https://ukrainetoday.org/illusion-of-security-why-budapest-memorandum-failed-to-protect-ukraine-from-war/



https://x.com/karimfranceschi/status/1865060541888151714
I've fought in #Syria for half a decade—as an SDF soldier. In that time, I studied war, drew battle plans, and learned to know my enemy. When HTS seized their first village, I saw what few others could. Take a peek at what's coming next—a 🧵

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 Europe owns its own destiny. This presidential election is also a reminder that Europe must take significantly greater responsibility for its own security. The alarm bells have been ringing for years.
 https://www.svd.se/a/B06WAl/oavsett-trump-eller-harris-i-vita-huset-maste-europa-ta-okat-ansvar-for-sin-sakerhet
 
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https://ukrainetoday.org/trump-must-defeat-putin-if-he-is-to-prevail-against-xi/

https://www.politico.eu/article/ww3-officially-begun-ukraine-ex-top-general-valery-zaluzhny/

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https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/43107
OPINION: Faith-Based Peacemaking, Cult of Mothers, Boom Boom Boom
Stefan Korshak, Kyiv Post's senior military correspondent, shares his perspective on the developments during a bountiful news week in Russia's war in Ukraine.
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https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_6126
A large majority of Europe is in favor of supporting Ukraine.

Nearly 87% of Europeans support providing humanitarian aid to war victims, while 71% approve of sanctions against Russian authorities, companies and individuals. Financial aid to Ukraine is supported by 68% of respondents, and 60% are in favor of granting Ukraine EU candidate status. Moreover, 58% agree with the financing of military goods.

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https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/12/08/syrias-assad-flees-damascus-as-opposition-forces-take-control-of-capital-in-major-setback-for-russia/

https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/12/08/forbes-ukrainians-use-paradoxical-tactics-in-toretsk-as-the-last-chance-to-save-it-from-russians/

https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/12/08/russo-ukrainian-war-day-1018-trump-zelenskyy-and-macron-hold-historic-talks-in-paris-as-notre-dame-reopens/

https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/12/07/russia-lost-600000-troops-in-ukraine-powerless-in-syria-trump-says/

https://ukrainetoday.org/why-syrias-army-collapsed-so-suddenly/

https://ukrainetoday.org/are-ukrainians-ready-to-give-up-land-in-exchange-for-peace/

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https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-tbilisi-protest-dream-eu-zurabishvili-kobakhidze-/33230556.html


https://www.rferl.org/a/romania-election-probe-raids/33230244.html


https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/07/assad-ally-russia-says-terrorist-group-cannot-be-allowed-to-run-syria-a87259


https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/06/fact-check-tucker-carlson-interviews-russian-foreign-minister-sergei-lavrov-a87253


http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/12/since-2022-russian-culture-ministry-has.html


http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/12/ingush-must-never-forget-those-in-magas.html


http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/12/lukashenka-promotes-soviet-belarusian.html

http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/12/some-members-of-russian-elites-now.html

http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/12/russia-far-from-only-former-soviet.html

https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/12/08/russias-african-presence-at-risk-from-potential-syria-naval-base-loss-expert-says/


https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/12/8/7488259/

After Syria, world must realise that Russia can be defeated – Polish PM

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/12/8/7488262/


Assad and his family are in Moscow – Russian media

https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/12/08/trump-signals-that-cutting-us-aid-to-ukraine-is-possible-when-he-takes-office/

https://x.com/NewRulesGeo/status/1865765719889125619

Now that Assad has fallen, there is no political obstacle to building the Qatar-Turkiye gas pipeline. The planned pipeline, which runs through Syria, is meant to provide Europe with an alternative to Russian gas.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syrian-rebels-unable-unlock-sednaya-prison-underground

https://www.uawire.org/russia-seeks-turkish-assistance-for-troop-withdrawal-as-assad-regime-collapses-in-syria

https://www.uawire.org/kyiv-ukraine-open-to-restoring-ties-with-syria-after-assad-s-fall


https://www.uawire.org/zelensky-peace-with-russia-requires-more-than-signatures

https://ukrainetoday.org/groups-of-masked-attackers-target-journalists-and-government-critics-during-tbilisi-protests/


https://ukrainetoday.org/syrian-rebel-leaders-victory-speech-holds-a-message-for-iran-and-for-trump-and-israel-too/

https://ukrainetoday.org/putin-left-russian-soldiers-behind-in-syria-as-navy-left-tartus/

https://ukrainetoday.org/b-52-f-15-and-a-10-us-aircraft-strike-isis-camps-in-syria/

https://ukrainetoday.org/putin-suffered-one-of-the-biggest-geopolitical-setbacks-of-his-reign-nyt/

https://www.rferl.org/a/ruble-declines-russia-economy-inflation-sanctions-2024/33228134.html


https://astanatimes.com/2024/12/how-geopolitics-reshapes-oil-routes-across-eurasia/

https://www.intellinews.com/toppled-syrian-dictator-al-assad-flees-to-moscow-357254/


http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/12/putin-doesnt-want-truce-in-ukraine-but.html

http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/12/peace-in-eurasia-possible-only-if.html

http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/12/one-in-four-recent-graduates-of-russian.html


http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/12/in-stalins-time-russians-denounced.html

https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/11/15/why-trumps-path-to-beating-china-runs-through-kyiv/



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