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Zelenskyy pushes Trump for longer US security guarantee

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants a long term US security guarantee, including foreign troops on Ukrainian soil, after his talks with US president Donald Trump in Florida. He said such troops would provide real protection and give any deal real weight.​ Zelenskyy revealed that he asked for a 50 year security guarantee from Washington, but Trump offered 15 years in the current draft. The documents now outline a 15 year term with an option to extend, and Zelenskyy is urging the US to lengthen it to 30, 40 or even 50 years.​ He said he hopes Trump will take what he called a historic decision by agreeing to a longer guarantee. According to Zelenskyy, Trump has promised that the US will consider the request.​ Zelenskyy also broke down the status of his 20 point peace plan after the Florida talks. […]

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Zelensky denies Russia claim of drone attack on Putin

President Volodymyr Zelensky has firmly rejected Russia’s claim that Ukraine carried out a drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences, accusing Moscow of spreading falsehoods to justify further military action and undermine ongoing peace efforts. Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, alleged that Ukraine launched an overnight assault using 91 long-range drones targeting Putin’s state residence in the Novgorod region, in northwestern Russia. According to Moscow, the incident could prompt a reassessment of Russia’s stance in peace negotiations. It remains unclear whether Putin was present at the site at the time. Zelensky dismissed the accusation as “typical Russian lies,” arguing that such claims are intended to derail diplomatic momentum and provide the Kremlin with a pretext to continue strikes against Ukraine. He recalled that Russia itself has repeatedly targeted government buildings in Kyiv. “It is critical that the world […]

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Russian billionaires prosper under Kremlin control

Amid the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, Russia has seen the number of billionaires reach record levels. Yet over Vladimir Putin’s 25-year rule, the country’s oligarchs have largely lost their political influence. This concentration of power benefits Putin. Western sanctions have not swayed the ultra-rich into opposition, while his combination of incentives and pressure ensures their quiet support. Oleg Tinkov, a former banking billionaire, experienced this pressure firsthand. After publicly criticizing the war as “crazy,” the Kremlin warned that his Tinkoff Bank would be nationalized unless he severed all connections to the institution. The bank was sold within a week for just 3% of its estimated value, leaving Tinkov with losses approaching $9 billion and prompting his departure from Russia. The situation contrasts sharply with the post-Soviet era, when Russian oligarchs gained enormous wealth and political influence by acquiring state enterprises […]

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EU leaders meet in Brussels over €210bn Ukraine war funding

European Union leaders are meeting in Brussels today to decide whether to release €210 billion from frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine’s war effort against Russia. The funds are largely held by Euroclear, a Belgium based financial clearing house, where Russian assets have been blocked since Moscow’s full scale invasion in 2022.​ The money is considered crucial to Ukraine’s ability to continue fighting and keep the state functioning. Without fresh international support, Kyiv is projected to face bankruptcy in early 2026, leaving it unable to pay soldiers, police, civil servants or buy weapons and ammunition.​ Failure by EU leaders to approve the package would be a heavy blow to the bloc’s credibility. Analysts warn it could weaken the EU’s influence in any future peace talks and allow Vladimir Putin to exploit divisions within Europe.​

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Kim orders more missile production in North Korea in 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to boost missile production and build more factories to meet the growing demands of his country’s military in 2026. State media said he gave the directive during visits to munitions factories alongside top officials.​ Kim told factory managers to prepare for a busy year and to expand overall production capacity so the missile and artillery forces can meet future operational needs. He also ordered the construction of new munitions plants to support the planned increase in output.​ According to the Korean Central News Agency, Kim described the missile and shell production sector as being of paramount importance to strengthening North Korea’s war deterrent. Analysts say Pyongyang has sharply increased missile testing in recent years to improve precision strike capabilities and to challenge the United States and South Korea.​ Experts also believe […]

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 Pope Leo condemns Gaza suffering in first Christmas sermon

Pope Leo XIV has used his first Christmas Day sermon to denounce the harsh living conditions facing Palestinians in Gaza, drawing a direct link between the biblical story of Jesus’ birth in a stable and the tents now sheltering displaced families. He asked how people could not think of Gaza’s makeshift shelters, exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold. Leo, the first pope from the United States, usually keeps his Christmas homilies focused on spiritual themes but made an unusually pointed appeal on the situation in Gaza this year. He has repeatedly said that any lasting solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict must include the creation of a Palestinian state. The pope noted that, despite a ceasefire agreed in October between Israel and Hamas after two years of intense Israeli military operations, humanitarian groups say too little aid is reaching […]

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EU leaders in crunch talks on €210bn frozen Russian assets for Ukraine

EU leaders are meeting in Brussels for high stakes talks on whether to channel around €210bn in frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine’s war effort against Russia. Most of the money is held at Belgian based clearing house Euroclear, where interest and other proceeds from the immobilised funds have been accruing since sanctions were imposed in 2022.​ The funds are seen as vital to Ukraine’s ability to keep fighting, with officials warning that Kyiv could face bankruptcy in early 2026 without fresh external support. A financial collapse would leave the government unable to pay soldiers, police, civil servants or purchase weapons and ammunition.​ Leaders are debating proposals to use the frozen Russian assets as collateral to raise long term loans for Ukraine on capital markets, leaving the principal untouched for now. Under the plan, Ukraine might not have to repay […]

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US-Ukraine Miami Talks Seen as Productive

US and Ukrainian officials have described recent talks in Miami as constructive, even though they failed to deliver a significant breakthrough toward ending the war in Ukraine. Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Ukraine’s lead negotiator, Rustem Umerov, issued a joint statement after three days of meetings involving European partners. They said discussions were focused on coordinating positions around a proposed 20-point plan, security guarantees for Ukraine, and a longer-term framework for economic recovery and prosperity. At the same time, separate discussions were held in Miami between US officials and Russia’s envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, as Washington continues parallel engagement with both sides. In their statement, Witkoff and Umerov said their shared goal was to halt the fighting, provide reliable security guarantees, and lay the groundwork for Ukraine’s stability and long-term rebuilding. The Miami meetings are part of intensified diplomatic […]

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Iran insists missile programme is defensive

Iran has declared that its missile programme is strictly defensive and will not be discussed in any negotiations with foreign governments. Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the country’s missiles were built to protect Iran’s territory and sovereignty, not to threaten others.​ Baghaei dismissed calls from Western countries to place limits on Iran’s missile activities, insisting that the issue lies entirely within Iran’s national security domain. He argued that critics use the missile programme as a political tool to pressure Tehran while ignoring the large volumes of weapons supplied to Israel and other regional allies.​ The spokesman said Iran’s missile capabilities are designed to deter attacks and form a key part of the country’s overall defence strategy. He stressed that these defensive assets are “by no means subject to negotiation” and that Iran will decide for itself how to maintain […]

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US says Putin still aims to seize all Ukraine

US intelligence agencies assess that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not scaled back his military ambitions in Ukraine and still wants to bring the entire country under Russian control. Six sources familiar with recent assessments said the findings also warn that Putin ultimately aims to reassert influence over parts of Europe that once belonged to the Soviet Union.​ The reports indicate that Russia’s goals remain unchanged even as US, Ukrainian and European negotiators discuss possible frameworks to end the nearly four year war. Current diplomatic proposals under review would leave Russia with far less territory than it now occupies, but there is no sign from US intelligence that Putin is ready to accept such limits.​ Russia currently controls about 20 percent of Ukraine, including the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, and Crimea, which Moscow claims to […]

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