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    Lithuania's Interior Ministry proposed a nationwide state-level emergency on December 5, 2025, due to over 599 smuggler balloons and 197 drones entering Lithuanian airspace from Belarus in 2025, disrupting flights and civil aviation.

    On December 5, 2025, Lithuania’s Interior Ministry proposed declaring a nationwide state-level emergency in response to a surge of smuggler balloons and drones entering Lithuanian airspace from neighboring Belarus. In 2025 alone, 599 smuggler …

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    US imposes $7 million penalty on company connected to sanctioned Russian oligarch

    US imposes $7 million penalty on company connected to sanctioned Russian oligarch

    The U.S. Treasury Department on Dec. 4 fined New York-based property manager Gracetown Inc. more than $7 million for accepting payments linked to a company owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.

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    Ukraine’s 2025 strikes on Russian oil refineries surpass 2022–24 total, with fires 2,000-6,000 km away

    Over the first 11 months of 2025, Ukraine’s Defense Forces conducted 140 attacks on oil refineries and other oil and gas facilities in the Russian Federation — more than in all of 2022–24 combined. A special map compiles data on every attack, showing …

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    THE END OF THE WAR! Expert names the only way to force Russia to collapse from within

    THE END OF THE WAR! Expert names the only way to force Russia to collapse from within

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    Trump: The war in Ukraine is a tragedy that could have been avoided #shorts

    Trump: The war in Ukraine is a tragedy that could have been avoided #shorts

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    Ukraine is ready for any scenario Putin may come up with, says Zelenskyy #shorts

    Ukraine is ready for any scenario Putin may come up with, says Zelenskyy #shorts

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    INDIA TOLERATES CRIMINALS: PUTIN arrives with propaganda statements

    INDIA TOLERATES CRIMINALS: PUTIN arrives with propaganda statements

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    Unidentified drones reported near Zelensky's arrival route in Dublin, Irish media say

    Unidentified drones reported near Zelensky's arrival route in Dublin, Irish media say

    Irish outlet The Journal reported on Dec. 4 that four unidentified, “military-style” drones were seen breaching a no-fly zone near the expected flight path of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s plane as it arrived in Ireland earlier in the week, …
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    The Kremlin is in hysterics: UAF halt advance, destroy oil depots and command posts

    The Kremlin is in hysterics: UAF halt advance, destroy oil depots and command posts

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    US Congress has the power to help Ukraine. It’s time to use it

    US Congress has the power to help Ukraine. It’s time to use it

    About the author: Gregory P. Wilson is a consultant, author, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

    Oct. 24 is not a memorable date, but it was an important moment for Ukraine in the United States.

    As the latest …

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    Delaying negotiations is a deliberate tactic by the Kremlin to put pressure on the US #shorts

    Delaying negotiations is a deliberate tactic by the Kremlin to put pressure on the US #shorts

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    Ukraine merges military procurement agencies, defying previous NATO advice

    Ukraine merges military procurement agencies, defying previous NATO advice

    Ukraine’s lethal and non-lethal military equipment procurement agencies will merge into one under the Defense Ministry from Jan. 1, going against NATO’s recommendations last year and raising eyebrows among anti-corruption activists.

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    Kremlin sabotages talks: five hours, zero results — Putin threatens again

    Kremlin sabotages talks: five hours, zero results — Putin threatens again

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    'The key to ending the war is in Brussels' — Ukrainians react to Belgium's Russian asset loan opposition

    'The key to ending the war is in Brussels' — Ukrainians react to Belgium's Russian asset loan opposition

    Ukrainians say that Belgium's Prime Minister Bart de Wever holds the key to Russia's defeat, after he said that Russia's loss in Ukraine was a "complete illusion."

    De Wever was speaking in an interview with Belgian newspaper La Libre on Dec. 2,

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    Exclusive: Finnish president warns Europe that US likely talked with Russia while negotiating with Ukraine

    Exclusive: Finnish president warns Europe that US likely talked with Russia while negotiating with Ukraine

    The discussion reflected growing concern in European capitals over Washington's posture as the latest peace push moves forward.

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    Seven Ukrainian children abducted to Russia returned in initiative backed by Melania Trump

    Seven Ukrainian children abducted to Russia returned in initiative backed by Melania Trump

    Seven more Ukrainian children taken to Russia have been returned to their families, U.S. first lady Melania Trump said.

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    India and Russia discuss small nuclear reactors #shorts

    India and Russia discuss small nuclear reactors #shorts

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    Putin is lying again – this time in India. The EU and NATO are putting him in his place!

    Putin is lying again – this time in India. The EU and NATO are putting him in his place!

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    Russian MiG-29 fighter jet destroyed in HUR drone attack on Crimea

    Russian MiG-29 fighter jet destroyed in HUR drone attack on Crimea

    Successful strikes by Ukraine's military intelligence agency destroyed a Russian MiG-29 fighter jet and an Irtysh radar system in Russian-occupied Crimea, the agency said.

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    Night of terror: Russian strikes on Odesa and Sloviansk #shorts

    Night of terror: Russian strikes on Odesa and Sloviansk #shorts

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    NIGHT ATTACK: 138 SHAHEDS AND ISKANDERS ON CHILDREN • Odesa and Sloviansk ARE BURNING | Stream

    NIGHT ATTACK: 138 SHAHEDS AND ISKANDERS ON CHILDREN • Odesa and Sloviansk ARE BURNING | Stream

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    ❗️Nikos Christodoulides: We continue our support, we stand with Ukraine #shorts

    ❗️Nikos Christodoulides: We continue our support, we stand with Ukraine #shorts

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    ❗️The EU is preparing a new package of sanctions, and we want to make it truly effective, Zelenskyy

    ❗️The EU is preparing a new package of sanctions, and we want to make it truly effective, Zelenskyy

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    The 24 hours after a Shahed attack

    The 24 hours after a Shahed attack

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SHOCK! Russia takes Ukrainian children to North Korea. Macron calls on China to halt Kremlin strikes

SHOCK! Russia takes Ukrainian children to North Korea. Macron calls on China to halt Kremlin strikes

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