Podcasts about Donetsk

Một binh sĩ Úc từng nhiều năm chiến đấu cho Ukraine, đã được tưởng nhớ như một người "hy sinh mạng sống, để người khác được sống". Russell Allan Wilson đã hy sinh trong chiến đấu tháng trước, khi đang làm nhiệm vụ tại tỉnh Donetsk của nước này, ngay trước lễ cưới của anh diễn ra một tuần sau đó, một đồng đội và người bạn đã nói với đài ABC. Được biết, Bộ Ngoại giao và Thương mại Úc đang hỗ trợ gia đình anh nầy.

Aiden Aslin and Graham Philips take very different routes to get to that prison in Donetsk in 2022 – but their journeys cemented their destinies in Ukraine.For Aiden, his evolution from young truant to soldier takes place in the crucible of war in Syria – volunteering for the free Kurdish forces fighting against ISIS. But after trouble with the British state on his return, another conflict called: Ukraine. Aiden's time fighting in the Donbas war confirms his commitment to the country, and leads to him being at the heart of some terrifying events.Meanwhile, Graham is becoming ever more entrenched in his views. In the mid 2010s, his dispatches from the frontline of the Donbas war are becoming more vitriolic, but also more ambitious. He is going further down the rabbit hole, and finding more and more followers in the process – people eager to see the war up close from his unique perspective. This former stand-up comedian is finding his calling – and it will ultimately change his life entirely.As 2022 draws near, the soldier and the independent journalist are operating just miles apart, both sensing that the regional trench war is about to erupt into all out conflict.Presenter: Paul KenyonA Message Heard production for BBC Radio 4

Volodímir Zelenski y Donald Trump se reunieron este domingo en Mar-a-Lago para revisar un borrador de 20 puntos destinado a poner fin a la guerra entre Ucrania y Rusia, que ya dura casi cuatro años. La reunión ha traído algo de optimismo, pero muy moderado ya que no se anunció avance alguno. Trump dijo que las conversaciones estaban siendo muy productivas y aseguró que Ucrania y Rusia están "más cerca que nunca" de un acuerdo, pero reconoció que hay obstáculos importantes en el camino, especialmente en temas territoriales. Previo al encuentro Trump mantuvo una llamada telefónica de más de dos horas con el presidente ruso, Vladimir Putin, que calificó de "excelente" y "productiva". Según Trump, Putin expresó su disposición para que Ucrania prospere tras la guerra, se comprometió incluso a facilitar a Ucrania suministros energéticos a bajo coste. Ante esto Zelenski reaccionó con escepticismo. Rusia, recordemos, ha “celebrado” la Navidad arrojando bombas sobre civiles ucranianos. El Kremlin confirmó que Putin ha aceptado crear dos grupos de trabajo: uno sobre seguridad y otro sobre asuntos económicos. Ambos comenzarán su tarea en enero del año próximo. El plan de 20 puntos, revisado por negociadores estadounidenses y ucranianos a partir de una propuesta inicial de 28 puntos muy criticada hace dos meses por ser demasiado favorable al Kremlin, contiene elementos como un referéndum en Ucrania sobre cesiones territoriales, elecciones presidenciales, garantías de seguridad inquebrantables (algo similar al Artículo 5 de la OTAN) y la creación de una "zona económica libre" desmilitarizada en ciertas áreas del Donbás. Zelenski indicó que el borrador está acordado en un 90%, con coincidencia total en las garantías de seguridad, pero persisten algunos desacuerdos importantes como el control de aproximadamente el 20% de la región de Donetsk aún bajo control ucraniano (pero que Rusia exige en su integridad), el estatus de la central nuclear de Zaporiyia (ocupada en estos momentos por Rusia) y la secuencia de un posible alto el fuego, algo que los rusos por ahora rechazan. Trump insistió en la complejidad del proceso: "Esto no es un acuerdo de un día, es algo muy complicado” afirmó al tiempo que indicaba que un acuerdo definitivo podría demorarse semanas en alcanzarse. Eso sí, advirtió que, sin él, la guerra continuaría con más víctimas. Zelenski, por su parte, destacó la necesidad de mantener la presión sobre Rusia mediante sanciones y la defensa antiaérea, más aún tras los recientes ataques rusos que han dejado amplias zonas de de Ucrania sin electricidad. Desde Moscú el ministro de asuntos exteriores, Sergei Lavrov, criticó a Europa por ser, a su juicio, el "obstáculo principal para la paz" y acusó a Zelenski de no estar listo para unas negociaciones constructivas. El Kremlin se reserva, además, perseguir sus objetivos militares si no se alcanza ningún acuerdo. Tanto el enviado especial para Ucrania, Steve Witkoff, como el yerno de Trump, Jared Kushner, y el secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, participan activamente en un proceso en el que, al menos por ahora, se está dejando básicamente de lado a las potencias europeas. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 3:40 La difícil paz de Ucrania 30:06 “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R 32:10 Alemania y el liderazgo europeo 38:57 Rusia y la UE 41:41 Corralito en Bolivia · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #ucrania #rusia Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Una borrasca deja un muerto y dos desaparecidos, manteniendo la alerta amarilla por tormentas en la Comunidad Valenciana y Baleares, con lluvias intensas y granizo esperados en la costa de Castellón y Valencia. Cerca del naufragio en Indonesia, donde cuatro españoles desaparecieron, se recupera un cuerpo. En política nacional, Alberto Núñez Feijóo analiza el 2025, denuncia la imagen del presidente y repasa los frentes judiciales del PSOE. A nivel internacional, la reunión Trump-Zelenski acerca un acuerdo de paz, con Zelenski dispuesto a una retirada de tropas en Donetsk si Rusia corresponde. El fin de los contratos de alquiler pandémicos renegocia 600.000 acuerdos, subiendo las rentas un 40% de media y generando un debate sobre la necesidad de una política de vivienda nacional y el parque público. A partir del 1 de enero de 2026, la baliza V-16 es obligatoria para señalizar averías, enviando geolocalización a la DGT y sustituyendo los triángulos para salvar vidas. Su precio ronda los ...

** VIDEO EN NUESTRO CANAL DE YOUTUBE **** https://youtube.com/live/GP9ZpX3R55Y +++++ Hazte con nuestras camisetas en https://www.bhmshop.app +++++ #actualidad #GuerraEnUcrania #Geopolítica Ucrania ha puesto en marcha uno de los mayores programas de fortificación defensiva en Europa desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial: la llamada Nueva Línea del Donbás. En este análisis en profundidad desgranamos qué es, cómo funciona y qué impacto real puede tener esta red de defensas multicapa que se extiende por Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk y Járkov, visible incluso desde satélite. Hablamos de: Zanjas antitanque, “dientes de dragón”, campos de minas y alambre de púas Zonas de muerte de hasta 40 km de profundidad Adaptación total a la guerra de drones Comparaciones históricas con la Línea Maginot, la Línea Surovikin y las trincheras de Verdún Fortalezas y debilidades reales del sistema La visión rusa y el coste humano de la guerra de atrición Un programa riguroso, histórico y sin propaganda, donde analizamos por qué estas defensas no hacen invencible a Ucrania, pero sí multiplican el precio que Rusia debe pagar por cada kilómetro. ️ ¿Puede esta línea frenar el avance ruso como la Línea Mannerheim frenó a la URSS en 1939? Os leemos en comentarios. SUSCRÍBETE para no perderte ningún programa y únete a nuestra comunidad de apasionados por la historia militar, la geopolítica y los conflictos del mundo. Apóyanos para seguir creando contenido riguroso e independiente: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bellumartis PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/bellumartis Bizum: 656 778 825 Síguenos también en redes: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bellumartis Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/Bellumartis Libros de Paco firmados y dedicados: https://franciscogarciacampa.com/ Bellumartis Historia Militar — Porque entender el pasado es prepararse para el futuro.

Le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky se dit optimiste sur les chances de faire avancer les discussions visant à mettre fin à la guerre entre la Russie et l'Ukraine et annonce une rencontre avec Donald Trump dimanche 28 décembre en Floride. Les questions sensibles, telles que le sort du Donbass, devraient être abordées. Sous pression de l'administration américaine pour conclure un plan de paix, Volodymyr Zelensky a connu une fin d'année délicate. Il parvient malgré tout à conserver la confiance des Ukrainiens.  Donald Trump voulait un accord avant Noël. Son vœu n'a pas été exaucé. « Beaucoup de choses peuvent être décidées avant le Nouvel an », veut croire Volodymyr Zelensky, au lendemain de discussions avec les envoyés de la Maison Blanche. En dépit de cet optimisme affiché, le président ukrainien est soumis à forte pression, d'autant que les positions russes restent, pour l'heure, inflexibles. Mardi, Volodymyr Zelensky a détaillé devant la presse le plan de paix révisé en 20 points, le présentant comme la meilleure tentative de l'Ukraine de mettre fin à la guerre. Le document aborde un large éventail de questions, allant des éventuels arrangements territoriaux aux garanties de sécurité que Kiev souhaite obtenir pour prévenir toute future agression russe, en passant par les plans de reconstruction du pays ravagé par la guerre. Selon Volodymyr Zelensky, les diverses sections du plan « reflètent en grande partie la position commune ukraino-américaine ». Reste quelques points de blocage, à commencer par la question épineuse de l'avenir du Donbass. La Russie exige que les forces ukrainiennes se retirent des territoires de la région de Donetsk qu'elles contrôlent encore. Le président ukrainien ne peut accepter cette demande. À écouter et à lire aussiVolodymyr Zelensky, président ukrainien S'il cède, « il n'aura plus d'avenir politique », tranche le politologue Volodymyr Fessenko du centre Penta à Kiev. « En Ukraine, le sentiment qui domine est qu'il est impossible d'accepter de reconnaitre juridiquement les territoires occupés comme étant russes. Si, en cas de cessez-le-feu le long de la ligne de front, une partie du territoire ukrainien restait sous contrôle russe, la plupart des Ukrainiens pourraient accepter ce scénario mais à condition que ces territoires ne soient pas reconnus juridiquement comme étant russes. » Militairement, l'Ukraine ne peut pas se permettre de céder des zones fortement fortifiées de Donetsk, note pour sa part la chercheuse ukrainienne Olena Prokopenko, du centre de réflexion German Marshall Fund. « Céder des territoires fortifiés sans combat offrirait à la Russie une base idéale pour intensifier son invasion. Si l'Ukraine acceptait ces concessions, notre position sur la ligne de front serait gravement affaiblie. Les abandonner sans combat, donner à la Russie des territoires qu'elle n'a pas réussi à conquérir en onze ans depuis l'invasion du Donbass, constituerait une décision militairement désastreuse », explique-t-elle.  Le scénario dans lequel Volodymyr Zelensky se verrait contraint de céder tout le Donbass à la Russie « ne pourrait se produire qu'en cas de situation catastrophique sur le front ou dans le secteur énergétique, qui ne lui laisserait pas d'autre choix », avance Volodymyr Fessenko. Concessions territoriales  Quoi qu'il en soit, le président ukrainien n'en sortirait pas indemne. Seule concession à laquelle Volodymyr Zelensky se dit prêt : l'Ukraine pourrait retirer ses troupes des zones de l'ouest de la région de Donetsk encore sous son contrôle, pour les transformer en une zone démilitarisée dans le cadre d'un éventuel accord de paix avec Moscou, à condition que la Russie retire ses forces d'une zone équivalente. En tout état de cause, Volodymyr Zelensky estime que la création d'une zone démilitarisée doit être approuvée par le biais d'un référendum. Parallèlement aux discussions autour du plan de paix, le président ukrainien a dû affronter une tempête intérieure ces derniers mois. L'affaire Midas, vaste affaire de corruption qui touche le secteur énergétique ukrainien, a poussé les ministres de la Justice Herman Halouchtchenko et la ministre de l'Énergie, Svitlana Hryntchouk à démissionner le mois dernier. Volodymyr Zelensky a ensuite dû se défaire de son plus proche conseiller, Andriy Iermak. En écartant le chef de l'administration présidentielle, qu'il n'a pas encore remplacé, tout en maintenant une ligne relativement ferme dans les pourparlers de paix, sa côte de popularité est remontée. Selon une enquête récente menée par l'Institut international de sociologie de Kyiv (KIIS), 61% des Ukrainiens lui font confiance. « Aussi étrange que cela puisse paraître, la confrontation autour du plan de paix de Donald Trump a une fois de plus aidé », affirme Volodymyr Fessenko. Le plan de paix amendé par Kiev prévoit également la tenue d'élections en Ukraine dès que possible après la signature d'un accord de paix. Le mandat présidentiel de cinq ans de Volodymyr Zelensky aurait dû expirer en mai de l'année dernière, mais il a été prolongé en vertu de la loi martiale en vigueur depuis l'invasion russe de 2022. Le chef de l'État a chargé le Parlement de réfléchir à des modifications de la législation électorale pour examiner la possibilité d'organiser une présidentielle. Olena Prokopenko y voit une « démarche habile » tant sur le plan intérieur qu'à l'international. « Cela envoie le signal qu'il redonne un rôle central au Parlement, qui a été largement marginalisé ces dernières années, en lui confiant une décision potentiellement historique. Sur le plan international, cela montre qu'il est prêt à participer à des élections et qu'il ne fuit pas ses responsabilités », explique-t-elle. Sur le plan international, cette initiative est vue comme importante car elle renvoie la pression vers Donald Trump, qui accuse son homologue ukrainien d'utiliser la guerre comme prétexte pour éviter une élection et se maintenir au pouvoir. « En acceptant de préparer un cadre législatif, Zelensky contraint Trump à faire pression sur Vladimir Poutine afin d'obtenir un cessez-le-feu, que ce dernier a rejeté à plusieurs reprises ces derniers mois. Cela permet de mettre en évidence que l'obstacle à la paix n'est pas l'Ukraine, mais bien la Russie », note Olena Prokopenko. Élection présidentielle  Dans le cas, très hypothétique, où une élection présidentielle pourrait se tenir avant la fin des hostilités, quelles chances Volodymyr Zelensky aurait-il de remporter le scrutin ? La probabilité d'une victoire du président sortant est « très forte », selon la chercheuse du German Marshall Fund, « non pas parce qu'il n'existe pas de griefs à son égard, mais parce que l'Ukraine a besoin d'une unité maximale pour résister à la pression de l'administration américaine dans le cadre des négociations de paix. Ses chances de victoire seraient aujourd'hui bien supérieures à ce qu'elles seraient après la guerre ». La perspective pour Volodymyr Zelensky de remporter le scrutin est plus élevée aujourd'hui, abonde Volodymyr Fessenko : « Les citoyens qui lui sont favorables ou neutres évaluent positivement son rôle comme chef de la politique étrangère et commandant en chef. Après la guerre, surtout s'il devait conclure un accord de paix perçu comme défavorable, ses chances pourraient diminuer. » Dans ces conditions, certaines figures de l'opposition estiment que Volodymyr Zelensky pourrait être tenté d'organiser au plus vite des élections. Conformément aux engagements pris par le président auprès de Donald Trump, la Rada, le Parlement ukrainien s'apprête à examiner la question de l'organisation d'élections. Cependant, « il existe une faible probabilité qu'un projet de loi sur les élections en temps de guerre voit le jour. Son adoption reste incertaine. Le scénario le plus probable pour l'an prochain serait la tenue d'élections uniquement si un accord de cessez-le-feu était conclu au premier semestre », pronostique Volodymyr Fessenko, qui constate que « même au sein du parti présidentiel Serviteur du peuple, nombreux sont ceux qui s'opposent à des élections en temps de guerre. Si l'opposition et les députés réticents se mobilisent, l'adoption d'une telle loi sera impossible », souligne le politologue. En Ukraine, l'opinion publique estime, dans une très large majorité, qu'aucune des conditions sécuritaires, juridiques ou structurelles ne sont réunies pour organiser des élections, note Olena Prokopenko. « Les Ukrainiens comprennent que ce n'est pas le moment. Il n'existe aucune demande sociale en ce sens, et ce débat est principalement ravivé sous la pression de la Russie et des États-Unis ». Selon le sondage récent du KIIS, seuls 9 % des Ukrainiens soutiennent l'idée d'élections en temps de guerre. À lire aussiGel du front, élections, Otan: ce que contient la dernière version du plan américain pour la paix en Ukraine

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Or did they know and were just hoping YOU wouldn’t check to push a false narrative? DOGE https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/2003500113680085072?s=20 Geopolitical Disgraced Former Prince Andrew Stripped of His Gun License, Can Only Use Firearms Under Supervision Andrew had his gun license stripped by Met police. The hunter becomes the hunted. For his long association with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is facing a long list of repercussions that seem to have no end. Now, the avid hunter has surrendered his firearms license to the Met Police – the same police force who dropped the investigation into his alleged crimes. The Telegraph reported: “The former Duke of York, 65, agreed to give up his firearms and shotgun certificates last month after he was visited by the Metropolitan Police at Royal Lodge in Windsor.   Andrew in Sandringham on the lap of five redacted women – presumably Epstein victims. Daily Mail reported:   Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/RobSchneider/status/2003720679892615609?s=20 https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/2003737409440350530?s=20   commissioner who crafted Europe’s Digital Services Act, basically a censorship framework disguised as content moderation. Imran Ahmed of the Center for Countering Digital Hate is also on the list. He had a very specific mission. Want to know what his organization’s annual priorities were? Internal documents show “Kill Musk’s Twitter” at the top of the list. Not “reduce hate speech” or “improve online safety.” Kill Twitter. Destroy the platform entirely because Elon wouldn’t play ball with their censorship demands. These groups operated by labeling anything they disagreed with as “misinformation” or “hate speech,” then lobbying governments to force platforms to remove it. Clare Melford’s Global Disinformation Index used U.S. taxpayer money to create scoring systems that effectively blacklisted conservative American news outlets, steering advertisers away from them to financially strangle speech they opposed. Breton personally sent threatening letters to Elon warning of consequences under EU law right before his live interview with Trump during the campaign. Now the banned activists are claiming this is an “authoritarian attack on free speech” and calling it “immoral, unlawful, and un-American.” These are the same people who built entire careers pressuring tech platforms to silence voices they found problematic. Suddenly they care deeply about censorship when it affects them. Free speech isn’t negotiable. It’s not something governments should regulate away because certain viewpoints make them uncomfortable, whether in Europe or America. The U.S. just made clear that exporting censorship regimes to silence American speech won’t be tolerated  https://twitter.com/UnderSecPD/status/2003567940462084439?s=20 https://twitter.com/DNIGabbard/status/2003635821719466479?s=20 regulate or silence our free speech is a gross violation of our sovereignty that must be answered with accountability. Thank you, @UnderSecPD . https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2003641415465566593?s=20 to end their relationship with Denmark. https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/2003571566131704124?s=20 War/Peace https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/2003760225774444924?s=20  Russia has explicitly rejected the following point by insisting on stricter terms: Point 14 (Territorial issue): Russia rejects Ukraine’s proposal to “stay where we are” in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions, demanding instead a full Ukrainian withdrawal from the Donetsk region.    No other specific rejections from Russia on the new 20-point plan have been confirmed yet, as Moscow is still formulating its official position.  The US has reached consensus with Ukraine on most points but has rejected or disagreed with Ukraine’s proposals on the following, offering alternatives instead: Point 12 (Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant): The US rejects Ukraine’s option for joint US-Ukraine management on a parity basis, proposing trilateral management (involving the US, Ukraine, and likely Russia) with a key role for the American side.   Point 14 (Territorial issue): The US has not fully agreed to Ukraine’s “stay where we are” principle, proposing a compromise in the form of a free economic zone, potentially subject to a Ukrainian referendum if no other agreement is reached.  These disagreements were highlighted by Zelenskyy himself as areas where no consensus was reached with the US.  Medical/False Flags [DS] Agenda https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2003629130516955478?s=20  inside the department. She was promoted to lead the EMS in 2019 but by 2022 she was forced to retire. The FDNY is a complex organization of 17,000 employees who need a qualified leader, not a diversity hire. https://twitter.com/WallStreetApes/status/2003615869008814124?s=20   realtor confirms Somalians have bought over 455 homes just in one neighborhood alone. The Somalians have nice cars like BMWs and Mercedes @Brookerteejones “Here in Minnesota, a local realtor reached out to me to tell me about another way that Somalians are scamming Minnesotans out of their taxpayer dollars. In her community alone, Somalians have bought up over 455 homes. They buy these homes claiming they’re turning these homes into home health care centers. She says the way we know Somalians have bought these homes is because all of a sudden extremely nice cars start showing up. Mercedes, BMWs, the nicest cars are parked in the driveway. She said, by law, the state will not come out and inspect these homes and make sure these homes even have clients living in these homes. — Somalians have bought that home and they’re using that as a home health care center. She said these homes can even take people in who’ve just been released from jail and the neighborhood does not need to know about this. But she says, many of these homes do not even have clients in them. But the state is writing them checks every month for the clients that the Somalians say are in these homes. These Somalians are making millions of dollars off of these homes every year.” “The Somalians have figured out exactly the perfect plan as to how to scam Minnesota taxpayers out of their money. They are banking on this making millions of dollars and the government here in Minnesota is too lazy to go and check it out and to see if there’s even clients living in these homes. The fraud in Minnesota is so deep” https://twitter.com/C_3C_3/status/2003104576766140813?s=20 Democrats from Minnesota, Ohio, Maine, and Boston Embrace Somalians Democrats across the country are praising and supporting Somali migrants, despite growing evidence of massive anti-social fraud by the foreign arrivals. As millions of dollars in more fraud and theft of state and federal welfare funding are uncovered in Ohio, Minnesota, and other places committed at the hands of Somali migrants, democrats are falling all over themselves to show their unmitigated support for the fraudsters. Source: thegatewaypundit.com President Trump's Plan  https://twitter.com/MikeBenzCyber/status/2003550668796350710?s=20 JUST IN: Biden Judge Blocks President Trump's Attempt to Strip Security Clearance From Deep State Lawyer Mark Zaid https://twitter.com/C_3C_3/status/2003674593995944077?s=20 US District Judge, Amir Ali, said Trump's attempt to strip the security clearance from Mark Zaid may violate the US Constitution. Recall that Mark Zaid represented Eric Ciaramella, the Trump-Ukraine impeachment ‘whistleblower.' Zaid also represents intelligence officials and other Deep State actors. Earlier this year, President Trump stripped the security clearances of at least eight corrupt ‘antagonists' who worked for Biden or targeted him for ruin over the last several years: Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken Former NatSec Advisor Jake Sullivan New York Attorney General Letitia James Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Biden's Deputy AG Lisa Monaco Corrupt prosecutor Andrew Weissmann Deep State lawyer Mark Zaid Norm Eisen – the man behind all the lawfare against Trump Source: thegatewaypundit.com Jamie Raskin Reintroduces Radical “Ranked-Choice Voting” Scheme Ahead of Midterms in Latest Bid to Rig Future Elections Radical left-wing Jamie Raskin is once again pushing a sweeping overhaul of America's voting system, this time by reintroducing a federal mandate for so-called “ranked-choice voting” (RCV) just as the country barrels toward another high-stakes midterm election cycle. Raskin posted a video on X on Monday, pitching ranked-choice voting as a cure-all for American politics. The video was released after he reintroduced H.R. 6589, a bill that would mandate ranked-choice voting in elections for the U.S. House and Senate nationwide. Under the system, voters rank candidates in order of preference. If no candidate receives a majority of first-choice votes, the lowest vote-getter is eliminated and ballots are “redistributed” to remaining candidates until someone crosses the 50 percent threshold. Raskin even praised races where candidates who finished second in the first round ultimately “catapulted ahead” after vote redistribution. In Alaska, where RCV flipped a Republican seat to Democrat Mary Peltola despite 60% of voters backing GOP candidates, the system exhausted ballots and ignored second choices for top vote-getters. In New York, socialist Zohran Mamdani led on election night with 43.5% of first-choice votes, but after several rounds of eliminations and redistributions, he was declared the winner with 56%, while Andrew Cuomo finished with 44%. A study of Maine elections found that, of 98 recent ranked choice elections, 60 percent of the victors did not win by a majority of the total votes cast. RCV opens doors to fraud and manipulation. The multi-round tabulation delays create gaps ripe for accusations of tampering, while exhausted ballots mean winners often lack true majority support. Sites like RCVScam.com expose how it lets initial also-rans steal victories, undermining “one person, one vote.” In 2025 alone, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and South Carolina prohibited ranked-choice voting, joining 11 other states for a total of 17 bans. It is a scam, and Americans should push back hard. Source: thegatewaypundit.com  Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid To Deploy National Guard In Chicago The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Trump’s emergency request to allow National Guard troops to be deployed in Chicago, dealing a setback to the admin’s attempts to curtail high crime rates in major cities. The 6-3 decision left in force a judge's ruling that has blocked the deployment since Oct. 9. “At this preliminary stage, the government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois,” the majority said. The government hadn't shown the president could legally “federalize the Guard in the exercise of inherent authority to protect federal personnel and property in Illinois.”   Justice Samuel Alito dissented from the high court's ruling Tuesday, saying he had “serious doubts” about the majority's reasoning. “The Court fails to explain why the President's inherent constitutional authority to protect federal officers and property is not sufficient to justify the use of National Guard members in the relevant area for precisely that purpose,” Alito wrote, joined by Justice Clarence Thomas. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote a separate dissent, contending that the challengers to the National Guard deployment – the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago – had forfeited the argument about the meaning of “regular forces” by failing to present that issue in the lower courts. Trump contends military force is needed to protect federal immigration agents from what he claims are violent protests.   Source: zerohedge.com https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2003592327244447867?s=20   cause the President to use the US military more than the National Guard”. The Supreme Court just admitted that Trump has the authority to invoke the Insurrection Act to bypass Posse Comitatus and send the troops to Chicago, and any other city he wants. Trump tried to exhaust every legal avenue possible before resulting to the Insurrection Act, but the Dems resisted and refused to cooperate. Sounds to me like Trump just got the green light. INVOKE THE INSURRECTION ACT! https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2003681206148251711?s=20  THAT'S the hard part. Especially when the MSM are compromised and telling the public that Trump is literally Hitler and is going to unleash a military dictatorship. This had to be done delicately, as not to cause panic. The public must be psychologically prepared. That's why Trump has been giving us soft disclosure about the Insurrection Act for a long time. They have been mentally preparing us for what they knew had to be done, by showing us why it needed to be done. Here he is back in September addressing all his Generals, and reminded them how Washington and Lincoln used the military to keep the peace. This was always the plan. https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/2003586519374717151?s=20 (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:13499335648425062,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-7164-1323"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="//cdn2.customads.co/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");

Edition for Dec. 24. This year has been a big one for deals, with some blockbuster mergers and big-name breakups. WSJ lead deals reporter Lauren Thomas discusses what drove all that activity in 2025, and what she'll be keeping her eye on in the year to come. Plus, the heirs to Texas billionaire Robert Brockman will pay $750 million in the biggest U.S. tax fraud case ever. And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposes a demilitarized zone in the eastern region of Donetsk as part of a potential peace deal. Alex Ossola hosts. Programming note: What's News is publishing once a day through Jan. 2. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Proiectul actual conține o concesie majoră acceptată de Kiev. Zelenski a declarat că este gata să-și retragă trupele din zonele din estul regiunii Donețk care se află încă sub controlul Kievului și să transforme aceste teritorii într-o zonă demilitarizată. Oferta lui Zelenski privind o zonă demilitarizată a venit cu o condiție: Rusia ar trebui să-și retragă forțele dintr-o zonă echivalentă din Donetsk. Dezvoltam imediat.   Consiliul Superior al Magistraturii a transmis rezultatele primului chestionar adresat judecătorilor către președintele Nicusor Dan, Guvern și Ministerul Justiției Peste 98% dintre judecători „au răspuns că au resimțit în ultimul an o campanie publică împotriva justiției”, iar problema principală pe care au identificat-o este volumul foarte mare de muncă. O consultare internă în acest caz este firească, însă nu înseamnă că poate fi și de încredere, atrage atenția la RFI Roxana Pencea, coordonatoare campanii Declic. Un interviu in aceasta seara.  Franța condamnă sancțiunile impuse de Administrația Trump fostului comisar european Thierry Breton, cel care a sancționat marile rețele sociale americane Administrația americana a suspendat vizele pentru 5 europeni cu funcții importante, despre care spune că au fost implicaţi în cenzurarea platformelor de socializare americane. Oficialii de peste ocean considera ca reglementările europene depăşesc normele legitime. Emanuel Macron vorbeste de intimidare iar Comisia Europeana cere clarificari.

Donetsk, April 2022. Two men find themselves face to face in a prison building. One is a prisoner of war, captured fighting for Ukraine. The other is a self-styled independent journalist, filming an interview for his online audience.  But these two men are not Ukrainian. They're British – and they were both born in Nottingham.Graham Philips had been documenting the growing war in the East of Ukraine since 2014, amassing thousands of followers keen to see the war from what appears to be a pro-Russian viewpoint. Aiden Aslin had been fighting for Ukraine since 2018, but was captured not long after the full scale invasion. This episode begins with a disturbing video - a peculiar, chilling episode which will change the lives of both men forever - and introduces our two protagonists, charting their backstories to understand how they found themselves on opposite sides of a foreign war. What motivated them to go to Ukraine in the first place? And how did their worldviews change so dramatically, when they were born in the same city?Presenter: Paul KenyonA Message Heard production for BBC Radio 4

De Amerikaanse regering heeft een inreisverbod opgelegd aan voormalig EU-commissaris Thierry Breton en vier anderen. Volgens Washington probeerden zij techbedrijven te dwingen politieke uitingen op platforms te controleren. De Franse regering veroordeelt de maatregel en wijst erop dat de Digital Services Act geen extraterritoriale werking heeft.Oekraïne voerde drone-aanvallen uit op het Russische industrieterrein in Tula, waar brand uitbrak en Russische luchtafweer volgens de lokale gouverneur twaalf drones neerhaalde. In de regio Donetsk heeft het Oekraïense leger zich uit Siversk teruggetrokken om militaire verliezen te beperken, terwijl Rusland het gebied onder slechte weersomstandigheden wist te veroveren.Vlak voor kerst gaan we nog één keer naar Den Haag. Voor een moment van bezinning en een terugblik op het roerige jaar 2025. Dat doen we met politiek verslaggever Floor Doppen.Europa is onmisbaar voor de VS, dat zegt buitenlandcommentator Bernard Hammelburg in zijn column.Deze omschrijving is met AI gemaakt en gecontroleerd door een BNR-redacteur.Over deze podcastBNR Nieuws Vandaag is de podcast met daarin BNR Ochtendnieuws en BNR Avondnieuws. Je krijgt 's ochtends vroeg en aan het einde van de werkdag in 20 minuten het belangrijkste nieuws van de dag. Abonneer je via bnr.nl/podcast/bnrnieuwsvandaag, de BNR-app, Spotify en Apple Podcasts. Of luister elke dag live via bnr.nl/live.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

​@ricktheukrainian is from Ukraine, and every Sunday gets together with his community online (the Rick Rollers), to make video content and raise funds for the Defense Forces of Ukraine. Rick is originally from Makiivka in the Donetsk area, and lived under Russian occupation for several years following the 2014 invasion of Crimea and Donbas. His weekly streams are attended by different Ukrainian and pro-Ukrainian guests. He talks about the Russian war against Ukraine and its culture, music and historic places. Rick translates and dubs Zolkin and Karpenko's interviews with Russian POWs into English, making them accessible to a Western audience, and providing extraordinary insights into the Russian mindset.----------Be in the Army or for the Army! https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/be-in-the-army-or-for-the-armyRick the Ukrainian, Roman Trokhymets, Rick Rollers, and Ukrainian supporters around the world are proud to announce the launch of our new campaign to support the army. This time, we are strengthening the bond between frontline soldiers and volunteers by joining forces to support three combat units with urgently needed vehicles and tires.----------LINKS:YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ricktheukrainianRaising funds for Land Robots for the 3rd Brigade: https://send.monobank.ua/jar/25Q73j7f8xVideo about robots for the 3rd Brigade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATGA4a45mEEMy PayPal (fundraisers donations): rick.karl1842@gmail.comBuy Me a Coffee (or become a member): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ricktheukr/membership----------The Steel Porcupine https://www.thesteelporcupine.com/I'm proud to say that this series of ‘Ukrainian advent' interviews is supported by The Steel Porcupine – a unique and powerful film about a country that refuses to lie down, a people who turned themselves into a fortress of needles when Russian tanks rolled in. The Steel Porcupine is an unforgettable cinematic experience that exposes Russia's campaign of extermination in Ukraine, and the Ukrainian people's spirit to resist and prevail. It follows soldiers, volunteers and people who decided that survival meant resistance, not submission.Created by the makers of the acclaimed To the Zero Line, this is another film about humanity, that clearly states there is no such thing as neutrality when war crimes are being committed systematically by Russia, and on a scale in Europe only comparable to World War Two. Set to a haunting soundtrack featuring music by Philip Glass, and blending rare archival footage with original material, it is an impactful work of art and storytelling, as well as being informative.----------WORKS NOMINATED BY: Roman Trokhymets and Rick the UkrainianBOOKSViktor Andrusiv - How Ukrainians Lead: Military Leadership in a David and Goliath WarDimko Zhluktenko - Ordinary Guy at War: A Ukrainian's JourneySergey Loiko - AirportFILMSMstyslav Chernov - 2000 Meters to Andriivka (2024)Pavlo Ostrikov - U Are the Universe (2024)MUSICOleksandr Yarmak (rapper)The UnsleepingPalindromKazhannaAziza Eskender (Crimean Tatar)Kurgan & Agregat (ironic music)----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.orgNGO “Herojam Slava”https://heroiamslava.org/----------

Comment s'aimer, s'unir et faire des projets d'enfants lorsqu'on n'est pas sûr de voir le jour se lever ? C'est la question que pose Maryna Kumeda dans son livre L'amour en temps de guerre, récits d'Ukraine, paru aux éditions de l'Aube. Un ensemble de témoignages touchants sur l'absence, le deuil, mais aussi l'espoir et la pulsion de vie. À lire aussiUkraine: à Sloviansk, la dernière maternité ouverte de la région de Donetsk poursuit ses accouchements sous les bombardements

Comment s'aimer, s'unir et faire des projets d'enfants lorsqu'on n'est pas sûr de voir le jour se lever ? C'est la question que pose Maryna Kumeda dans son livre L'amour en temps de guerre, récits d'Ukraine, paru aux éditions de l'Aube. Un ensemble de témoignages touchants sur l'absence, le deuil, mais aussi l'espoir et la pulsion de vie. À lire aussiUkraine: à Sloviansk, la dernière maternité ouverte de la région de Donetsk poursuit ses accouchements sous les bombardements

SOMALIA PUNTLAND 2022 Ambassador Hussein Haqqani and Bill Roggio discuss global terror outbreaks, including ISIS-linked attacks in Australia and Afghanistan. Haqqani argues the West prematurely declared victory, ignoring radical ideologies. He notes Pakistan's internal power struggles and failure to track jihadists, warning the region remains a launchpad for international terrorism. Bill Roggio analyzes the ISIS allegiance of Australian shooters, distinguishing ISIS's immediate caliphate goals from Al-Qaeda's patient state-building. He warns that while Al-Qaeda focuses on consolidating control in places like Somalia (Al-Shabaab), they remain a potent global threat capable of launching external attacks when strategically advantageous. John Hardie discusses US pressure on Ukraine to withdraw from Donetsk and drop NATO bids for peace. He details Russian advances near Pokrovsk but doubts their ability to capture remaining fortress cities. Hardie notes Ukrainian resistance to territorial concessions despite Russian battlefield initiative and Western diplomatic maneuvering. David Daoud reports on Hezbollah's regeneration in Lebanon, aided by Iranian funding and weapons. He criticizes the Lebanese government's inaction and the international community's appeasement strategy. Daoudargues that failing to disarm Hezbollah to avoid civil war only guarantees Lebanon's slow deterioration into a failed state. Malcolm Hoenlein condemns the Bondi Beach terror attack as part of a global pattern of Islamist violence fueled by appeasement. He highlights the Australian government's failure to address warning signs, including anti-Semitic marches, and notes Iranian influence, warning that ignoring these threats invites further radicalization and violence. Malcolm Hoenlein expresses skepticism about Syria's leader, Al-Sharaa, calling him a "terrorist in a suit" despite Washington's support. He details Israel's concerns over weapons flowing into southern Syria and Hezbollah'srearmament, warning that Iran continues to build missile capabilities and destabilize the region despite economic ruin. Cleo Paskal critiques the UK's deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, endangering the strategic US base on Diego Garcia. She warns that China's influence in Mauritius could compromise the base. Paskal argues the deal ignores Chagossian rights and leaves the region vulnerable to Chinese expansionism. Akmed Sharawi reports on a "blue-on-green" attack in Syria where an infiltrated security officer killed Americans. He attributes this to the Syrian leadership's reckless integration of jihadist militias into security forces without vetting. Sharawi and Roggio argue this proves terrorists cannot be trusted to police other terrorists. Edmund Fitton-Brown warns that the West's premature "retirement" of counterterrorism efforts has allowed threats to incubate in conflict zones like Afghanistan. He argues that ignoring these regions inevitably leads to attacks in the West, as terrorists seek attention by striking "peaceful" environments, necessitating renewed forward engagement. Edmund Fitton-Brown argues the Muslim Brotherhood creates an environment for violent extremists like ISIS. He criticizes Western governments, specifically Australia, for appeasing Islamists and recognizing Palestine, which he claims fuels anti-Semitism and radicalization. He warns of "copycat" attacks spreading to the US and Europe due to this permissiveness. Alejandro Pena Esclusa and Ernesto Araujo celebrate the Nobel Peace Prize for Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado, viewing it as recognition of peaceful resistance against the Maduro regime. They discuss the regional struggle against a "project of power" linking Marxist socialism, drug trafficking, and authoritarian allies like Russiaand Iran. Ernesto Araujo and Alejandro Pena Esclusa analyze Latin America's rightward shift, citing Chile's rejection of a leftist constitution and election disputes in Honduras. They attribute leftist defeats to the failure of socialism and credit the "Trump Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine for encouraging democratic changes against regional narco-regimes. Professor Jonathan Healey details King Charles I's failed 1642 attempt to impeach and arrest five MPs, a move driven by Queen Henrietta Maria calling him a "poltroon." This "cinematic" blunder, betrayed by Lady Carlisle, unified Parliament against the King, marking a decisive step toward the English Civil War. Professor Jonathan Healey explains how the plague and volatile London crowds, including "Roundhead" apprentices, eroded King Charles I's authority in early 1642. The King's failed arrest attempt alienated moderates, shifting support to Parliamentarian John Pym, while the atmosphere of fear and disease accelerated the nation toward inevitable conflict. Professor Jonathan Healey describes the collapse of royal authority as King Charles I flees London after facing hostile crowds and biblical threats. While Queen Henrietta Maria seeks foreign aid, Charles establishes a court in York, accepting that armed conflict is necessary to subdue Parliament's radical legislative challenges. Professor Jonathan Healey recounts the humiliating refusal of Hull's governor to admit King Charles I, a key moment signaling open warfare. He discusses the irreconcilable ideological split over whether power derives from God or the people, illustrating the tragedy through figures like John Bankes who sought futile compromise.

John Hardie discusses US pressure on Ukraine to withdraw from Donetsk and drop NATO bids for peace. He details Russian advances near Pokrovsk but doubts their ability to capture remaining fortress cities. Hardie notes Ukrainian resistance to territorial concessions despite Russian battlefield initiative and Western diplomatic maneuvering. 1859 Odessa

È l'ennesima doccia fredda per Kiev e l'Occidente, dopo le parole di stamattina di Donald Trump che avevano fatto sperare in una fine del conflitto più vicina. Ma la questione territoriale resta uno scoglio: la Russia non ha intenzione di fare concessioni su Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson e Crimea e la situazione rimane così in stallo, lasciando l'arduo compito di sostenere Kiev agli alleati europei. Ne parliamo con Vittorio Emanuele Parsi, docente di Relazioni internazionali alla Cattolica, Roberto Bongiorni, inviato de Il Sole 24Ore a Odessa, e con Elio Calcagno di Iai.

US futures edging higher at start of final full trading week of the year. European stocks opened higher and Asian equities are weaker. Treasury yields down 2 bps along curve while JGBs little changed. Dollar is strongest against kiwi after RBNZ governor's comments, while yen firmed against all majors. Crude and gold both higher. Bitcoin strengthening. Europe faces pivotal week as it works on Ukraine peace plans and attempts to reach loan agreement on funding Kyiv's war effort. Ukraine President Zelenskyy reiterated that ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia along current frontlines would be fair, but not Russia's demand for parts of Donetsk and Luhansk that Ukraine still holds. In a bid to reach ceasefire agreement Zelenskyy dropped bid for NATO membership in favor of similar security guarantees from US and European allies.Companies Mentioned: ServiceNow, Intel, SK Telecom

A demilitarised zone that invites armoured cars. A referendum that can't be fairly run. A €210 billion pot that solves today's bills but complicates tomorrow's peace. We start with shuttle diplomacy and the hard edges of a potential DMZ in Donetsk. On paper it pauses the fight; in practice Rosgvardiya blurs policing and militarisation, turning “demilitarised” into a loophole big enough for armour. We then map the constitutional and moral traps around wartime elections or referendums, where occupied voters, blocked monitors and legal grey zones collide with Kyiv's need to navigate Washington without capitulating.From there, we track Europe's move to indefinitely freeze Russian sovereign assets and the push to spend them on Ukraine's budget. It feels just and efficient, but invites Russian expropriations at home, lawfare against Euroclear, and counter‑seizures abroad. It also spends tomorrow's reconstruction funds during the war, betting that weary voters will keep paying later. Meanwhile, Moscow counts manpower, energy pressure and US politics more than ledgers, so the deterrent effect may be modest.The Ben Aris article I mention is at: https://www.intellinews.com/commnet-the-eu-s-reparation-loan-vote-needs-to-fail-416078/?source=russia Finally, to a Paris restaurant where a row between Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kara‑Murza exposed a deeper rift inside the exile opposition. PACE's platform and its Berlin Declaration have elevated some factions while sidelining Navalny's network, creating gatekeepers and fresh grievances. The result is predictable: public spats, claims of capture by donors, and propaganda gifts to the Kremlin. The uncomfortable truth remains that Russia's future will be authored inside Russia; exiles matter most when they support rather than splinter the constituencies that still exist at home.Support the show

A day after US troops seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Washington has imposed sanctions on six more ships said to be carrying Venezuelan oil. Also: President Zelensky focuses on the fate of Donetsk; NATO cautions against European complacency over Russia; Kohl eyeliner achieves the status of 'Intangible Cultural Heritage'; Open AI strikes deal with Disney; FIFA is urged to review World Cup ticket prices; Austria passes controversial law on head coverings; whales are filmed hunting with dolphins; and Snoop Dogg becomes an Olympic coach.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday floated a possible compromise to a Russian demand that Kyiv give up territory in the eastern Donetsk region. Zelenskyy spoke after he met with senior administration officials and sent new edits to the document at the heart of the U.S. push to end the war in Ukraine. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Russia's Vladimir Putin has vowed to take all of the mostly occupied Donetsk region either through negotiation or militarily. Even as Ukraine resists ceding territory, how is the city of Sloviansk maintaining morale in the face of a forbidding future? Also: today's stories, including how even stable cryptocurrencies still carry some risk to the greater economy; whether Germany is ready to lead the way on European defense; and one author's insight into how the life of Chinese revolutionary Xi Zhongxun sheds light on the actions of his son, Chinese President Xi Jinping. Join the Monitor's Kurt Shillinger for today's news.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday floated a possible compromise to a Russian demand that Kyiv give up territory in the eastern Donetsk region. Zelenskyy spoke after he met with senior administration officials and sent new edits to the document at the heart of the U.S. push to end the war in Ukraine. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

For review:1. Ukrainian President to Meet with E3 Leaders in London to discuss last week's US Negotiations (Miami).2. US Envoy Kellogg Says Deal Close; Sticking Points include Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant.3. The Russian and Chinese militaries conducted joint anti-missile drills in on Russian territory in early December as part of scheduled military exercises, China's Defense Ministry said on Dec. 6.These drills followed joint artillery and anti-submarine exercises that were conducted in the Sea of Japan in August.4. Hamas is ready to discuss “freezing or storing” its arsenal of weapons as part of its ceasefire with Israel, a senior official says, offering a possible formula to resolve one of the thorniest issues in the US-brokered agreement.5. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza is “almost” complete, and that he expects to move on to its second phase soon.6. Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Abdulrahman Al Thani suggested Sunday that his country will not foot the bill for rebuilding Gaza, despite speculation that it would be the main backer of reconstruction.“We are not the ones who are going to write the check to rebuild what others destroyed,” Al Thani said during an onstage interview at the Doha Forum, an annual diplomatic conference. 7. During a visit to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said that the Yellow Line, demarcating where the Israeli military withdrew to under the terms of the ongoing ceasefire, is “a new border line.”“We will not allow Hamas to reestablish itself. We control large parts of the Gaza Strip and stand along [strategic] lines. The Yellow Line is a new border line, a forward defensive line for the communities and an offensive line.”8. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called for stepped-up military recruitment after the United States deployed a fleet of warships and the world's largest aircraft carrier to the Caribbean. 9. President Javier Milei on Saturday hailed the arrival of Argentina's first six F-16 jets purchased from Denmark, describing them as “guardian angels” that will strengthen the South American country's armed forces.The US-built aircraft are among the 24 fighters bought last year from Copenhagen for roughly $300 million. 

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The rumour mill has stopped spinning, and the text is finally out. Donald Trump's administration has drafted a 28-point "peace plan" for Ukraine, and it reads less like a diplomatic treaty and more like a liquidation sale.In this episode, we sat down and analysed the entire document point by point, so you don't have to. We unpack the specific clauses that signal a complete collapse of Western strategy, including:The Territorial Concession: Why recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as "de facto Russian" is just the tip of the iceberg.The Profit Clause: The shocking provision where the US claims 50% of the profits from investment ventures using frozen Russian assets.The Cap: The demand to limit Ukraine's armed forces to 600,000 personnel, effectively crippling its future defence.The Rehabilitation: The proposal to invite Russia back into the G8, signalling the official end of the "rules-based order."We conclude by discussing what this document tells us about the "Western Bubble." The West spent three years talking about sovereignty and democracy, only to end up with a spreadsheet that treats a sovereign nation as a distressed asset.This podcast is published with the help of RAIA NOW gUG but is an individual project between the Director of RAIA, Dario Hasenstab, and Balder Hageraats. If you would like to get in touch with us, write us an email at thewesternbubble@gmail.com.

Darrell Castle discusses President Trump’s 28 point proposed peace plan along with a few words about the other war, the one in the Middle East. Transcription / Notes: PEACE IN UKRAINE Hello, this is Darrell Castle with today's Castle Report. This is Friday the 5th day of December in the year of our Lord 2025. Although the title of this Castle Report is peace, my beat is war today and as usual there is no shortage of war to talk about. Specifically, I will be discussing President Trump's 28 point proposed peace plan along with a few words about the other war, the one in the Middle East. Yes, President Trump is proposing peace in Ukraine. Perhaps he wants to turn his attention to other wars and potential wars or maybe he feels bad about campaigning that he could end the Ukraine war in 24 hours with just a few phone calls. I will be telling you what I propose the U.S. do in Ukraine and the Middle East but before we get to that listen to this important information. I am currently in the last month of my 46-year legal career which ends with the end of December. I still find it hard to say the word retirement but I guess that's what is happening to me. The profession of law has been great for me over the years. I worked hard to respect the profession and it returned the affection, but it doesn't give its favors, one has to earn them. The law allowed me the opportunity to earn a good life and I am very grateful for that. No top-down collectivized system told me what my life would be, instead I was free to chart my own course and achieve all that my ability could achieve. Having said all that, this is a very stressful and very busy month for me so this will be the last Castle Report for this year. I will join you again on the first Friday in January God willing. I plan to continue telling you each week what is wrong with the world and what I think the solutions should be. The President of the United States has proposed a 28-point plan to end the Ukraine war so let's take a look at that plan and compare it to what my version of a peace plan would look like. President Trump promised he would end the war 24 hours after he was elected. That was a little unrealistic as time has confirmed, but nevertheless it could have ended rather quickly. War means intervention by the United States and the best antidote to intervention is obviously non-intervention. No threats, no sanctions no weapons, no intelligence, no coordination, no missiles fired deep into Russia, and no need for elaborate peace plans. The real fix is much simpler than all that, just come home and mind your own business which is $38 trillion of debt. The President must know that intervention by the U.S. started the whole thing and this plan, though well meaning, is just more of that intervention. The U.S. has had its hands in this mess from the get-go and any plan has to consider that. The Orange Revolution in the early 2000s began it and the Maidan Revolution in 2014 completed the process from which conflict the U.S. apparently thought would result in a NATO military presence on the very border of Russia. Unless we come to understand the origin of this conflict it's hard to see how we can help resolve it. The two so-called revolutions that I mentioned were attempts to manipulate Ukraine into a hostile relationship with Russia from which Ukraine had no possibility of victory even with U.S. and NATO help. Looking back at the 2014 coup we see two U.S. senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham actually present in the capital of Ukraine demanding publicly that the people of that country overthrow their duly elected government and replace it with one more favorably inclined toward the U.S. Victoria Nuland, the State Department spokesperson for many presidents, including Joe Biden, was caught on one of those open mic telephone calls planning who would run the post-coup government. She took cookies to the protesters and bragged that we achieved it all with only $5 billion. So, as a result of this intervention, the U.S. is left trying to manage a problem that it created in the first place. Hundreds of thousands of dead and hundreds of billions of U.S. money expended and apparently all for nothing. No, actually it was not a war for nothing, so what was it for. A recent report tells us at least the main purpose. While the U.S. is $38 trillion in debt and Europe is trying to manage its decline under the weight of spiraling crime, collapsing birth rates and demographic destruction some in Europe and the U.S. are doing quite well. The global arms industry without which the bloody struggles in Ukraine and the Middle East would not be possible are enjoying record profits. The world's biggest weapons manufacturers posted an all-time record $679 billion in revenue in 2024. The globalists and neo-cons or whatever you choose to call them live to fuel these companies and make them happy. A report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reports what we already knew and that is that while the middle classes and poor are decaying rapidly, arms makers are thriving as never before. The U.S. companies lead the world of course with 39 companies making $334 billion. European companies are working hard to keep up the 26 largest enjoyed a 13 Percent increase in sales. Sweden's powerful Saab led the way with a 24 percent jump in profits. One other company, a Czech based company, though smaller than Saab was given the lead in feeding the Ukraine meat grinder and its revenue increased 200 percent. Israel didn't want to lose out so its companies which send weapons to conflicts all over the world increased profits by 16 percent. The SIPRI Report concludes that the arms giants are “capitalizing” on high demand. Therefore, they and the politicians they bribe have zero incentive to make peace. In World War two the situation was different because literally everyone including the President of the U.S. had sons or other relatives in the conflict but now the cannon fodder role is left for others. Russia's situation has seemed dire politically and economically at times, but not for Russian arms makers. Combined, their increase in 2024 was 23 percent. One might reasonably conclude that this whole war thing taken in its entirety is a conspiracy to destroy as many people as possible in order to make record profits. The people of the West may fear walking the streets of their cities but they never have to fear for the health of their “defense firms” because they are on the job. For the first time ever, several Middle East companies have cracked the top 100. The deal is so sweet everyone gets in on it. These companies anxiously search the world for rare earth metals to keep the killing going as long as possible. Could that have anything to do with all the talk and deal making about the Chinese controlling the rare earth market. Back in the Middle East Dubai's Edge Group made $4.7 billion much of it through drone and missile technology which they sell worldwide. For the first time Turkey's defense sector took in $31 billion combined. So, when we discuss peace and whether this or that plan will work we have to keep in mind that war is by far the most profitable racket on earth and the global elites who pontificate about climate change and moral values are the same ones who profit from the bloodshed. We should at least mention Just a few of the points in the President's 28-point plan. 1. Ukraine's sovereignty will be confirmed. 2. A full and comprehensive non-aggression agreement will be concluded between Russia, Ukraine, and Europe and all “ambiguities” of the past 30 years are hereby resolved. 5. Ukraine will receive “reliable” security guarantees. 7. Ukraine agrees to enshrine in its constitution that it will not join Nato and Nato agrees to include language in its charter that it will not accept Ukraine as a member. 8. Nato agrees to not deploy troops in Ukraine. 10. The U.S. will receive “compensation” for its guarantee. If Ukraine invades Russia it will lose the guarantee. If Russia invades Ukraine there will be a decisive, coordinated military response and all sanctions will be reimposed. If Ukraine, without cause, launches a missile at Moscow, the security guarantee will be dissolved. 11, Ukraine retains the right to EU membership. 12. A global package for the reconstruction of Ukraine will be prepared. The World Bank will develop the funds for this effort. 13. Russia will be reintegrated into the global economy. Sanctions will be gradually lifted. 17. The U.S. and Russia will reimpose arms control treaties including Start-1. 21. Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk will be recognized, including by the U.S., as Russian. 24. A humanitarian committee will be established to resolve humanitarian issues including exchange of all prisoners and bodies. 25. Ukraine will hold elections 100 days after the treaty is signed. 28. After the agreement is signed a ceasefire will immediately go into effect and all parties will withdraw to agreed upon lines. So, one thing that comes immediately to mind is that there are a lot of ambiguous terms in the agreement that will have to be defined and resolved. Right now, nobody seems to like it. Warhawk, Lindsey Graham hates it so it has that going for it. Zelensky hates it because there are a few Ukrainian people still alive and there are more profits to be made if he could just persuade Trump to give him more money. Russia seems at least willing to talk about implementation so despite the fact that it is perhaps not the best solution it is a solution so I pray that it works. Finally, folks, I pray that the U.S. will not bend to the will of Netanyahu and Zelensky, and their lobbyists in the U.S.. Come home close down much of the wasteful foreign “defense” spending. Mind our own business, reduce the deficit and defend America and its people. That's my peace plan. At Least that' the way I see it, Until January 2nd or thereabouts folks, This is Darrell Castle, Thanks for listening.

After months of fighting, the Kremlin says Russian forces have seized the frontline city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine. It links several other key cities in the Donetsk region. Last month, Ukraine sent reinforcements to try to fend off the Russian attack. Kyiv has not acknowledged the loss of the city. Also: the White House defends Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over US military action off the coast of Venezuela; the presidential election result in Honduras is too close to call; the World Health Organization calls for weight loss jabs to be more widely available; what Australian teenagers make of an up-coming social media ban; the eighty-five-kilometre long traffic jam in Siberia; and an interview with the Taiwanese director who shot a critically-acclaimed film on iPhones.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

Ukraine Talks Lack Firm Position Amid Russian Maximalist Demands — John Batchelor, Bill Roggio, John Hardie — Batchelor reports that US Envoy Witkoff is proceeding to Moscow for negotiations, but the American and Ukrainian negotiating positions remain unsettled and insufficiently coordinated, particularly regarding territorial concessions and security guarantee structures. Hardie characterizes Russian demands as fundamentally maximalist, claiming territory including strategically defensible portions of Donetsk that Russian forces have not militarily conquered. Roggio documents that President Putin remains overconfident regarding the conflict trajectory, apparently believing that prolonging the war will ultimately yield more favorable settlement terms and territorial gains than immediate negotiation. 1921

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On today's podcast:1) US envoy Steve Witkoff is traveling to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin, who claimed a key Ukrainian city had fallen to Russia on the eve of talks about a potential peace plan to end his war. Putin said Russian troops had taken the city of Pokrovsk in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region in a video announcement posted late Monday by the Kremlin, an advance that would be Russia’s most significant on the battlefield in nearly two years. Ukraine’s Military Staff spokesman Bohdan Senyk denied its forces had lost the city in a message early Tuesday. Bloomberg isn’t able to independently verify the claims of either side. Witkoff is due to hold talks with Putin on Tuesday on the latest proposals for ending Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine following negotiations between US and Ukrainian officials in Florida. Amid fears in Europe that the plan risks rewarding Russian aggression by forcing Kyiv into a deal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the latest version “looks better” during a visit to Paris on Monday to meet with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.2) The White House defended the Pentagon’s handling of a September attack on an alleged drug-running boat and denied that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had given an order to kill everyone on the vessel, rebutting a report that had led to allegations of possible war crimes. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt confirmed there were two strikes on the vessel in the Sept. 2 attack but stressed the actions were lawful amid a deadly domestic opioid crisis in the US. The comments signaled Trump continues to support Hegseth, who came under fresh scrutiny after the Washington Post reported Friday that he ordered the attack and demanded that those strikes kill everyone on board. That report led to accusations that the US military was committing war crimes in the waters off the coast of South America.3) Almost $1 billion of leveraged crypto positions were liquidated during another sharp drop in prices on Monday that brought fresh momentum to a wide-ranging selloff. Bitcoin slid as much as 8% to $83,824 in New York, bringing its decline since early October to almost 30%. Ether dropped as much as 10% to as low as $2,719, and is down 36% over the past seven weeks. The market downturn has been even tougher on smaller, less liquid tokens that traders often gravitate toward because of their higher volatility and typical outperformance during rallies. A MarketVector index tracking the bottom half of the largest 100 digital assets is down almost 70% this year. The crypto market is on shaky ground after a weeks-long selloff that began when some $19 billion in levered bets were wiped out in early October as President Trump whipsawed markets with threats of higher tariffs, data compiled by tracker Coinglass show. That was just days after Bitcoin set an all-time high of $126,251.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vous aimez notre peau de caste ? Soutenez-nous ! https://www.lenouvelespritpublic.fr/abonnementUne émission de Philippe Meyer, enregistrée au studio l'Arrière-boutique le 28 novembre 2025.Avec cette semaine :Nicolas Baverez, essayiste et avocat.François Bujon de l'Estang, ambassadeur de France.Marc-Olivier Padis, directeur des études de la fondation Terra Nova.Richard Werly, correspondant à Paris du quotidien helvétique en ligne Blick.REDRESSEMENT ITALIEN, DÉCLIN FRANÇAIS : UN PARALLÈLE EN TROMPE-L'ŒILAlors que la France s'enfonce dans la dette, l'Italie redresse ses dépenses publiques. Le 2 octobre, le gouvernement d' « union des droites » de Giorgia Meloni a approuvé les dernières prévisions financières pour fin 2025 : le déficit serait ramené autour de 3% du PIB, ouvrant la porte à une sortie de la procédure pour déficit excessif engagée par la Commission européenne. L'Italie est devenue la quatrième puissance exportatrice mondiale se classant derrière l'Allemagne, elle devance désormais la Corée du Sud. En 2014, elle était classée au septième rang.Ces résultats ne doivent pas occulter une dette italienne restée à des niveaux très préoccupants (140% du PIB). De plus, le redressement financier de l'Italie est facilité par les effets du plan de relance européen décidé durant la crise sanitaire de 2020-2022, particulièrement généreux pour Rome (avec 194 milliards d'euros perçus, le pays est le premier bénéficiaire du dispositif). Une dette souveraine qui n'a pas empêché le 19 septembre l'agence de notation Fitch d'en relever la note à BBB+, quelques jours après avoir abaissé celle de la France à A+, donnant l'impression que les courbes, entre les deux pays, étaient destinées à se croiser, le redressement italien ne faisant que mettre en lumière, par contraste, l'affaiblissement des positions de la France.L'économie italienne conserve de grandes fragilités structurelles, notamment une productivité atone, une croissance en berne et une crise démographique qui ne cesse de s'aggraver, notamment par le départ à l'étranger des Italiens diplômés. Le pays connait une productivité du travail faible, estimée par l'OCDE à 65,60 € par heure en 2024, soit beaucoup moins que la France (90,86€). Deuxième puissance manufacturière d'Europe, l'Italie arrive seulement quatorzième dans le classement des pays membres les plus innovants en 2025, selon la Commission, tandis que le climat social se détériore. Le recul du chômage de 7,8% en 2022 à 6% en 2024 cache une augmentation du nombre de travailleurs pauvres et un temps partiel contraint qui frappe d'abord les femmes. Dans ces circonstances, le nombre de familles en situation de pauvreté absolue se maintient au-dessus de 8 millions, quand le taux de population à risque de pauvreté est de 23,1% en 2024. De plus, une étude d'octobre 2024 menée par plusieurs universités analysant les données de la Banque centrale européenne a mis en évidence le caractère profondément inégalitaire du système fiscal italien. Les principaux avantages fiscaux y seraient ainsi concentrés entre les mains des 7% des plus riches, dont le taux moyen d'imposition se révèle inférieur à celui des classes moyennes moins favorisées.En dépit de ces faiblesses, 39% des Italiens, selon le baromètre publié en février 2025 par le Centre de recherches politiques de Sciences Po, déclarent faire confiance à la politique, contre 26% des Français. L'Italie, il est vrai, connait depuis trois ans, contrairement à la France, une stabilité gouvernementale inédite.LE PLAN DE PAIX DE TRUMP POUR L'UKRAINELe 18 novembre, un plan de paix en Ukraine, détaillé en 28 points a sidéré les Ukrainiens et les Européens, tant cette esquisse inacceptable à leurs yeux était alignée sur les positions russes. Il stipule notamment que la Crimée (annexée par la Russie en 2014) ainsi que Louhansk et Donetsk seront « reconnues comme russes de facto, y compris par les Etats-Unis ». Il évoque aussi la création d'une « zone tampon démilitarisée » et neutre dans la partie de l'oblast de Donetsk contrôlée par l'Ukraine, qui serait « internationalement reconnue comme territoire appartenant à la Fédération de Russie », mais où les forces russes n'entreraient pas. Il y est énoncé encore que l'Ukraine devrait renoncer à son projet d'adhérer à l'OTAN et réduire à 600.000 soldats ses forces armées. Il ouvre la voie à une amnistie générale, y compris pour les crimes de guerre dont est accusé le dirigeant russe, Vladimir Poutine, ainsi qu'à une levée progressive des sanctions occidentales, voire à un retour de la Russie dans le G8.Les négociations entreprises dimanche à Genève, entre les conseillers à la sécurité nationale américains, ukrainiens et européens, ont permis de remodeler le plan Trump et de le nettoyer de ses aspects les plus problématiques. Sur les 28 points initiaux, il n'en restait plus que 19 lundi. Certains paragraphes ont été tout simplement rayés, comme la suggestion de réintégrer la Russie dans le G8, ou d'offrir la possibilité pour les Etats-Unis d'utiliser les actifs russes gelés, majoritairement détenus dans des pays européens, afin de financer l'effort de reconstruction. Les mentions concernant directement les intérêts européens, comme les sanctions, la perspective que l'Ukraine adhère à l'Union européenne ou qu'elle n'intègre jamais l'OTAN ont été remises à plus tard. Ce nouveau plan en 19 points n'est pas définitif. Divers ajustements et précisions doivent encore être négociées dans les coulisses, avant d'être soumis à la Russie. Mais la copie paraît désormais acceptable à la fois aux Ukrainiens, aux Américains et aux Européens. Il n'est plus question pour Kyiv de renoncer aux territoires conquis par la Russie, ni d'établir une zone tampon sur son sol mais de proposer un armistice sur la ligne de front actuelle qui serait gelée. Il n'est plus envisagé de réduire par deux la taille de l'armée ukrainienne. « Beaucoup de choses justes ont été prises en compte » à Genève, a observé Volodymyr Zelensky, lundi, indiquant qu'il négociera lui-même avec Donald Trump les points les plus sensibles laissés de côté, lors d'une rencontre dont la date est incertaine. En écho, Vladimir Poutine a déclaré jeudi que « les combats cesseront » quand l'armée ukrainienne « quittera les territoires qu'elle occupe » (= les régions revendiquées par Moscou) et qu'il ne peut pas y avoir d'accord de paix car le gouvernement ukrainien n'est pas légitime.Chaque semaine, Philippe Meyer anime une conversation d'analyse politique, argumentée et courtoise, sur des thèmes nationaux et internationaux liés à l'actualité. Pour en savoir plus : www.lenouvelespritpublic.frHébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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C dans l'air du 28 novembre 2025 - Plan de paix : Poutine a-t-il déjà gagné ? Encore une nuit de frappes sur l'Ukraine. Missiles et drones ne laissent que peu de répit aux habitants, alors que les discussions autour du plan de paix américain pour mettre fin à la guerre entre l'Ukraine et la Russie se poursuivent. Jeudi, Vladimir Poutine a déclaré que les grandes lignes de ce plan pourraient servir de base à de « futurs accords » visant à mettre fin au conflit, tout en excluant de signer un document avec les autorités de Kiev, qu'il juge toujours « illégitimes ». Inflexible sur le fond, le président russe a réaffirmé que Moscou mettra fin à son offensive que si les forces ukrainiennes « se retirent des territoires qu'elles occupent » − sans préciser lesquels. « Dans le cas contraire, nous atteindrons nos objectifs militaires », a-t-il menacé.La cession par Kiev à Moscou des régions de Donetsk et de Lougansk figurait dans le plan originel en 28 points présenté la semaine dernière par les États-Unis, plan qui a été perçu par beaucoup à Kiev, en Europe mais aussi outre-Atlantique, comme une capitulation. Le texte a depuis été remanié après des consultations avec l'Ukraine et les Européens. Mais aux États-Unis, le débat sur l'origine réelle de ce plan se poursuit et a mis le feu au Parti républicain, depuis la révélation par le média Bloomberg de conversations entre Steve Witkoff et des proches de Vladimir Poutine, dans lesquelles l'envoyé spécial de Donald Trump apparaît aligné sur la posture russe.Sur le continent, les dirigeants de l'Union européenne tentent de se dresser unis contre la Russie et défendent un plan de paix respectueux de la souveraineté ukrainienne. Pour autant, le Premier ministre hongrois détonne. Viktor Orbán a promis, lors d'une rencontre avec le président Vladimir Poutine ce vendredi au Kremlin, de poursuivre les importations d'hydrocarbures russes dont son pays continue de dépendre. Le président russe, de son côté, s'est dit « très heureux » de la poursuite des relations entre les deux pays, basées selon lui sur le « pragmatisme ».Parallèlement, les autorités anticorruption ukrainiennes ont mené ce vendredi des perquisitions au domicile d'Andriy Iermak, chef de cabinet du président Zelensky. Une nouvelle qui fragilise le président ukrainien, à un moment où il poursuit sa quête d'appuis financiers et militaires en Europe, et alors que Kiev mène des pourparlers très difficiles sur le plan de paix. Andriy Iermak est le négociateur clé dans ce processus.Que contient le plan de paix en discussion ? Que sait-on des perquisitions en cours et de l'affaire de corruption qui secoue l'Ukraine depuis des mois ? Enfin, comment les pays baltes se préparent-ils face à la menace russe ? Nos journalistes se sont rendus à la frontière entre la Lituanie et la Russie.Nos experts :- VINCENT HUGEUX - Journaliste indépendant, essayiste, spécialiste des enjeux internationaux- LAURE MANDEVILLE - Grand reporter - Le Figaro, auteure de L'Ukraine se lève - MARYSE BURGOT - Grand reporter – France Télévisions- ALAIN PIROT - Journaliste, spécialiste des questions de défense

C dans l'air du 28 novembre 2025 - Plan de paix : Poutine a-t-il déjà gagné ? Encore une nuit de frappes sur l'Ukraine. Missiles et drones ne laissent que peu de répit aux habitants, alors que les discussions autour du plan de paix américain pour mettre fin à la guerre entre l'Ukraine et la Russie se poursuivent. Jeudi, Vladimir Poutine a déclaré que les grandes lignes de ce plan pourraient servir de base à de « futurs accords » visant à mettre fin au conflit, tout en excluant de signer un document avec les autorités de Kiev, qu'il juge toujours « illégitimes ». Inflexible sur le fond, le président russe a réaffirmé que Moscou mettra fin à son offensive que si les forces ukrainiennes « se retirent des territoires qu'elles occupent » − sans préciser lesquels. « Dans le cas contraire, nous atteindrons nos objectifs militaires », a-t-il menacé.La cession par Kiev à Moscou des régions de Donetsk et de Lougansk figurait dans le plan originel en 28 points présenté la semaine dernière par les États-Unis, plan qui a été perçu par beaucoup à Kiev, en Europe mais aussi outre-Atlantique, comme une capitulation. Le texte a depuis été remanié après des consultations avec l'Ukraine et les Européens. Mais aux États-Unis, le débat sur l'origine réelle de ce plan se poursuit et a mis le feu au Parti républicain, depuis la révélation par le média Bloomberg de conversations entre Steve Witkoff et des proches de Vladimir Poutine, dans lesquelles l'envoyé spécial de Donald Trump apparaît aligné sur la posture russe.Sur le continent, les dirigeants de l'Union européenne tentent de se dresser unis contre la Russie et défendent un plan de paix respectueux de la souveraineté ukrainienne. Pour autant, le Premier ministre hongrois détonne. Viktor Orbán a promis, lors d'une rencontre avec le président Vladimir Poutine ce vendredi au Kremlin, de poursuivre les importations d'hydrocarbures russes dont son pays continue de dépendre. Le président russe, de son côté, s'est dit « très heureux » de la poursuite des relations entre les deux pays, basées selon lui sur le « pragmatisme ».Parallèlement, les autorités anticorruption ukrainiennes ont mené ce vendredi des perquisitions au domicile d'Andriy Iermak, chef de cabinet du président Zelensky. Une nouvelle qui fragilise le président ukrainien, à un moment où il poursuit sa quête d'appuis financiers et militaires en Europe, et alors que Kiev mène des pourparlers très difficiles sur le plan de paix. Andriy Iermak est le négociateur clé dans ce processus.Que contient le plan de paix en discussion ? Que sait-on des perquisitions en cours et de l'affaire de corruption qui secoue l'Ukraine depuis des mois ? Enfin, comment les pays baltes se préparent-ils face à la menace russe ? Nos journalistes se sont rendus à la frontière entre la Lituanie et la Russie.Nos experts :- VINCENT HUGEUX - Journaliste indépendant, essayiste, spécialiste des enjeux internationaux- LAURE MANDEVILLE - Grand reporter - Le Figaro, auteure de L'Ukraine se lève - MARYSE BURGOT - Grand reporter – France Télévisions- ALAIN PIROT - Journaliste, spécialiste des questions de défense

Donald Trump tiene un plan de 28 puntos para acabar con la guerra de Ucrania. La primera versión del documento era muy favorable a las aspiraciones rusas y contenía aspectos difícilmente digeribles para Ucrania: portazo definitivo a la OTAN, cesión de Donetsk y Lugansk y reducción de su ejército a 600.000 efectivos. Los negociadores ucranianos parecen haber conseguido limar algunas de las exigencias más duras, pero la última palabra la tendrán Zelenski y Putin. ¿Será capaz Trump de encontrar una solución intermedia que convenza a ambos líderes? Lo analizamos con Juan Luis Manfredi, catedrático de Estudios Internacionales en la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, que fue catedrático Príncipe de Asturias en la Universidad de Georgetown entre 2021 y 2024.Escuchar audio

Las conversaciones de paz sobre la guerra de Ucrania llevan paradas desde que Donald Trump y Vladimir Putin se reunieron en Alaska en agosto de este año. En aquella cumbre no se avanzó en nada y solo benefició a Putin, que vio restaurada algo de su legitimidad internacional. Parecía que todo se iba a quedar ahí, hasta que hace unos días supimos que Estados Unidos y Rusia llevan desde hace semanas trabajando en un plan de paz de 28 puntos con reminiscencias del plan que posibilitó hace dos meses el armisticio en Gaza. Trump lo ve como un buen punto de partida, pero no hay garantía alguna de que las partes lo acepten. El plan se concentra en cuatro áreas: paz definitiva en Ucrania, garantías de seguridad, seguridad europea y relaciones futuras de EEUU con Ucrania y Rusia. El Kremlin mantiene su postura (que no ha cambiado desde el inicio de la invasión) de conseguir grandes concesiones a cambio de simples promesas. En Europa reina el escepticismo porque su posición es justo la contraria, esperan que quien tenga que ceder sean los rusos y se salve la mayor parte de Ucrania y, lo que es más importante, que el país conserve plena su soberanía. De los 28 puntos del plan algunos son muy controvertidos como el que contempla que Ucrania incluya en su Constitución no adherirse a la OTAN y limite su ejército a 600.000 efectivos. Junto a eso el plan también prevé la retirada de los aviones de combate europeos de los países Bálticos. Pero lo peor de todo es que se basa en la suposición de que Rusia no va a invadir a sus vecinos, es decir, en la buena voluntad de Putin o de quien le suceda. El plan, de hecho, parece salido directamente del Kremlin con algunas concesiones mínimas hacia Ucrania para hacerlo digerible en la Casa Blanca. Esto no les ha costado demasiado porque Donald Trump está deseando poner fin a la guerra de Ucrania, una guerra de la que culpó a Joe Biden y que hasta la fecha se ha demostrado incapaz de detener. Es, además, consistente con la política de Trump hacia Ucrania que, desde que regresó al poder, ha consistido en forzar concesiones de los ucranianos para satisfacer a Vladimir Putin. Hasta la fecha eso no ha funcionado y es posible que siga sin funcionar. La cuestión es que este plan llega en un momento de vulnerabilidad extrema para los ucranianos. Los combates han ido a más en el frente y es Ucrania la que está cediendo territorio. La ciudad de Pokrovsk, un importante nudo logístico del Donbás, está a punto de caer ya que los rusos superan a los ucranianos a razón de 8 a 1. Su caída supondría la mayor derrota en los dos últimos años y amenazaría la línea defensiva en la provincia de Donetsk. Rusia pierde más hombres en el frente de los que es capaz de reemplazar, pero a cambio paga mucho mejor a los nuevos reclutas. Ucrania, con serios problemas de fondos, no puede hacer lo mismo. El apoyo externo tampoco llega en la cantidad prometida. Estados Unidos ha interrumpido en buena medida la ayuda y Europa no termina de sustituirles. En Ucrania se encuentran en estos momentos con una carencia crítica de artillería. Tampoco tienen dinero para adquirirla. El plan beneficia claramente a Rusia. Exige concesiones territoriales incompatibles con la Constitución ucraniana y que se celebren elecciones en solo cien días. En el caso de que este plan se materialice Trump presidiría la primera derrota negociada de una democracia frente a una dictadura. Sería una rendición más que un acuerdo de paz. A pesar de que en Washington insisten en que se trata de solo un borrador, el hecho es que ese borrador parece redactado personalmente por Putin. 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C dans l'air l'invité du 22 novembre 2025 avec Gallagher Fenwick, journaliste, spécialiste des questions internationalesHier, les États-Unis ont présenté un projet de plan de paix pour l'Ukraine, préparé sans concertation avec les Européens et qui reprend plusieurs exigences de la Russie : une reconnaissance de la Crimée, de Louhansk et de Donetsk comme des régions russes de facto, une réduction de la taille de l'armée ukrainienne, un renoncement de la part de Kiev à intégrer l'OTAN et un retour de la Russie à la table du G7, qui redeviendrait alors le G8.Donald Trump a donné jusqu'au 27 novembre à Kiev pour consentir à l'accord proposé.Si des responsables ukrainiens et américains se retrouveront prochainement en Suisse pour mener des « consultations » et discuter du plan américain, plusieurs dirigeants occidentaux au G20 ont d'ores et déjà affirmé que ce plan requiert un « travail supplémentaire ».Emmanuel Macron a quant lui rappelé qu'« il ne peut pas y avoir de paix en Ukraine sans les Ukrainiens, et sans le respect de leur souveraineté ». Mais « L'Ukraine pourrait être confrontée à un choix très difficile : la perte de dignité ou le risque de perdre un partenaire clé» de l'aveu même de Volodymyr Zelensky. Fragilisé par l'avancée de l'armée russe qui continue de grignoter du terrain et par un scandale de corruption, le président ukrainien se trouve affaibli face à un Donald Trump qui semble inflexible : « À un moment donné il va devoir accepter quelque chose », a t-il affirmé hier.Gallagher Fenwick, journaliste, spécialiste des questions internationales, reviendra sur le projet de plan de paix pour l'Ukraine, préparé sans concertation avec les Européens et qui reprend plusieurs exigences de la Russie.Il est l'auteur de “ Volodymyr Zelensky - l'Ukraine dans le sang" (Editions du Rocher, 2022).

The US has presented Kyiv with a draft peace plan that appears to favour many of Russia's demands over those of the Ukrainians.The widely-leaked US plan includes proposals that the Ukrainian government had previously ruled out, such as ceding areas of the eastern Donetsk region that it still controls. Will Ukraine and Europe accept it?Also in the programme: Why some South African women are training to use guns; the latest controversy around this year's Miss Universe; and  we'll talk about Frida Kahlo's art and the pop-culture phenomenon the Mexican artist has become.(Photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, on 19 November 2025. Credit: Umit Bektas/Reuters)

Timothy Ash, who has been professional economist for more than 30 years, with two thirds of that in the banking industry. Timothy's specialism is emerging European economics, and he writes and blogs extensively on economic challenges for leading publications such as the Kyiv Post, Atlantic Council, the Financial Times, and the United Business Journal. He is also an Associate Fellow in the Russia and Eurasia programme at Chatham House and has advised various governments on Ukraine-Russia policy and specifically on the impact of sanctions.----------Tetyana Nesterchuk is Barrister and Arbitrator at Fountain Court Chambers. She is a UK expert at the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe, and a vocal Ukrainian in London. Nesterchuk is doing everything in her power to aid Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion. For Nesterchuk, the war didn't start in 2022. The war began in 2014 when her hometown of Donetsk was overtaken by Russia-backed separatists before eventually being annexed two years ago. Some of her most vital work now centres on the seizure of Russian state assets, the funds from which she hopes can be redistributed to pay for vital services so sorely needed by the embattled Ukrainian population. She acknowledges that she won't be able to save Ukraine alone, but she won't ever stop doing her part to help.----------TETYANA NESTERCHUK LINKS:https://fountaincourt.uk/profile/tetyana-nesterchuk/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tetyana-nesterchuk-a4469a21/https://www.thelawyer.com/microeventpeople/tetyana-nesterchuk/TIMOTHY ASH LINKS:https://timothyash.substack.com/ https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/timothy-ashhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-ash-83a87158/https://cepa.org/author/timothy-ash/----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------DESCRIPTION:Analyzing the Controversial Ukraine-Russia Peace Plan with ExpertsJoin us in this critical discussion with Timothy Ash and Tetyana Nesterchuk as they delve into the recent developments around the so-called peace negotiation process between the US and Russia. The conversation focuses on the controversial peace plan, suspected to be influenced by Moscow, and its potential implications for Ukraine, Europe, and global security. Timothy Ash, an economist with extensive experience in Ukrainian affairs, and Tetyana Nesterchuk, a barrister and expert in European law, provide their insights on the complexities of the plan, the influence of Russian psychological operations, and the broader geopolitical stakes. They also highlight the importance of Europe leveraging frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine and push back against conceding to Russian demands. This episode emphasizes the urgent need for a principled stance on international law and the decisive action required from European leaders.----------

Nga đã lên kế hoạch chiếm thị trấn Pokrovsk của Ukraine, một trung tâm hậu cần quan trọng ở vùng Donetsk, vào tháng 11 năm 2024. Nhưng lực lượng của họ đã chậm tiến độ một năm so với kế hoạch. Lính phòng thủ Ukraine, dù bị áp đảo về số lượng, đã chiến đấu ngoan cường để giữ vững phòng tuyến Donbas, tiêu diệt hơn 20.000 quân Nga mỗi tháng trong quá trình này.Xem thêm.

durée : 00:14:54 - Journal de 8 h - Dans l'oblast de Donetsk, à l'est de l'Ukraine, la ville de Pokrovsk pourrait tomber aux mains des Russes d'un jour à l'autre. Reportage dans les villages alentours, où les soldats prennent leur repos entre deux rotations.

2025-11-09 | Silicon Wafers 051 | DAILY UPDATES | Despite the profusion of stories we've covered, the battle for Pokrovsk, energy sanctions, and so on, the most important strategic angle on the war this winter is the attritional energy war. And it's unlike the Western attitude to the war throughout all these four years – to cede the escalation dominance to Russia, always pulling punches, in support for Ukraine, and never allowing its ally to land a decisive blow on Russia. Now Ukraine is takin off the gloves, because below the nuclear threshold, there is nothing holding back Russia's viciousness and violence. Ukraine is seeking to inflict greater costs on Russia in the energy war, than it can impose upon Ukraine. This ‘escalation' is the only way to make it clear to Putin he cannot win and is the only way to inflict economic and social costs that start to make Putin's brittle regime appear vulnerable to its internal audience. Nothing else will get through to Putin. Nothing at all. Ukraine's “doomsday lever”? Hitting the Yamal network — myth vs. math. There is an inescapable logic to the course of this existential escalation for Ukraine's existence. It starts with testing the theory of imposing blackouts and heating denial to smaller, non-strategic Russian towns. Belgorod, Vladimir, Voronezh. And this is happening now. The next stage is to test supporting infrastructure around Moscow – electricity substations, energy supply routes for fuel, gas and oil products. This is happening. Beyond that, are substantial and extended blackouts in smaller towns, then Moscow and St. Petersburg. But that's not the final arrow in Ukraine's quiver. It has a doomsday option – hitting Yamal Cross. If none of the other escalatory steps lead to an unconditional ceasefire, then I suggest it's a near certainly that we'll reach the doomsday stage for Moscow by end of this winter. ----------Partner on this video: KYIV OF MINE Watch the trailer now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arJUcE1rxY0'Kyiv of Mine' is a documentary series about Ukraine's beautiful capital, Kyiv. The film production began in 2018, and much has changed since then. It is now 2025, and this story is far from over.https://www.youtube.com/@UCz6UbVKfqutH-N7WXnC5Ykg https://www.kyivofmine.com/#theprojectKyiv of Mine is fast paced, beautifully filmed, humorous, fun, insightful, heartbreaking, moving, hopeful. The very antithesis in fact of a doom-laden and worthy wartime documentary. This is a work that is extraordinarily uplifting. My friend Operator Starsky says the film is “Made with so much love. The film series will make you laugh and cry.” ----------SOURCES: Ukrainian attacks in Russia's Belgorod, Kursk oblasts leave ≥20,000 without power — The Moscow Times/AFP, Nov. 9, 2025‘A powerful secondary detonation' — Donetsk airport Shahed hub strike — Kyiv Independent, Nov. 6, 2025Volgograd refinery halted after drone strike — Reuters, Nov. 6, 2025Crimea oil depot fire (Simferopol/Hvardiiske) after drone attacks — Ukrinform, Nov. 6, 2025Bashkortostan: Sterlitamak petrochemical plant struck — Kyiv Independent, Nov. 7, 2025Russian rebel group sabotages locomotives — Kyiv Post, Nov. 6, 2025ORLEN–Naftogaz: three U.S. LNG cargoes in Q1 2026 (≥300 mcm) — ORLEN press release; Naftogaz release; Polish Radio; Kyiv Independent, Nov. 7–8, 2025Energy attrition context: Reuters refinery capacity tally, Sept. 1, 2025. (Reuters)Gas flows & the Yamal reality check — Bruegel (end of transit via Ukraine, Jan. 1, 2025); Gas Strategies (financial impact); Oxford Energy (transit mechanics)Operational/tech framing of the strike campaign — CSIS analyses, 2025----------

2025-11-05 | Silicon Wafers 049 | DAILY UPDATES | Pokrovsk, the contested Donetsk rail-and-road hub has become the most consequential urban fight since Avdiivka, and the outcome of that fight may turn out to be instrumental for the outcome of the war, not only against Ukraine, but Russia's war against Western democracy. In today's episode, we are zooming in on the battle for Pokrovsk. We'll explain why Russia is so desperate to take it, what Ukraine is doing to hold it, the claims and counterclaims on the ground, and what happens next if Russia's offensive stalls — or if it succeeds.On Sunday, Valery Gerasimov, Russian chief of staff, told President Vladimir Putin his 2nd and 51st Combined Arms Armies were "advancing along converging axes" and "have completed the encirclement of the enemy" in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad. He claimed 5,500 Ukrainian troops were surrounded. But Russian military reporters contradicted these claims, with one named "Military Informant" telling 621,000 Telegram subscribers, "There is simply no encirclement". Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi was categorical last Saturday: while the situation in Pokrovsk remains "hardest" for Ukrainian forces, there is no encirclement or blockade as Russia has claimed. He insisted a comprehensive operation to destroy and dislodge enemy forces from Pokrovsk is ongoing.----------Partner on this video: KYIV OF MINE Watch the trailer now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arJUcE1rxY0'Kyiv of Mine' is a documentary series about Ukraine's beautiful capital, Kyiv. The film production began in 2018, and much has changed since then. It is now 2025, and this story is far from over.https://www.youtube.com/@UCz6UbVKfqutH-N7WXnC5Ykg https://www.kyivofmine.com/#theprojectKyiv of Mine is fast paced, beautifully filmed, humorous, fun, insightful, heartbreaking, moving, hopeful. The very antithesis in fact of a doom-laden and worthy wartime documentary. This is a work that is extraordinarily uplifting. My friend Operator Starsky says the film is “Made with so much love. The film series will make you laugh and cry.” ----------SOURCES: Explosions at refineries/petrochemicals; blackouts: Kyiv Independent, “Explosions rock Russian ammunition depot… amid mass Ukrainian drone strike” (Nov. 4, 2025)Kstovo refinery/petrochemicals: Ukrainska Pravda (Nov. 4, 2025)Round-up of eight regions hit: UNITED24 (Nov. 4, 2025)Tuapse tanker/terminal strike: Reuters (Nov. 2, 2025)Tuapse oil spill: The Moscow Times (Nov. 4, 2025) Pokrovsk live/warlatest: Kyiv Independent (Nov. 3–4, 2025) ----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------

Silicon Bites Ep265 - Day 1,351 - 2025-11-05 | Donetsk, the contested Donetsk rail-and-road hub has become the most consequential urban fight since Avdiivka, and the outcome of that fight may turn out to be instrumental for the outcome of the war, not only against Ukraine, but Russia's war against Western democracy. In today's episode, we are zooming in on the battle for Pokrovsk. We'll explain why Russia is so desperate to take it, what Ukraine is doing to hold it, the claims and counterclaims on the ground, and what happens next if Russia's offensive stalls — or if it succeeds.On Sunday, Valery Gerasimov, Russian chief of staff, told President Vladimir Putin his 2nd and 51st Combined Arms Armies were "advancing along converging axes" and "have completed the encirclement of the enemy" in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad. He claimed 5,500 Ukrainian troops were surrounded. But Russian military reporters contradicted these claims, with one named "Military Informant" telling 621,000 Telegram subscribers, "There is simply no encirclement". Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi was categorical last Saturday: while the situation in Pokrovsk remains "hardest" for Ukrainian forces, there is no encirclement or blockade as Russia has claimed. He insisted a comprehensive operation to destroy and dislodge enemy forces from Pokrovsk is ongoing.----------SOURCES: The Guardian — Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy visits troops near embattled Pokrovsk (Nov 5, 2025) The Guardian — Ukraine deploys special forces to Pokrovsk in effort to hold key city (Nov 2, 2025)Reuters — Ukraine says its troops still holding out in Pokrovsk as Moscow says pincer closing (Nov 1, 2025)The Moscow Times/AFP — Zelensky Visits Troops Near Threatened Pokrovsk (Nov 4, 2025)Kyiv Independent — Russia claims HUR special forces raid… Ukraine denies, Syrskyi insists ‘no encirclement' (Nov 1, 2025)Kyiv Independent — Russian ‘sabotage' unit that killed civilians in Pokrovsk later eliminated (Oct 20, 2025)----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------This is super important. There are so many Battalions in Ukraine, fighting to defend our freedoms, but lack basics such as vehicles. These are destroyed on a regular basis, and lack of transport is costs lives, and Ukrainian territory. Autumn Harvest: Silicon Curtain (Goal€22,000)https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/autumn-harvest-silicon-curtain----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------

Sophia Yanchevska is a nineteen-year-old combat medic working on the frontline in Ukraine. She has been speaking to Lucy about seeing the war close up, the friends she has lost, and her hopes for the future. Plus, what it was like to feature in a new film ‘She' directed by Evgen Matvienko which recently premiered in London.Also this week - Victoria, Vitaly, and Lucy discuss the situation in Pokrovsk, the city Russia has been attempting to seize for more than a year, as it looks to strengthen its foothold in the Donetsk region.Today's episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire, Vitaly Shevchenko and Lucy Hockings. The producers were Laurie Kalus and Julia Webster. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The social producer was Gabriel Purcell-Davis. The series producer is Chris Flynn. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on Newscast's Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord

durée : 00:03:19 - Géopolitique - par : Pierre  Haski  - La ville stratégique de Pokrovsk, dans la région de Donetsk, fait l'objet d'une bataille intense entre les attaquants russes et les défenseurs ukrainiens. Un test important alors que Vladimir Poutine veut s'imposer sur le terrain, vis-à-vis de l'Ukraine mais au-delà, de l'Europe. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

Day 1,338.Today, as Donald Trump unveils sweeping new sanctions on Russia's energy giants, we analyse what recent developments reveal about the shifting power dynamics between Moscow and Washington. We also investigate an alleged Russian war crime in Donetsk and what it exposes about the brutal nature of the fighting there, before exploring why NATO nations continue to pour vast resources into tank production and modernisation.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Memphis Barker (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @memphisbarker on X.Hamish de Bretton-Gordon (Chemical Weapons Expert and former Tank Commander). @hamishdbg on X.SIGN UP TO THE ‘UKRAINE: THE LATEST' WEEKLY NEWSLETTER:http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainenewsletter Each week, Dom Nicholls and Francis Dearnley answer your questions, provide recommended reading, and give exclusive analysis and behind-the-scenes insights – plus maps of the frontlines and diagrams of weapons to complement our daily reporting. It's free for everyone, including non-subscribers.CONTENT REFERENCED:Trump's sanctions put him on a warpath with Russia, says Medvedev (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/10/22/trump-russia-oil-sanctions-putin/ Bodies strewn across Pokrovsk reveal horror of Russian war crimes (Memphis Barker in The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/22/bodies-strewn-pokrovsk-horror-russian-war-crimes-ukraine/ The man with the worst job in Ukraine (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/23/man-with-worst-job-in-ukraine/ Russian commander ordered troops to shoot Ukrainian civilians near Pokrovsk, radio intercept suggests (Kyiv Independent):https://kyivindependent.com/russian-commander-ordered-troops-to-kill-civilians-in-pokrovsk-hur-intercepted-call-says/ U.S. Lifts Key Restriction on Ukraine's Use of European Long-Range Missiles (Wall Street Journal):https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/u-s-lifts-key-restriction-on-ukraines-use-of-western-long-range-missiles-5a15c12d?mod=author_content_page_1_pos_1 How tanks are evolving in Ukraine (New York Times):https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/08/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-drones-tanks-military.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,335.Today, as the world digests the outcome of the White House meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, we examine why the lack of progress on Tomahawk missiles caught many observers off guard. We also explore the significance – if any – of Trump's planned talks with Vladimir Putin in Budapest, widely seen as part of the Kremlin's strategy to stall for time. Plus, we report on another slow weekend at the front, continued Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil and gas facilities, and hear from a leading professor on what it would take to achieve a genuine breakthrough in peace negotiations.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.With thanks to Professor Robert Person (Non-Resident Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Eurasia Program). @RTPerson3 on X.MORE TICKETS JUST RELEASED FOR 'UKRAINE: THE LATEST' LIVE, IN-PERSON:Join us for an in-person discussion and Q&A at the distinguished Honourable Artillery Company in London on 22nd October starting at 7pm.Our panel includes General Sir Richard Barrons, former head of UK Joint Forces Command and latterly one of the authors of Britain's Strategic Defence Review, and Orysia Lutsevych, head of the Ukraine Forum at the Chatham House think tank. Tickets are open to everybody and can be purchased at: https://www.squadup.com/events/ukraineliveCONTENT REFERENCED:Zelensky offers Trump drones for Tomahawks (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/17/zelenksy-meets-trump-white-house-live-updates/ Trump envoy pushes Ukraine to surrender Donetsk to Russia (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/19/trump-envoy-pushes-ukraine-donetsk-russia-war-peace-witkoff/ Pete Hegseth's tie causes diplomatic spat (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/19/pete-hegseth-tie-causes-diplomatic-spat/ Trump tells Ukraine: Accept Putin's demands ‘or be destroyed' (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/19/trump-tells-ukraine-accept-putin-demands-or-be-destroyed/ Pete Hegseth's tie causes diplomatic spat (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/19/pete-hegseth-tie-causes-diplomatic-spat/ Ukraine's most prestigious military units are run like businesses: (The Economist): https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/10/14/ukraines-most-prestigious-military-units-are-run-like-businesses?utm_campaign=shared_article Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.