Under the radar. EU sends a message to el TACO The Dutch Ministry of Defence has announced it will not integrate Tomahawk cruise missiles with its submarine fleet, citing high costs and risk of production delays. This decision was disclosed in the ministry's annual report on

Finnish President Stubb says Finland will never recognize occupied Crimea, Donetsk, or Luhansk as part of Russia, stressing that only Ukrainians can decide their fate.

Russian Geran-2 drones struck railway infrastructure in the city of Smila, Cherkasy region.

❗️❗️❗️ It appears that the meeting between Trump and Putin in Budapest will be postponed or possibly canceled. 🇷🇺🇺🇸 “Neither Putin nor Trump has set an exact date for the meeting, as such an event requires serious preparation and time,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

"Calls for an immediate ceasefire without addressing the root causes of the "Ukrainian conflict" contradict the agreements reached by Putin and Trump in Alaska." - Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.

Warm congratulations to 高市早苗 on her election as Prime Minister of Japan. Japan demonstrates leadership across various domains, defends life and the international rules-based order promoting respect among nations. We hope this leadership will only grow stronger.

🇬🇪🇷🇺 NEW: Russia sent its first oil shipment to Georgia’s new Kulevi refinery consisting of 105,000 tons of crude oil from Novorossiysk. The plant launched this month, processing 1.2M tons yearly, and aims for 4M by 2028. Meanwhile, Russia occupies about 20% of Georgia.

With Trump taking sanctions and long-range weapons for Ukraine off the table for many many months now, why on earth would Russia soften its stance? And no matter how hard Trump presses Ukraine, it can never be hard enough to force it to commit suicide. So here we are.

Presidentti Stubb on oikeassa ja hyvä, että asiat sanotaan suoraan ilman kiemurtelua. Venäjän uhka ei katoa, ja meidän on löydettävä rahat Suomen puolustukseen. is.fi/politiikka/art…

Air raid alert — in 15 regions of the Russian Federation, including Moscow and in Crimea. There are already strikes/hits.

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It will be another hard winter, like in 2022, without electricity or heating for many hours a day because of Russian terrorist strikes. But we’ll get through it, again, and we’ll meet Christmas at ancient St. Sophia of Kyiv all together outdoors, again. For the soldiers in the

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

🔥🇺🇦 Ukraine’s response to Trump’s caving: biggest strikes ever torch Russia’s fuel, rails & pride! 🧵1/22

NEW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated that Russia is unwilling to agree to an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine that does not result in Ukraine’s complete capitulation. Lavrov’s statements are a continuation of the Kremlin’s attempts to signal to US President Donald

Image of new Ukrainian Naval drone one equipped with a mini GRAD launcher the other with a high calibre machine gun. Drone tech is just going crazy.

The Czech volunteer initiative Darek pro Putina ("A Present for Putin") has begun fundraising to buy the Ukrainian ballistic missile "Flamingo." It will be named DANA 1 — in honor of the late Czech nuclear physicist Dana Drabova, who supported Ukraine. The missile will be

🤬 Donald J. Trump JD Vance, fucking do something, EVERY fucking day russia kills little kids, mothers, and young girls and you sit there proudly, smiling, saying, "Fuck off, Ukraine, You don't hold the cards." YOU have no self respect. You are both cowards, unfit to lead.

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An important meeting with the Ulf Kristersson Ulf Kristersson. We greatly value our relations with Sweden and all forms of support for our people. And today, one of the key topics of our negotiations was strengthening Ukraine’s defense capabilities. We consider the JAS 39 Gripen