The EU's ambitious plan for frozen Russian assets, explained
Momentum is building to tap more of Russiaβs central bank reserves β immobilized after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine β to help fund Kyiv's war effort.
As the U.S. moved to wash its hands of Ukra...
Momentum is building to use Russiaβs frozen central bank reserves to fund Ukraine's war effort. The recent proposal, distributed to EU ambassadors in September and seen by the Kyiv Independent, outlines an innovative legal and financial plan to lend β¬140 billion of the frozen assets to Ukraine.
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A Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter shoots down a Russian Shahed drone with fire from a machine gun.
Glory!
Ukraine needs more helicopters, they are very effective in shooting down Russian drones.
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βΌοΈ Russia: βFrom railways and automobiles to metals, coal, diamonds and cement, some of Russia's biggest industrial companies are putting employees on furlough or cutting staff as the war economy slows, domestic demand stalls and exports dry up.β
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Context matters
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Ukrainian gymnast Sasha, who lost her leg to Russian shelling in 2022, just won gold at the Black Sea Cup.
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US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said the US has powerful capabilities not yet deployed in Ukraine that could βinflict serious damage anywhere, anytime.β
Speaking in Riga, he noted some of these systems may be transferred to Ukraine, potentially shifting the battlefield.
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine will nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, if he delivers Tomahawk missiles and helps secure a ceasefire. The missiles, with 1,500 km range, would let Ukraine hit deep into Russia. Trump says heβs βsort ofβ decided, but wants clarity on how they'd be used.
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Rebecca has 92K followers including Gaetz, Loomer, Massie, DβSouza, Sen Schmitt, Rep. Cloud. Broke with Trump over Epstein.
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VIRGINIA CALLER: βAs a Republican, I'm very disappointed in my party, and I'm very disappointed in youβ¦ I am begging you to pass this legislation. My kids could die... the audacity of someone who makes 6 figures a year to do this to military families is insane.β #TrumpShutdown
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β‘οΈArmenia refuses to hand over Georgian Georgi Kinoyan, who fought for Ukraine, to Russia.
Authorities ruled that extraditing the man would put his life in danger, local activist Giorgi Tumasyan said. Rights groups now push to free another Georgian, Vano Sabashvili.
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In addition to gifting Trump a jet, Qatar is building a $5.5 billion Trump golf resort in Qatar, are major investors in two Trump developments in Saudi and Oman, among other things.
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Putin's apology to Pr. Aliyev,his acknowledgment that the Azerbaijani passenger plane was downed by a Russian missile (or,as he put it,its "fragments"),&his promise to punish those responsible (all said live)are a vivid demonstration of how the balance of power in the post-Soviet space has shifted‡οΈ
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Gov. Shapiro: "The way the president has chosen to deploy the National Guard in other states, and to deploy the Guard of one state. Texas, into another state, Illinois, is extremely dangerous...It does not make us more safe. It creates chaos and real danger in our communities."
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Thatβs the true test of humanityβ¦
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An abnormally cold winter threatens all of Russia, meteorologists warned. The country will be hit by severe frosts, snowfalls, and sharp temperature fluctuations.
In Moscow and St. Petersburg, temperatures will drop to β20Β°C in December, and down to β30Β°C during the New Year holidays.
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βοΈπΊπ¦Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet using πΊπΈAmerican GBU62 guided bombs destroys a house with a π·πΊRussian assault group inside in the Eastern direction
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The oil depot in occupied Feodosia is still burning. One fuel tank can be seen completely burned out.
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The TogliattiβOdesa ammonia pipeline was blown up near Rusyn Yar in Donetsk, releasing a toxic cloud hazardous to people and animals. Russia blames Ukraine, but Ukrainian sources say Moscow deliberately triggered the explosion to obstruct Ukrainian offensive operations in the area.
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Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.
"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."
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Adriane and Gustavo came from Brazil to defend Ukraine separately.
They ended up building a family.
Their love story wasn't without hardship, but they turned it into something beautifulβ€οΈπ§΅
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βοΈSince the start of the full-scale war, π΅π±Poland has transferred to πΊπ¦Ukraine the largest number of tanks among all countries in the world - 318 (T-72M/M1, T-72M1R, PT-91 and Leopard 2)
Poland has also transferred 586 armored vehicles, 137 artillery systems, 10 Mi-24 helicopters,
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Instead of a thousand words.
The body language is telling in this image.
Reportedly, this picture only appeared in Azerbaijani media, Russian ones chose not to publish it.
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β.. the first time a Republican governor has questioned the interstate deployment of National Guard troops over a governorβs objections.β
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Zelensky says Ukraine is scaling up long-range strikes, with clear plans for increased use of missiles and drones in the coming months. Precision attacks are growing in quality and scale, aimed at pushing Russia toward peace. He emphasized Ukraineβs goal is not war for its own sake, but to end it.
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Presidential Office Head Andriy Yermak confirmed that 23 children have been returned from Russian-occupied territories to Ukrainian-controlled areas. Among them are two sisters, 11 and 14, whose mother was threatened for refusing Russian schooling.
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πΊπ¦ As part of the initiative of the President of Ukraine Bring Kids Back UA, a group of 23 Ukrainian children and teenagers from the temporarily occupied territories was saved, β Yermak
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βοΈThe πͺπΊEuropean Commission is creating a special team to investigate the espionage operations in which ππΊHungary is suspected - the representative of the European Commission Balazs Ujvari
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