Russia

• Ukraine at critical moment, European leaders say after Trump call - "Intensive work" is continuing, the leaders of Britain, France and Germany say after a joint call with Donald Trump.
• Ukraine Could Be ‘Ready for Elections,’ Zelensky Says - The Ukrainian president told reporters that a vote could be held in 60 to 90 days if the country received security protections from the United States.
• European leaders agree to fund Ukraine for 2 years but using Russian assets poses a major test - Almost four years into Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine, European Union leaders have committed to funding Kyiv’s economic and military needs for the next two years, one way or another. Ukraine is desperate and needs the money by early 20
• Porsches across Russia suddenly stop working - ‘It’s possible this was done deliberately,’ says car dealership
• Zelensky to Meet With European Leaders as Ukraine Peace Talks Drag On - Ukraine’s president was expected in London to discuss with the leaders of Britain, France and Germany ways of ending the conflict against Russia. Negotiations thus far have made little progress.
• As sea drones force Russia to retreat, Ukraine examines ways to launch more complex attacks - The commander of sea-drone operations for Ukraine’s military intelligence agency says more complex strikes against Russian forces are expected next year, after Kyiv’s uncrewed fleet succeeded in curbing the movements of Russia’s once-domina
• Superpower Competition: The Missing Chapter in Trump’s Security Strategy - President Trump is shifting from discussion of the long-lasting competition among the world’s biggest economies and nuclear powers.
• As Russia's Africa Corps fights in Mali, witnesses describe atrocities from beheadings to rapes - A new Russian military unit that replaced the Wagner mercenary group is carrying out abuses including rapes and beheadings as it teams up with Mali 's military to hunt down extremists, dozens of civilians who fled the fighting have told The
• Battlefield Picture Worsening for Ukraine as Trump Pushes Peace Plan - Russian forces have advanced on several fronts recently. President Vladimir V. Putin signaled after talks with U.S. officials that he was not budging from demands.
• Russia mocks EU deliberations on frozen assets, says seizure will prompt 'harshest response' - Russia said on Thursday that any "illegal action" by the European Union in relation to ​its frozen assets would elicit "the harshest reaction", and that ‌Moscow was already preparing its response. The European Commission proposed on Wednes