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Is the EU ready to force through the €210 billion Ukraine loan without unanimity?
Summit decision on €210 billion Ukraine loan comes on Thursday.
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December 17, 2025
- Russian FM Lavrov revives Hitler and Napoleon to sell endless war to Russians
- Allies pledge record $45bn for Ukraine in 2025 as 17 nations announce 2026 commitments
- InternationalEU finally breaks with Russian gas: full ban on LNG set for 2026
- “A new low”: Ukrainian anti-corruption activist accuses law enforcement of leaking his intimate photos as “retaliation”
- Ukraine hits Russian ammo depot 150 km behind front lines in occupied Luhansk (VIDEO, MAP)
- Numbers of war: For every $2 in allied military aid, Ukraine destroys $1 of Russian assets
- Money MattersUkrainians pour record savings into banks as real returns turn positive (INFOGRAPHIC)
- Russia calls world boxing champion Usyk “Nazi supporter” and seizes his Crimean property
- Russia “fattens up” tortured prisoners before exchanges to hide years of abuse, freed civilians say
- ISW: Kremlin denies trouble in Kupiansk — even Russian milbloggers say otherwise (MAPS)
- “Another world first”: Ukraine’s submarine strike signals new era of underwater drone warfare
- InterviewDo Ukraine’s new assault troops use Russian tactics? We asked their top planner
- “War may gradually shift into space”: Ukrainian drone company founder reveals key 2026 trends in military tech
- Ukraine retakes 90% of Kupiansk after systematic campaign that disabled Russia’s secret pipeline infiltration route
- Money MattersIs the EU ready to force through the €210 billion Ukraine loan without unanimity?
- US readies shadow fleet sanctions if Putin rejects peace deal
- Far-right Polish politician who burned EU flag and tore down Ukrainian symbols surges to third in polls
- Ukrainian marines advance deeper into the exposed Russian flank
- Putin signs law to seize Ukrainian homes on occupied territories until 2030
- “We won’t win without women”: Ukraine’s military creates female-only combat units
- “We would act against Russian incursions”: Merz details Ukraine protection mechanism
- 100 strikes in eight months: Russia doubles down on Ukraine’s railway system
- Oil refinery hit as drone strike leaves 38,800 without power in Russia’s Krasnodar Oblast
Daily Review
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1392: Ukrainian special forces eliminate Russian railway operation in Pokrovsk
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1391: Ukrainian Sea Baby drones sink Russian submarine for first time in history
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1388: EU freezes Russian assets indefinitely as Ukraine pushes back near Kupiansk, prepares for peace talks
Ukraine’s $240,000 drones are bleeding Russia’s oil fleet dry
Five tankers hit in two weeks—and insurance costs have tripled.
Can exhausted Ukrainian territorials save Huliaipole?
Huliaipole anchors Ukrainian defenses in eastern Zaporizhzhia. But there aren't enough Ukrainian troops to hold it.
Borscht gets cheaper, butter eases—Ukraine beats inflation forecast (INFOGRAPHIC)
Record vegetable harvest absorbs price shocks, but the cushion is fragile.
Ukrainian troops have a new way of hiding from night drones
The infantry's only hope to escape from drones with infrared cameras is thermal camouflage. Western blankets cost $2,000, so Ukraine is making its own.
How Norway became a test target for Russia’s Arctic hybrid war
Since 2014, Moscow has escalated its use of grey-zone provocations and propaganda in Svalbard, aiming to undermine Norwegian sovereignty, a new report finds.
Frontline report
Russia’s last “Ukraine peace deal” led to Europe’s biggest war since WWII. Here’s why this one could be worse.
Moscow isn’t just negotiating—it’s setting the stage. Behind closed doors, familiar tactics are at play, and the consequences could reshape Europe’s future once again.
Russia uses European SIM cards to upgrade Shahed fleet, investigation finds
Russia has tested drones in European countries, Kazakhstan, Turkey
Belgium’s PM calls Ukrainian victory a “fairy tale” — and wants EU taxpayers to pay instead of Russia
“Who really believes that Russia will lose in Ukraine? It’s a fairy tale, a complete illusion,” Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever told La Libre Belgique on 2 December.
Russia escalates spying on German army over Ukraine support, Berlin’s counterintelligence report finds
The report warns of increased intelligence activity targeting German troop deployments, weapon systems, and NATO-related operational infrastructure.
Europe now faces two strategic adversaries: Russia and the United States
Trump's security strategy calls for "cultivating resistance" against EU governments
Six times more than in America: the heartbreaking math behind Ukraine’s wartime Christmas dinner (INFOGRAPHIC)
Fourth wartime holiday reveals crushing gap despite record harvest holding prices flat.
Why is Ukraine losing ground? Mobilization crisis and command failures exposed
Ukraine's military problems can no longer be ignored as mobilization failures and systemic issues lead to mounting territorial losses
Evergreens
Think 2024 was wild? Eight global forces will make 2025 even more turbulent
From middle-income traps to migration crisis, a guide to how Ukraine and democracies must navigate coming instability
Ukraine’s IT Army now aids drone strikes on Russian oil refineries
Once focused on disrupting Russian banks and businesses, Ukraine's volunteer hacker group is now shifting to Russian military targets, from Starlinks to CCTV cameras during long-range drone raids
Analysis
Norway did the math: Arm Ukraine to win, or pay double when Russia does
Norwegian think tank calculates Europe’s binary choice.
