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Europeans scramble to protect their own security after jolt of Ukraine plan Elements of US peace proposal would give Russia sway over continent’s defence arrangements

“It shows us that Trump and those around him really think the US is not part of Nato,” said @cerianbond.bsky.social, deputy director of the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social think-tank.

Russia’s tiny advances in 2025 sold Putin on inevitable victory in Ukraine Grinding progress for Russia on the battlefield this year has resulted in thousands of casualties but enough progress for Putin to refuse any compromises in diplomacy.

Russia has gained less than 1 percent of Ukrainian territory this year.

But President Putin said Russia is ready to keep fighting if Kyiv refuses to discuss a draft peace plan that demands deep military cuts and the ceding of territory Russia hasn’t yet taken.

Not going to happen. Russia doesn't want peace. It wants Ukraine's unconditional surrender.

Schandalig dit: Franse rechter van het Internationaal Gerechtshof getroffen door Amerikaanse sancties. Hij heeft niet alleen toegang tot zijn Microsoft-account verloren, maar ook die tot Google, Amazon en Apple en kan zijn Amerikaanse creditcards niet gebruiken:

The European Parliament has approved the EU’s first-ever defense industry development program, with €300 million out of €1.5 billion allocated specifically for Ukraine, DW reports. Ukraine will also be eligible to join joint EU defense projects under the new framework.

Russia’s tiny advances in 2025 sold Putin on inevitable victory in Ukraine Grinding progress for Russia on the battlefield this year has resulted in thousands of casualties but enough progress for Putin to refuse any compromises in diplomacy.

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Russia’s tiny advances in 2025 sold Putin on inevitable victory in Ukraine Grinding progress for Russia on the battlefield this year has resulted in thousands of casualties but enough progress for Putin to refuse any compromises in diplomacy.

the thing of it is... russia's invasion of ukraine is already a decisive strategic defeat and has been for some time.

-did not achieve war aims
-minimal territorial gains, w/little economic significance
-major loss of russian life/materiel
-2 new nato members www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

Opinie | Wanneer beseffen we dat het ‘Westen’ niet meer bestaat? Door het 'vredesplan' van de autocratische VS en Rusland staat Zelensky met zijn rug tegen de muur. Of er een voor Oekraïne aanvaardbare oplossing komt hangt mede af van Europa.

Door het 'vredesplan' van de autocratische VS en Rusland staat Zelensky met zijn rug tegen de muur, schrijft oud-diplomaat Robert Serry. Of er een voor Oekraïne aanvaardbare oplossing komt hangt mede af van Europa.

Trollenlegers uit buitenland versterkten politieke en opruiende berichten rond verkiezingen Honderden nepaccounts op sociale media hebben rond de Nederlandse Tweede Kamerverkiezingen vanuit Nigeria, Ghana en andere landen het debat benvloed door politiek getinte berichten en accounts te versterken. Dat zeggen deskundigen in reactie op onderzoek van RTL Nieuws. Door berichten te delen en massaal kleine accounts te volgen, hebben de nepaccounts volgens de experts uiterst rechtse en antiinstitutionele standpunten populairder laten lijken dan ze waarschijnlijk zijn.

Trollenlegers uit buitenland versterkten politieke en opruiende berichten rond verkiezingen #nieuws

Defensie investeert enkele miljarden in bestrijding van drones na incidenten Defensie gaat tussen de 1,5 en 3 miljard euro investeren in de bestrijding van drones naar aanleiding van de recente incidenten in Nederland en andere NAVOlanden. Zo werden afgelopen weekend drones gesignaleerd boven vliegbasis Volkel en vliegveld Eindhoven.

Defensie investeert enkele miljarden in bestrijding van drones na incidenten #binnenland

Macron says that after a peace deal is signed, "assurance forces" will be deployed beyond the front line, including in Kyiv and Odesa. Nearly 20 countries, among them the UK, France, and Turkey are ready. These won’t be NATO forces but a multilateral coalition acting like NATO’s eastern flank.

Attack on Ukraine and Borders` Provocations On the night of October 25, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine. The strikes focused primarily on Kyiv and Kyiv Region, where both missiles and drones w

🇺🇦‼️ Attack on Ukraine and Borders` Provocations. 22 missiles and 464 UAVs…

🇲🇩🇷🇴 Moldovan MoD said six Russian drones entered Moldova’s airspace during the attack. Romania’s MoD reported that it scrambled aviation during the night.

Read more 👀⤵️
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"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears."

- It was their final, most essential command.

~ George Orwell, 1984.

Ukraine survives another crisis with Donald Trump A deal in Geneva salvages relations with America. It might not last

“Even if a more Ukraine-friendly deal gets past Mr Trump, it will almost certainly be blocked by Russia; and any deal acceptable to Russia is likely to be voted down by an increasingly sceptical Ukrainian parliament.”

Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine | Rajan Menon Following criticism, the president accused Ukraine of ingratitude but also added the plan was ‘not my final offer’. Which parts of it will survive?, says Rajan Menon of the City College of New York

Here Rajan Menon calls the Trump plan what it is, an abomination.

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Ukraine working with US on ‘compromises that strengthen us’, says Zelenskyy – Europe live US and Ukraine say they have ‘updated framework’ for peace plan after weekend talks in Geneva

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Brekelmans: drones boven vliegbasis Volkel niet bewapend

Defensie heeft "niet het beeld" dat de drones die dit weekend boven militaire vliegbasis Volkel vlogen, wapens bij zich hadden. wnl.tv/2025/11/23/b... #WNL

🇺🇸🇺🇦 U.S. official said that Truml hasn't
been as involved in the specifics, - WP

"You tell him, T'm going to try to get a deal.' He will say, 'Great, go see what you can do.' And that's the level of detail he has."

"It's been absolute chaos all day. It's embarrassing."

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 24, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

❗️ Trump's November 27 deadline "is not stable" - Rubio

This statement by the US Secretary of State is quoted by CNN. According to Marco Rubio, the deadline for signing the peace agreement that Trump has set for Ukraine could be "significantly shifted."

Steve Witkoff’s peace plan for Ukraine is to hand victory to Putin | The Observer

It takes a special talent to come up with a Russian plan to end the war in Ukraine and present it as your own. But then that has been Steve Witkoff’s modus operandi from the start: take Russia’s side and force Ukraine to accept it. My latest @theobserveruk.bsky.social. observer.co.uk/news/interna...

‼️🇪🇺🇺🇦 Reuters has published another version of the EU peace plan for Ukraine.

📍The number of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - 800,000

📍 ZNPP will be restarted under the supervision of IAEA, the energy produced will be divided equally between Ukraine and Russia

Trump’s 28-point peace plan was crafted in secret by his envoy Witkoff and Putin’s representative Dmitriev, with Jared Kushner also involved. Neither Secretary of State Marco Rubio nor Trump himself initially knew about it, Trump saw the plan only at the last moment but approved it after briefing.

This is an excellent, depressing, analysis. Trump accuses Democrats of treason, yet he is the one colluding with Russia, selling out allies, betraying NATO, and surrendering US interests to the diktats of a foreign nation. Trump is a deeply corrupt, compromised, craven Quisling.

Europe’s 24-point peace plan calls for a ceasefire, third-party monitoring, and talks based on current front lines. It includes full POW swaps, return of civilians, NATO guarantees, no limits on Ukraine’s military, and control of ZNPP and key infrastructure. Russian assets funds Ukraine’s recovery.

1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025

Opnieuw drones boven vliegbasis Volkel gespot: 'Ze zijn verjaagd' Er zijn gisteravond opnieuw drones waargenomen boven de luchtmachtbasis bij Volkel. Dat heeft staatssecretaris Gijs Tuinman van Defensie gezegd. Hij zegt niet om hoeveel het gaat. Ook bij de luchthaven van Eindhoven waren er drones gespot.

Opnieuw drones boven vliegbasis Volkel gespot: 'Ze zijn verjaagd' #nieuws

The Polish prime minister reacts

Opinion | Trump’s Neville Chamberlain Prize

Thomas L. Friedman: 'Trump’s Neville Chamberlain Prize' (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...