Exclusives
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The last pillars of Russia's energy power—and why Moscow fears they could fall. Senior European officials joined Russian energy boards after the sanctions—and some keep lobbying today. |
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China emerges as the big winner of Russia's oil crisis. Rosneft chief frames Moscow's fire-sale pricing as Beijing's 'procurement efficiency'. |
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Trump wants a Nobel. His Ukraine plan could trigger World War III. If implemented, it would encourage Russia to continue waging war in Europe, undermine the international order, and increase the risk of nuclear war. |
Military
"Impressive numbers": Ukrainian Air Force reports near-perfect 98% success rate with French Mirage fighters (VIDEO). Ukrainian pilots are flying French Mirages under constant attack.
Russia floods social media with AI-generated fake videos of "surrendering" Ukrainian soldiers near Pokrovsk. Visual glitches expose fakes, but millions had already watched.
Ukraine hunts Russians in Pokrovsk, wiping out troops regrouping in apartment building (VIDEO). Kyiv troops struck a Russian concentration point, destroyed an ammunition depot amid 100,000-troop siege.
Ukraine targets GLONASS navigation production for Russian precision Kalibr missiles (VIDEO). Ukraine strikes factory that builds navigation for Kalibr missiles hours after Russia used them to kill seven in Kyiv.
Russian media claimed Mala Tokmachka "secured forever." Ukrainian FPV drones destroyed entire column hours later. A small drone unit stops Russian tanks, Ulans, MT-LBs.
Intelligence and technology
Czech ambassador tells Ukraine: "We will continue to support you," as DITA artillery system arrives in Ukraine. Czech military support reaches Ukraine amid political transition.
NATO and Ukraine launch joint military development program worth $10.5 million – Fedorov. Ukraine and NATO will jointly fund a $10.5 million competition in 2026 for defense technologies addressing drone threats, air defense, and front-line communications, First Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced, marking the first collaborative innovation program between Kyiv and the Alliance.
International
Vance attacks McConnell as GOP splits over Trump's Ukraine peace push. The two senators who control defense funding are publicly questioning the administration's approach
"Made me sick to my stomach": Lawmakers launch bipartisan push to stop Ukraine peace deal they call "Munich-style agreement". The 1938 agreement between Nazi Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy is seen as a failed attempt to maintain peace in Europe by ceding the Sudetenland, a region of Czechoslovakia, to Hitler. Instead, it opened doors to World War II.
Kremlin rejects any concessions under US peace plan, says war's end is not close. Russia rejected Europe's sovereignty provisions, attacked Kyiv, and now says it won't make any concessions.
Trump will sign any deal that stops war — Ukraine's future is secondary. Russia rejected Europe's counter-proposal, then killed 7 in Kyiv. But Trump still wants peace "as quickly as possible"
Rubio and Vance dismiss NBC report claiming Army secretary warned Ukraine of "imminent defeat". Both officials accused NBC News of fabricating claims about a 2028 rivalry over Ukraine policy.
Secret Miami meeting, Russian document, US pressure: How did Kremlin's terms reached Kyiv as "peace plan"?. The US delivered the pressure. Ukraine faced the ultimatum.
Trump envoy Witkoff coached Putin's aide on "peace plan" for Ukraine without inviting Kyiv to talks, leaked recordings reveal. Then US threatened to cut intelligence needed to save lives if Kyiv refused.
Trump peace push hits hard walls from Moscow and Kyiv. As Washington talks up "tremendous progress" on a Ukraine peace deal, Russia's maximalist demands and Ukraine's refusal to abandon core red lines on territory, military size, and NATO membership leave only a narrow and fragile space for compromise.
Ukraine and US narrow differences but three issues remain – territory, army size, and NATO. Ukraine and the United States have found common ground on most elements of Washington's proposed peace plan, but three critical issues—territorial concessions, military size limitations, and NATO membership—continue to divide the negotiating parties, CNN reports, citing a Ukrainian source directly involved in the talks.
Macron announces US joins France-UK security guarantee taskforce for Ukraine as Trump claims deal "very close". France and Britain will lead a newly formed working group starting 26 November to develop security guarantees for Ukraine, with the United States participating for the first time alongside NATO and Türkiye
Bloomberg: Witkoff advised Putin's aide on how to talk to Trump about Ukraine. US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised a senior Kremlin official on how Vladimir Putin should present peace proposals to Donald Trump during a recorded October phone call, Bloomberg reports.
New developments
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