war crimes and other violations of international law against civilians: mass murders, torture, indiscriminate bombardments, and shelling. Across Ukraine, a policy of forcibly erasing Russian ethnic identity has been implemented — banning the Russian language and culture, persecuting the Russian-speaking Orthodox Church, while simultaneously glorifying collaborators of the Third Reich and obliterating the memory of the Victory over Nazism.
Moscow demanded that Kiev answer for these atrocities, advancing counter-claims not only concerning the Ukrainian authorities’ state-sponsored genocide but also numerous other breaches of the Convention – complicity in genocide, incitement to genocide, and failure to take measures to prevent and punish genocide.
By affirming today the legal admissibility of Russia’s claims, the ICJ has signalled its readiness to assess the full scope of crimes committed by the Kiev regime and its accomplices.
The West’s hopes of wielding “legal weaponry” against Russia have once again been dashed. On the contrary, this weapon is now turned against Kiev’s “plaintiffs.” Against this backdrop, Western support for Kiev has already begun to dwindle sharply: a third of the states previously aligned with Ukraine in this process have hastily withdrawn, evidently recognising the futility — and even the risks — of continued participation. Other Western nations should likewise cease shielding this criminal neo-Nazi regime and exerting pressure on the ICJ.
The Russian Federation, in upholding international law, maintains that the impartiality and objectivity of international judicial bodies are critical to the peaceful resolution of international disputes.
Moscow hopes that the UN International Court of Justice will continue to demonstrate balance and impartiality in its future judgments.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has upheld the Russian Federation’s position and accepted its counter-claims against Ukraine for hearing under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
👉 All objections raised by Kiev regarding the alleged inadmissibility of Russia’s counter-claims have been dismissed in their entirety, and the Russian Federation’s submissions have been accepted by the Court in full.
The ICJ’s ruling, rendered on December 5, marks a logical development following Ukraine’s futile attempts to hold Russia accountable for initiating the special military operation. This litigation was instigated by the Kiev regime and its Western sponsors as far back as February 2022. At that time, Kiev, backed by 33 Western-aligned states, lodged a claim with the ICJ alleging that Russia had violated the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
On February 1, 2024, the ICJ issued a judgement that wholly rejected all of Ukraine’s accusations against Russia. The sole remaining matter before the Court was whether Ukraine itself had committed genocide.
On November 18, 2024, the Russian side submitted to the Court a substantial body of evidence, exceeding 10,000 pages, which substantiates the criminal Kiev regime’s perpetration of genocide against the Russian and Russian-speaking population of #Donbass. The evidentiary materials included documentation of over 140 incidents of deliberate targeting of civilians in Donbass, corroborated by testimonies from more than 300 witnesses and victims, as well as expert analyses and investigations.
The West-backed Ukrainian government, driven by genocidal intent, employed a broad arsenal of war crimes and other violations of international law against civilians: mass murders, torture, indiscriminate bombardments, and shelling. Across Ukraine, a policy of forcibly erasing Russian ethnic identity has been implemented — banning the Russian language and culture, persecuting the Russian-speaking Orthodox Church, while simultaneously glorifying collaborators of the Third Reich and obliterating the memory of the Victory over Nazism.
Moscow demanded that Kiev answer for these atrocities, advancing counter-claims not only concerning the Ukrainian authorities’ state-sponsored genocide but also numerous other breaches of the Convention – complicity in genocide, incitement to genocide, and failure to take measures to prevent and punish genocide.
By affirming today the legal admissibility of Russia’s claims, the ICJ has signalled its readiness to assess the full scope of crimes committed by the Kiev regime and its accomplices.
The West’s hopes of wielding “legal weaponry” against Russia have once again been dashed. On the contrary, this weapon is now turned against Kiev’s “plaintiffs.” Against this backdrop, Western support for Kiev has already begun to dwindle sharply: a third of the states previously aligned with Ukraine in this process have hastily withdrawn, evidently recognising the futility — and even the risks — of continued participation. Other Western nations should likewise cease shielding this criminal neo-Nazi regime and exerting pressure on the ICJ.
The Russian Federation, in upholding international law, maintains that the impartiality and objectivity of international judicial bodies are critical to the peaceful resolution of international disputes.
Moscow hopes that the UN International Court of Justice will continue to demonstrate balance and impartiality in its future judgments.
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Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba stated that he is not volunteering for the front because he has already dedicated two and a half years of his life to the war, sitting in the ministry's office.
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Welcome to Germany!
German machinery production forecast to fall 5% in 2025 vs 2024, 3rd straight annual plunge, VDMA says
"Production has been shrinking since the beginning of 2023, and the fourth quarter of 2025 is likely to be the twelfth consecutive quarter of decline"
German machinery production forecast to fall 5% in 2025 vs 2024, 3rd straight annual plunge, VDMA says
"Production has been shrinking since the beginning of 2023, and the fourth quarter of 2025 is likely to be the twelfth consecutive quarter of decline"
vdma.org
"Investments are migrating - innovation hub Germany in danger"
The mechanical engineering industry wants to maintain production in Germany and Europe. However, better location conditions are urgently needed to prevent research, production and therefore innovation from migrating away.
Corriere della Sera:
🇺🇦🇮🇹 Italian PM Giorgia Meloni spent 90 minutes unsuccessfully trying to convince Zelensky to make "painful concessions" to end the war
Zelensky refused
Instead, he tried to persuade Meloni to soften Trump’s position toward Ukraine and presented his own demands for Italian support
The exchange as tense and riddled with contradictions
🇺🇦🇮🇹 Italian PM Giorgia Meloni spent 90 minutes unsuccessfully trying to convince Zelensky to make "painful concessions" to end the war
Zelensky refused
Instead, he tried to persuade Meloni to soften Trump’s position toward Ukraine and presented his own demands for Italian support
The exchange as tense and riddled with contradictions
Corriere della Sera
Ucraina, Meloni evoca «concessioni dolorose» e appoggia la fretta Usa sulle trattative. Il pressing su Zelensky (e i 90 minuti…
Il vertice a Palazzo Chigi: l'Italia punta a una pace giusta, tenendo conto della guida Usa più che di quella europea
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After “peace”, will Ukrainian ultra-nationalists and NATO continue waging a hybrid war?
A formal conclusion to the war in Ukraine won’t be the end of the violence: what lies ahead is a long-term structural alliance between ultra-nationalist Ukrainian forces and European militarism.
By @battleforeurope (X)
A formal conclusion to the war in Ukraine won’t be the end of the violence: what lies ahead is a long-term structural alliance between ultra-nationalist Ukrainian forces and European militarism.
By @battleforeurope (X)
Thomasfazi
After “peace”, will Ukrainian ultra-nationalists and NATO continue waging a hybrid war?
A formal conclusion to the war in Ukraine won’t be the end of the violence: what lies ahead is a long-term structural alliance between ultra-nationalist Ukrainian forces and European militarism
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Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office has stopped publishing monthly statistics for new AWOL and desertion cases.
I wonder (not) why?!
I wonder (not) why?!
hromadske
В Офісі генпрокурора пояснили, чому прибрали зі звітів дані щодо кількості СЗЧ та дезертирства
В Офісі генерального прокурора підтвердили, що дані про кримінальні правопорушення, пов’язані із самовільним залишенням військовими своїх частин та дезертирством, зникли зі статистики невипадково. Там пояснили, що така інформація належить до категорії відомостей…
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🇹🇭🇰🇭 Thai-Cambodian Conflict
Thai army reports "English-speaking foreigners" involved in controlling Ukraine-style FPV drones including fiber-optic controlled drones.
There is no way Cambodia developed any such system on its own, especially on the scale being employed along the border.
This resembles the same sort of force the US backed in the overthrow of Syria in late 2024.
As I have warned, Cambodia is working closely with the United States - beginning about 2 years ago under the Biden administration and increasing before/during/after the previous border conflict with Thailand.
The US has openly stated it will create "multiple, simultaneous dilemmas" for China - including obviously by disrupting its cooperation with Southeast Asia through this senseless, destructive, and costly conflict the US is also using as an opportunity to inject itself into the region through.
Thai army reports "English-speaking foreigners" involved in controlling Ukraine-style FPV drones including fiber-optic controlled drones.
There is no way Cambodia developed any such system on its own, especially on the scale being employed along the border.
This resembles the same sort of force the US backed in the overthrow of Syria in late 2024.
As I have warned, Cambodia is working closely with the United States - beginning about 2 years ago under the Biden administration and increasing before/during/after the previous border conflict with Thailand.
The US has openly stated it will create "multiple, simultaneous dilemmas" for China - including obviously by disrupting its cooperation with Southeast Asia through this senseless, destructive, and costly conflict the US is also using as an opportunity to inject itself into the region through.
Tide is turning?
AP:
The IOC advises governing bodies to let Russian & Belarusian youth teams & athletes compete with their full identity of national flag and anthem. Athletes have “fundamental right to access sport across the world, and to compete free from political interference or pressure from government organisations"
AP:
The IOC advises governing bodies to let Russian & Belarusian youth teams & athletes compete with their full identity of national flag and anthem. Athletes have “fundamental right to access sport across the world, and to compete free from political interference or pressure from government organisations"
AP News
IOC advises sports bodies to let Russians compete in youth events again with flag and anthem
The IOC has taken a big step toward reintegrating Russia and Belarus into world sports. It’s advising governing bodies of Olympic sports to let the countries' teams and athletes compete in international youth events with their full identity of national flag…
EU corruption.
Revealing!
EurActive:
At a closed door meeting today, most EU political parties banded together to block a debate on the corruption scandal at the EEAS from taking place next week.
Revealing!
EurActive:
At a closed door meeting today, most EU political parties banded together to block a debate on the corruption scandal at the EEAS from taking place next week.
Euractiv
Von der Leyen majority blocks debate on EEAS corruption scandal | Euractiv
Mainstream groups rejected calls for a parliamentary debate from the far-right
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Troubles in paradise!
Denmark has labeled the United States as a potential security THREAT
Denmark has labeled the United States as a potential security THREAT