The $6.5B allocated by the Biden administration for Ukrainian military aid will pass to the Trump administration: What will he do with it? On the first day of his presidency, Donald Trump will have billions of dollars at his disposal to arm Ukraine. More than $6.5B remains within the presidential drawdown authority, which allows the US p... #DonaldTrump #FrozenConflict #JoeBiden #Pentagon #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
Trump is studying Ukraine’s Victory Plan; Kyiv offers Washington a deal that is hard to refuse. US President-Elect Donald Trump’s team is studying the Ukrainian Victory Plan, which implies that there will be no capitulation of Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian president, the war in Ukrai... #DonaldTrump #investments #MineralDepositsUkraine #VictoryPlan #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
In November, Russia lost the most soldiers in a month since the beginning of the war; how is the aggressor’s economy reacting? During November, the Russian army suffered its largest military losses in Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale war, with 45,720 soldiers. The Ukraine Defense Forces also destroyed 307 Russian... #MobilizationInRussia #RubleFall #RussianEconomy #WarinUkraine #WarLosses
A “temporary concession” of the occupied territories in exchange for security guarantees could be an option for ending the war – Stoltenberg. Former NATO Secretary General and next Chairman of the Munich Security Conference Jens Stoltenberg believes that a “temporary concession” of Ukraine’s occupied territories to Russia ... #JensStoltenberg #NATO #SecurityGuarantees #TerritorialConcessions #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy is considering halting the war in exchange for Ukraine’s invitation to NATO, and the occupied territories will be returned diplomatically. President Zelenskyy said that the allies should offer NATO membership to the unoccupied portion of Ukraine to end the “hot phase of the war.” He believes that the occupied territories can ... #Crimea #DonaldTrump #NATO #OccupiedTerritories #Putin #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
What does the peace plan from Trump’s special envoy entail? Donald Trump’s special representative for the Russia-Ukraine war, Keith Kellogg, outlined his plan for ending the war back in April in an article for the America First Policy Institute. The plan... #DonaldTrump #FrozenConflict #KeithKellogg #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarinUkraine
After the latest massive Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy system, Biden promises further support; Ukraine faces long power outages during winter. US President Joe Biden, after the Russian air attack on November 28, made a statement promising further support for Ukrainians. “This attack is outrageous and serves as another reminder of the u... #AirDefenseSystems #ElectricityDeficitUkraine #JoeBiden #MissileAttackOnUkraine #UkraineBlackout #WarinUkraine
The Ukrainian energy system has once again come under a massive assault by the Russian Federation. On the morning of November 28, Russia attacked energy facilities throughout Ukraine, leaving hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians without electricity, Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko said. As a res... #EnergyInfrastructure #GermanGalushchenko #MissileAttackOnUkraine #Naftogaz #RussianAggression #WarinUkraine
The Economist provided its assessment of Ukraine’s losses during the full-scale war. Ukraine’s military losses during the war could range from 60,000 to 100,000 dead with about 400,000 more soldiers wounded. “More than 0.5% of the pre-war male population of fighting age (1... #RussianTroops #UkrainianSoldiers #WarinUkraine #WarLosses #Zelenskyy
NATO members condemn the attack on Dnipro; Rutte calls Ukraine a priority for the Alliance. A NATO-Ukraine Council meeting was held at NATO headquarters in Brussels, where the parties discussed Russia’s use of a new ballistic missile. NATO members confirmed their support for Ukraine an... #DidierReynders #FarahDakhlallah #MarkRutte #Oreshnik #UkraineNATOCouncil #WarinUkraine
Russia plans to use Kursk as a bargaining chip, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces prepare for large-scale battles. Russia wants to reclaim the Kursk region prior to Donald Trump’s inauguration in order to deprive Kyiv of an essential piece of leverage in peace talks. Ukrainian fighters are facing intense att... #ATACMS #DonaldTrump #Kursk #NorthKorea #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #StormShadow #WarinUkraine
Borrell: The EU has failed to provide Ukraine with everything it needs to counter Russia. EU has struggled to make progress this year on a fair settlement of the war against Ukraine, said EU High Representative Josep Borrell. He recalled that this year, the EU had allocated €122B in aid to... #JosepBorrell #MilitaryAid #RobertHabeck #SupportUkraine #TaurusMissile #WarinUkraine
Europe is again backing down on sending troops to Ukraine, reversing its position. Recently, Le Monde published an article stating that discussions had resumed in Europe about sending troops to Ukraine, primarily from the UK and France. Against this background, the British Foreign S... #AntonioTajani #HannoPevkur #NATOsoldiers #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WesternTroops
Putin may start peace talks in early 2025; analysts are divided on Trump’s position. Russia’s Soviet-era weapons stockpiles will run out by the end of 2025, so Putin may start talks early next year. However, the war will last at least another year if the negotiations do not go a... #DonaldTrump #LindseyGraham #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarinUkraine
Ukraine’s allies have resumed talks on a decision to send troops to Ukraine, while North Korea expands its missile production for Russia. Europe, amid questions regarding further US support for Ukraine after Donald Trump comes to power, has resumed discussions on sending Western troops and private defense companies to Ukraine. This topi... #France #GreatBritain #NorthKorea #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WesternTroops
The G7 countries plan to increase pressure on China over its support for Russia. G7 foreign ministers, meeting in Italy on Monday and Tuesday, will pledge to act against entities in China and elsewhere that support Russia’s war machine against Ukraine. A draft communiqué seen by B... #China #DualUseGoods #G7 #NorthKorea #Sanctions #ShadowFleetRussia #WarinUkraine
The Ukraine-NATO Council will convene following the Russian attack on Dnipro with a Oreshnik missile. The Ukraine-NATO Council will meet at the ambassadorial level on November 26 at the Alliance headquarters at Ukraine’s request. The meeting is in response to Russia’s first use in Ukraine ... #ICBM #Oreshnik #RubizhMissile #RussianAggression #UkraineNATOCouncil #WarinUkraine
New long-range strikes on Russia will help Trump conduct negotiations with Russia; the American president-elect is against an unfavorable agreement for Ukraine. When US President Joe Biden allowed the Ukraine’s military to use US weapons to strike targets in Russia, he did his successor, Donald Trump, a great strategic favor, according to Bloomberg. Thi... #DavidLammy #DonaldTrump #LongRangeStrikesOnRussia #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarinUkraine
Russia struck Ukraine with a Rubizh intercontinental ballistic missile. On November 21, Russia hit Ukraine with various types of missiles, including an intercontinental ballistic missile, a Kh-47M2 Kinjal air-launched ballistic missile, and seven Kh-101 cruise missiles. I... #Dnipro #MissileAttackOnUkraine #RubizhMissile #RussianAggression #WarEscalation #WarinUkraine
Putin is ready to freeze the war at the current front line on the condition that Ukraine renounces NATO. Officials close to the Kremlin told Reuters that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is reportedly ready to discuss with Donald Trump a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine and freezing the war in place. The &#... #DonaldTrump #FrozenConflict #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #TerritorialConcessions #WarinUkraine
The UK allows Ukraine to use British Storm Shadow missiles deep inside Russia. According to The Times, the change in London’s position may have resulted from the US giving permission for Ukraine to use its ATACMS long-range missiles, which was announced on November 17. Bri... #KeirStarmer #LongRangeStrikesOnRussia #RussianMilitaryTargets #StormShadow #WarinUkraine
The Economist predicts the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine in 2025. Fighting between Russia and Ukraine could end in 2025, as both sides are close to exhaustion. The Russian economy is suffering due to Western sanctions, labor shortages, and people leaving the country... #DonaldTrump #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SecurityGuarantees #TerritorialConcessions #WarinUkraine
Ukraine attacks another arsenal and a drone factory in Russia. On November 20, an industrial enterprise producing drones came under attack in the Belgorod region, as well as an arsenal in the Novgorod region of Russia. The 13th arsenal of the Main Missile and Art... #ATACMS #AttackOnRussia #LongRangeStrikesOnRussia #WarEscalation #WarinUkraine #XiJinping
Europe and Canada must unite to guarantee Ukraine’s security amid Trump’s return to the White House. As stated in an open appeal, which was signed by 79 current and former politicians, military personnel, and political scientists who are anxiously waiting to see what Trump will do when he begins his ... #DonaldTrump #DonaldTusk #NATO #SecurityGuarantees #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Germany provides Ukraine with a military aid package containing ammunition and hundreds of UAVs. The German government announced another package of military aid for Ukraine, which includes tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition of various types, 47 vehicles with mine protection (MRAP), four Pa... #Germany #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NorthKoreanSoldiers #Panzerhaubitze2000 #Poland #WarinUkraine #WISENT1
The US announces a new military aid package to Ukraine, and France and Britain do not oppose Ukraine’s use of long-range strikes, but want restrictions. In the coming days, the US will announce a new package of defense aid to Ukraine, said the permanent representative of the US to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, at a meeting of the UN Security Counci... #LindaThomasGreenfield #LongRangeStrikesOnRussia #StormShadow #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
Europe must double its defense spending after Trump’s inauguration; Poland will produce explosives and ammunition. Europe will probably have to double its defense spending to address the challenge of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, as well as a possible reduction in American support with Donald Trump... #DefenseIndustryEU #EUdefense #NATO #Poland #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine used ATACMS for the first time in the Russian Federation; Trump says this is an escalation of the war. Defense forces struck a Russian ammunition warehouse in the Bryansk region with US-supplied ATACMS missiles, 110 km from the border with Ukraine. At least 12 secondary explosions and detonations took ... #ATACMS #DonaldTrump #LongRangeStrikesOnRussia #MikeWaltz #RussianMilitaryTargets #WarEscalation #WarinUkraine
At the G20 summit, Erdogan plans to propose that the war in Ukraine be frozen. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intends to present his proposal for freezing the war in Ukraine “at the current level” at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. According to Erdogan̵... #Brazil #FrozenConflict #G20 #NATO #Putin #RecepTayyipErdoğan #SergeiLavrov #WarinUkraine
North Korea’s participation in the war against Ukraine convinced Biden to lift restrictions on long-range strikes. The initial targets may be Russian positions in the Kursk region, where about 10,000 Korean troops are currently stationed. ATACMS strikes are believed to be more effective than long-range Ukrainian d... #ATACMS #JoeBiden #Kursk #LongRangeStrikesOnRussia #NorthKoreanSoldiers #WarinUkraine
North Korea might send 100,000 troops and transfer long-range weapons to Russia; China, despite its denials, is also arming Russia. North Korea may deploy up to 100,000 soldiers to help Russia in its war against Ukraine. According to Bloomberg, this military support is likely to occur in stages with troop rotation over time rather... #China #Kursk #NorthKorea #NorthKoreanSoldiers #WarinUkraine
What can Trump demand from Putin in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine? Former Deputy Secretary General of NATO Rose Gottemoeller believes that newly elected US President Donald Trump has every opportunity to change the war’s dynamics. Putin presumably wants to retu... #DonaldTrump #LongRangeStrikesOnRussia #NATO #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarinUkraine
In winter, the Russians will focus on capturing front-line cities; Kupyansk is among the targets. Russian troops are likely to focus on capturing Ukrainian front-line cities and towns during the winter campaign of 2024-2025, the ISW predicts. This tactic will allow them to compensate for Ukraine&#... #ChasivYar #Kupyansk #Kursk #Pokrovsk #RussianAggression #RussianOffensive #WarinUkraine
The US will allow Ukraine to strike Russian territory with long-range missiles, and France and Britain follow the US’ lead. After months of negotiations with Washington, the Biden administration, with two months left in office, has for the first time authorized the Ukrainian military to use American ATACMS to strike Russia... #ATACMS #JoeBiden #LongRangeMissiles #LongRangeStrikesOnRussia #NorthKoreanSoldiers #StormShadow #WarinUkraine
The G7 will continue to support Ukraine’s resistance to Russian aggression, and the Pentagon will speed up weapons delivery. The G7 countries will continue to provide Ukraine with the necessary assistance and support to protect it from Russian aggression for as long as necessary, the G7 leaders said in a statement. “W... #G7 #JoeBiden #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PDA #Pentagon #SabrinaSingh #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Olaf Scholz had a telephone conversation with President Putin. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the Russian dictator for the first time in almost two years. The German government noted that the chancellor called on Putin to negotiate an end to the war. Presid... #OlafScholz #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
ISW: New signs of future problems in the Russian economy. According to the Institute for the Study of War, the Kremlin recently adopted several measures aimed at reducing public spending on treating wounded Russian servicemen, fighting inflation, and solving... #DefenseSpendingRussia #InflationRussia #Putin #RussianEconomy #WarinUkraine
Norway will finance the production of weapons and equipment in Ukraine according to the Danish model. Norway will mirror the Danish support format, which is direct financing of Ukrainian weapon and equipment production, allowing faster production and delivery of weapons to the front. In addition, the ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #Estonia #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Norway #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
The US State Department has reduced the travel risks to nine regions of Ukraine, opening up new business opportunities. As stated in the updated travel recommendations on US State Department’s website, the highest, fourth-level recommendation applies to all of Ukraine – do not travel to Ukraine at all because of ... #OksanaMarkarova #TourismUkraine #TravelUkraine #WarinUkraine
The EU has begun to consider exchanging land in peace negotiations for security guarantees. There is a growing belief in Brussels that the war with Russia can end only through talks between Kyiv and Moscow that will involve territorial concessions. With the changing battlefield situation and... #FrozenConflict #NATO #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SecurityGuarantees #TerritorialConcessions #WarinUkraine
What key Ukrainian industries have suffered enormous losses during the war? The full-scale war has caused severe economic losses to Ukraine. Gross value added fell by 21%, and Ukraine’s need for reconstruction funds totals $486B. Ukraine’s industrial sector, once ... #AgroLossesUkraine #Azovstal #UkraineEnergyLosses #WarDamage #WarinUkraine
Trump likes two points of the Victory Plan written in the case for his presidency. Donald Trump, who won the US presidential election, is interested in two points of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Victory Plan, which he presented to Trump during a meeting in September. The fir... #DonaldTrump #LindseyGraham #MineralDepositsUkraine #VictoryPlan #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Russia is preparing a counteroffensive in the Kursk region; Moscow might begin negotiations after liberating the occupied area. The Russian military has gathered 50,000 troops, including North Korean soldiers, to retake the territories captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region. Russia has accumulated forces without needing to wi... #DonaldTrump #FrozenConflict #Kursk #NorthKoreanSoldiers #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarinUkraine
Putin is trying to reset relations with the US and sway Trump to his side. Russian dictator Putin is trying to influence the foreign policy of US President-elect Donald Trump and achieve a reset of relations between Russia and the US on Moscow’s terms. The ISW pointed ... #DonaldTrump #Kremlin #Putin #WarinUkraine
If Zelenskyy is ready, the US will support Ukraine’s negotiations with Russia. The United States is ready to support negotiations between Ukraine and Russia if President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expresses his readiness to do so, said Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the US State Depa... #MatthewMiller #PeaceInUkraine #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
The barrel of the gun will be European: new details of Trump’s plan to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. US President-elect Donald Trump may call on European and British troops to secure an 800-mile (1,200-kilometer) buffer zone between the Russian and Ukrainian armies as part of a plan to freeze the war... #DonaldTrump #FrozenConflict #NATO #WarinUkraine
The EU states are actively discussing the provision of further Ukrainian aid after Trump’s victory. At a meeting in Budapest last week, EU leaders discussed continuing military support for Ukraine should Donald Trump end US aid. Several officials believe the European Commission should develop propos... #Budapest #DonaldTrump #DonaldTusk #SupportUkraine #VictorOrban #WarinUkraine
Despite record losses, Russia is trying to capture as much territory as possible before the frost. The Defense Forces of Estonia noted the Russian invaders’ heightened offensive pace as Moscow attempts to seize as much territory as possible before the frost. The main fighting is concentrated ... #Kurakhove #RussianOffensive #RussiansLosses #RussianTroops #WarinUkraine
The Biden administration wants to use $6B on weapons for Ukraine before Trump’s inauguration. The Biden administration plans to exhaust the remaining funds that have been allocated for Ukrainian military aid by the day of Trump’s inauguration – January 20 2025, two White House officials ... #DonaldTrump #JoeBiden #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
WSJ: Trump advisers discuss freezing the war in Ukraine and a 20-year ban on Ukraine joining NATO. Newly elected US President Donald Trump may offer Ukraine an option to freeze the military conflict with Russia without the return of its occupied territories in return for delaying NATO membership fo... #DonaldTrump #FrozenConflict #NATO #NatoMembership #WarinUkraine
