Open Letter from Jeffrey Sachs: "Learn History, Mr Chancellor!" (Source and Article)

"The American economist Jeffrey Sachs outlines ways for Friedrich Merz on how diplomacy could end the war in Ukraine. The letter in full.

Dear Chancellor Merz,

You have repeatedly spoken of Germany's responsibility for European security. This responsibility cannot be replaced by slogans, selective memory, or the normalisation of war rhetoric. Security guarantees are not one-way streets. They work both ways. This is neither a Russian nor an American argument; it is a fundamental principle of European security, explicitly enshrined in the Helsinki Final Act, the OSCE framework, and decades of post-war diplomacy.

Germany is obliged to approach this moment with historical seriousness and honesty. In this regard, your recent rhetoric falls dangerously short of expectations.

Since 1990, Russia's central security concerns have been repeatedly ignored, diluted, or directly violated – often with active involvement or tolerance from Germany. This history must not be erased if the war in Ukraine is to end, and it must not be ignored if Europe wants to avoid a permanent state of confrontation.

At the end of the Cold War, Germany repeatedly and unequivocally assured the Soviet and later Russian leadership that NATO would not expand eastward. These assurances were made in the context of German reunification. Germany benefited enormously from this. The rapid reunification of Germany – within NATO – would not have been possible without the Soviet consent based on these assurances. To later pretend that these assurances were meaningless or merely casual remarks is not realistic but revisionist."

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⚡️The Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro officially called on Colombia to unite in the fight against the "Anglo-American invasion" in his speech in Caracas.

He referred to history and recalled the 206th anniversary of the founding of Greater Colombia.

I make a call. In confirmation of the deep love I have for Greater Colombia, I urge the ordinary people of Colombia, their social movements, political forces, and the Colombian army, which I know very well, to form a complete alliance with Venezuela.

So that no one infringes on the sovereignty of our countries and so that the decree of Bolívar on permanent unity and shared happiness is fulfilled.

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According to Russian official sources, Ukraine has lost about 1.5 million soldiers since February 2022.

Russia's Defence Minister, Andrej Belousow, reported that Ukraine lost 500,000 people in 2025.

Russian sources estimated this roughly as follows: ~118,000 in 2022, ~405,000 in 2023, ~595,000 in 2024, and ~500–621,000 in 2025.

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Trump on Venezuela.

Blockade. They took all our oil... They took it illegally... We want it back.

- In 1976, Venezuela, under President Carlos Andrés Pérez, nationalised the oil industry.

- In 2007, there was a second wave of nationalisation under Hugo Chávez.

- Venezuela has not fully paid the total penalties from arbitration rulings for the nationalisation of American companies' oil assets in 2007.

- ExxonMobil: In 2014, the ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes) awarded $1.6 billion. Venezuela has not paid the penalty.

- ConocoPhillips: In 2019, $8.7 billion (plus interest, total amount >$10 billion) was awarded. Venezuela has not paid the penalty.

- The total number of arbitration cases due to oil expropriations: more than 40–60 cases at the ICSID and other tribunals, with the total amount of unpaid penalties reaching tens of billions of dollars (including not just oil but also other sectors).

The Americans are coming for the debts; they will take by force what is owed to them.

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❗️ Kirill Dmitriev will visit Miami this weekend to talk with special envoy Steve Whitkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, according to Axios.

Media reports state that a Ukrainian delegation led by Rustem Umerov, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, will also come to Miami to meet with the Americans.

Currently, there are no plans for trilateral contact, according to Axios.

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The heads of state of the EU countries have reached an agreement to grant an interest-free loan of 90 billion euros to Ukraine for the years 2026-2027 (instead of the requested 200 billion). The negotiations lasted over 16 hours.

Western media report that the countries have failed to agree on the use of Russian assets.

The money will be borrowed under the guarantees of the common EU budget, reports the FT. The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, stated that Ukraine would only have to repay this loan after Russia has paid compensation to Kyiv. If Russia refuses to compensate for the damage, the EU will use the frozen Russian assets to settle Ukraine's debts, the Chancellor said. This will be done "entirely in accordance with international law," he explained. (If an agreement is not reached now, it will be much more difficult later, and European taxpayers will have to bear the burden).

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called these funds "lost." At the same time, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia have legally refused to participate in financing Ukraine.

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Champions of the dumbest news reporting will be the Swedish Aftonbladet! They came up with the headline: “Putin is the biggest threat to the peace plan of Europe and the USA”!

That means, think about it: Europe and America have some peace plan, and the sneaky Russians threaten it! Negotiate as much as you want! And make peace with each other. How can Russia threaten something it is not involved in?!

The depth of the “analysis” by the Swedish newspaper is shown in this passage: “Zelensky has agreed to hold elections. But only if the USA and Europe can guarantee the safe conduct of the elections. For the elections to be democratic, all Ukrainians must have the opportunity to vote. Even those living in the areas occupied by Russia during the war. A clever move by Zelensky, who is passing the ball back to Trump”.

That means, someone in Sweden seriously believes that Zelensky's main concern is to give the Ukrainian citizens living in the DNR and LNR the chance to vote?! They should inquire how Kiev categorically rejected this right in 2019 when Zelensky was elected. Oh, the Swedes will be surprised!

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75% of Germans are dissatisfied with the work of Chancellor Merz.

These are the data from a new survey by the polling institute Forsa. Meanwhile, 26% of citizens are willing to vote for the AfD. For Merz's party, the CDU/CSU, it is 24%.

71% of Germans believe that there will still be disputes in the governing coalition in 2026. Citizens also expect that the government will not be able to implement the promised reforms in the new year – this is the opinion of 72% of respondents.

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Dinner in the Zehlendorf Hospital in Berlin, the capital of Germany (16.12.2025). When asked what that was, the doctor replied: the hospital has a small budget. The hospital is huge and the neighbourhood is affluent. But with billions for Ukraine and weapons, we are leading worldwide. The double room costs an extra 95 euros per day.

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🚢 Icebreaker convoy in the White Sea.

🌊 The video shows the Russian icebreaker "Dikson" guiding ships through the icy expanses of the White Sea. The newly created channel is trapped by ice, and the speed of the convoy of seven ships noticeably decreases. Some ships can no longer move independently.

The icebreaker turns and approaches each ship, freeing them from the ice trap and widening the channel for the continuation of the journey.

"Dikson," built in 1983, is equipped with four powerful engines that have a total output of 13,000 horsepower – a true giant of the Arctic waters! 💪🏻

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