2+ hour, 13+ min ago (445+ words) SAM McNEIL Tuesday, 25 November 2025 06:01 AM EST EU lawmakers are due to hold a vote on a 1.5-billion euro ($1.7 billion) program, with 300 million euros ($345 million) slated for the Ukraine Support Instrument. Ukraine's defense industry "needs us," EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius told EU lawmakers in Strasbourg, France, without mentioning the ongoing peace negotiations to end the war. "But we need Ukraine's defense innovations even more," He said that allowing Ukrainian access to the EU's Defence Investment Program "makes it possible to procure defense equipment in, with and for Ukraine." EU defense spending is expected to total around 392 billion euros (more than $450 billion) this year, almost double the amount of four years ago, before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. The Trump administration has signaled that it's prioritizing U.S. security on its own domestic borders and in Asia. It has…...

4+ hour, 29+ min ago (398+ words) The UK military continues monitoring and shadowing Russian 'research vessels' as well as naval ships off Britain's waters which are widely understood to be Russian Navy intelligence collection ships. In the latest development, British media reported Sunday that the Royal Navy recently intercepted two Russian naval vessels as they passed through the English Channel, according to a statement by the UK Defense Ministry. The ships have been identified as the corvette Stoikiy and the tanker Yelnya, the former which is part of Russia's Black Sea Fleet. The Royal Navy's patrol vessel HMS Severn was dispatched to shadow the Russian vessels as they moved west through the Dover Strait - which is the northwest part of the channel just before entering the North Sea. BBC and CNN have indicated that for part of the shadow mission, monitoring of the Russian ships was…...

7+ hour, 11+ min ago (971+ words) Trump's proposal for peace in Ukraine has been met with an overwhelming condemnation from the world's neocons. Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson'reemerges from the shadows'whenever he hears word that a war may be winding down. He played an instrumental role in persuading Zelensky not to negotiate a peace treaty with Russia when it was [] Trump's proposal for peace in Ukraine has been met with an overwhelming condemnation from the world's neocons. Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson [reemerges from the shadows]reemerges from the shadows whenever he hears word that a war may be winding down. He played an instrumental role in persuading Zelensky not to negotiate a peace treaty with Russia when it was apparent that Ukraine could not easily win, and now, Johnson is urging Ukraine to continue the war. "Imagine that you are Vladimir V. Putin and…...

7+ hour, 11+ min ago (835+ words) Concerns about Russia and uncertainty over American commitment are pushing Berlin to rethink compulsory military service. Germany's new coalition agreed earlier this month on a military service plan that, starting in 2026, would require all 18-year-old German men to complete a survey indicating whether they are willing and able to serve in the armed forces. Beginning in 2027, Germany will also require those surveyed to undergo a medical screening to evaluate their fitness for service. According to the governing parties, the aim is to first increase the number of voluntary soldiers. If the survey and benefits increases fail to draw enough voluntary enlistments, the Bundestag may implement a form of lottery-based compulsory service for young German men." Lawmakers are expected to vote on the legislation in December." This move is the latest step in a broader European shift toward rearmament that has…...

7+ hour, 15+ min ago (51+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a press conference in Berlin, on Aug. 13, 2025. (Omer Messinger/Getty Images) Russia has responded to the latest peace plan, drafted in Geneva yesterday. The Kremlin says this version is not acceptable. Ukraine, meanwhile, is suggesting it won't cede any territory currently occupied by Russia....

9+ hour, 8+ min ago (657+ words) As diplomats and other country representatives continue to explore pathways toward peace in the Russia Ukraine War, one reality remains inescapable: No peace agreement can endure without credible security guarantees, and nowhere are those guarantees more essential than in the air. This is why credible airpower guarantees are central to any agreement designed to end the war while securing Ukraine's sovereignty and preserving stability in Europe. There are three pillars to securing Ukraine's enduring safety from above: 1) a robust air defense umbrella, 2) a modern and sufficient Ukrainian Air Force, and 3) visible allied backing. Together, these can create a layered system of deterrence, protection, and stability. The second pillar is a capable and sufficient Ukrainian fighter force. Ukraine's nascent F-16 and Mirage fighter force represents a turning point from Cold War-era Russian hardware, but its fleet is far too small to meet…...

10+ hour, 11+ min ago (227+ words) QUESTION:Merz said he told Trump that Germany is "fully in line with Ukraine, that the sovereignty of this country must not be jeopardized." He also said thatthe war in Ukraine is a threat to all of Europe. Do you see any hope for Europe avoiding war? DLK ANSWER: Unfortunately, NO. The European leaders are ignorant [] QUESTION: Merz said he told Trump that Germany is "fully in line with Ukraine, that the sovereignty of this country must not be jeopardized." He also said that the war in Ukraine is a threat to all of Europe. Do you see any hope for Europe avoiding war? [Merkel_Minsk_Buy_Time_to Prepare for wart] ANSWER: Unfortunately, NO. The European leaders are ignorant and are the puppets of NATO. They are too stupid to see that the Neocons are manipulating them. This nonsense that Ukraine should not be…...

11+ hour, 46+ min ago (170+ words) Monday, 24 November 2025 07:28 PM EST The Kremlin on Monday said that a European counter-proposal to a U.S. 28-point peace plan for Ukraine was not constructive and that it simply did not work for Moscow. The publication of the 28-point draft U.S. peace plan last week deepened concerns in Ukraine and among European powers that Russia's core demands on NATO, territory and the chronology of any peace deal had been accepted by Washington. The European plan significantly changes the meaning and significance of key points on NATO and territory, according to a copy seen by Reuters. President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that U.S. proposals for peace in Ukraine could be the basis of a resolution of the conflict but that if Kyiv turned down the plan then Russian forces would advance further. Ushakov said that "not all, but many provisions of this (U.S.) plan seem…...

18+ hour, 51+ min ago (356+ words) A new report claims that recently released documents show a National Police Air Service EC135 helicopter was "targeted" last year by two unidentified flying objects (UFOs) over RAF Lakenheath, which is the largest U.S. Air Force base in Europe. According to The Daily Mail, a U.K. aviation safety board previously suggested that the helicopter incident was the result of pilots misidentifying an American F-15 fighter jet in the region; however, police logs obtained by the outlet describe advanced drones "targeting" and seemingly pursuing the police helicopter. "They were forced to take emergency evasive action in relation to a drone which came within a dangerously close proximity to them," an incident log filed by the Suffolk Police stated. "They had to perform an emergency dive and described that they were pursued in the dive by two drones who matched their speed approx 165 knots and then…...

18+ hour, 55+ min ago (593+ words) Things are very bad in Ukraine right now. The former spokeswoman for Ukraine's clearly overmatched comedian leader says things could get a lot worse if Ukraine's government walks away from peace this time. "Every subsequent deal for Ukraine will only be worse " because we are losing. We are losing people, territory, and the economy," Iuliia Mendel, press secretary for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from 2019 to 2021, wrote in an X post this weekend as negotiators went back and forth in marathon peace talks. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday told multiple news outlets that he was pleased with the "tremendous amount of progress" toward finalizing a U.S.-brokered peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, but more needed to be done to get there. The Washington Post reported the leaked draft would force Ukraine to reduce its army and turn over…...