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    France detains four amid inquiry into suspected Russian spy network

    France detained four suspects on November 26, 2025, as part of an investigation into a Russian spy network operating in Europe.

    Category: Intelligence & Espionage

    Subcategory: Human Intelligence (HUMINT)

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    NEWSFLASH: Witkoff was secretly giving Russians advice

    NEWSFLASH: Witkoff was secretly giving Russians advice

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    I am supporting your work because, given what it going on here in the US, it is getting more and more difficult to follow the war in Ukraine. We need people there in Ukraine to give us information about the war that our …

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Hell for Russians! Ukrainian forces conduct a powerful operation against Putin’s army in Pokrovsk

Hell for Russians! Ukrainian forces conduct a powerful operation against Putin’s army in Pokrovsk

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'Donetsk and maybe a land swap' — Witkoff promised Russian aides he could sway Trump, pressure Ukraine into peace deal in secret phone recording

'Donetsk and maybe a land swap' — Witkoff promised Russian aides he could sway Trump, pressure Ukraine into peace deal in secret phone recording

"The president will give me a lot of space and discretion to get to the deal," U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff told top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov in a recorded phone call obtained by Bloomberg.

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Czech firm resold Chinese drones to Ukraine at 20x markup, police charge executives with tax evasion

Ukraine’s military received drones from a European partner at heavily inflated prices, with losses reaching tens of millions of dollars.

Czech company Reactive Drone spent roughly 36 million Czech koruna on Chinese-made drones and resold them to the …

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Peace conditions are CHANGING – Ukraine builds support around NEW initiative #shorts

Peace conditions are CHANGING – Ukraine builds support around NEW initiative #shorts

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A new push for an end to the war?

A new push for an end to the war?

Ending the Russia-Ukraine war moved back into the headlines last week with press reports of a 28-point U.S.-Russian peace plan.

The plan’s heavy slant toward Russian positions sparked immediate alarm in Kyiv and other European capitals, as did …

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Law enforcement agencies colluded with corruption suspects before attack on anti-graft bodies, detective says

Law enforcement agencies colluded with corruption suspects before attack on anti-graft bodies, detective says

The arrests of NABU detectives in July were seen by critics as part of a crackdown on the bureau triggered by its investigations against Zelensky's top allies.

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Witkoff to meet Putin as US sends delegations to Ukraine, Russia in 'hopes of finalizing' peace plan

Witkoff to meet Putin as US sends delegations to Ukraine, Russia in 'hopes of finalizing' peace plan

"The original 28-Point Peace Plan, which was drafted by the United States, has been fine-tuned, with additional input from both sides, and there are only a few remaining points of disagreement," U.S. President Donald Trump said.

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Zelenskyy OUTRAGED! Russia cynically attacks Ukraine while NEGOTIATIONS continue #shorts

Zelenskyy OUTRAGED! Russia cynically attacks Ukraine while NEGOTIATIONS continue #shorts

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Ukraine Agrees to Limit Its Forces, FT Reports

Ukraine has agreed to limit the size of its Defense Forces to a proposed 800,000 personnel, Financial Times reports, citing high-ranking officials. However, key issues—territorial questions and security guarantees—remain unresolved….

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Putin in despair! Trump's peace plan reduced to 19 points, while Ukraine delivers painful strikes

Putin in despair! Trump's peace plan reduced to 19 points, while Ukraine delivers painful strikes

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Ukrainian FP-7 and FP-9 ballistic missiles echo Russia’s 48N6 design to speed development

Ukrainian company Fire Point is preparing to field a ballistic missile in two variants for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the system bears a strong visual resemblance to a well-known Russian design.

A domestically produced ballistic missile is …

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Built during war, shattered overnight — Kyiv distribution center hit hard by Russian strike

Built during war, shattered overnight — Kyiv distribution center hit hard by Russian strike

The facility, Ukraine's first green distribution center with freon and ammonia-free refrigeration, opened in 2024.

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Russia plunges into DARKNESS! Kyiv steps up LONG-RANGE strikes #shorts

Russia plunges into DARKNESS! Kyiv steps up LONG-RANGE strikes #shorts

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Ukraine reportedly destroys 2 Russian aircraft, including rare A-60 laser platform

Ukraine reportedly destroys 2 Russian aircraft, including rare A-60 laser platform

Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian Il-76 heavy transport aircraft as well as an experimental A-60 airborne laser complex, according to Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, on Nov. 25.

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Kremlin ideologue Alexander Dugin predicts full takeover of Ukraine within two years, rejects U.S. peace plan

Russian political figure and Kremlin ideologue Alexander Dugin, whose daughter was killed in a car bombing, said Ukraine will be Russian “completely within two years at most” and that there will be “no sovereignty,” commenting on a new U.S. peace …

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ZELENSKYY: We have good RESULTS from Geneva! Ukraine is ready to MOVE forward #shorts

ZELENSKYY: We have good RESULTS from Geneva! Ukraine is ready to MOVE forward #shorts

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Trump’s peace plan takes the heat off Zelensky amid major corruption scandal

Trump’s peace plan takes the heat off Zelensky amid major corruption scandal

As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was hit with a large-scale corruption scandal and a controversial peace plan at the same time earlier this month, his position seemed desperate and vulnerable to many.

But in fact the foreign policy crisis …

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MEAT GRINDER NEAR POKROVSK AND KUPIANSK: Ukrainian army breaks the Russian offensive!

MEAT GRINDER NEAR POKROVSK AND KUPIANSK: Ukrainian army breaks the Russian offensive!

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Kyiv: Kupyansk battle tilts toward Ukraine as Russian troops face drone-only resupply

The situation in Kupyansk and the nearby settlement of Kupyansk-Uzlovoy remains stable and is generally shifting in favor of Ukraine’s Defense Forces. There is currently no threat of the city being captured, as Russian troops have not achieved …

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"Paper tiger": how Moscow attempts to CONVINCE the West of its achievements #shorts

"Paper tiger": how Moscow attempts to CONVINCE the West of its achievements #shorts

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PUTIN IN PANIC: Kremlin's FAKE on "TAKING" Kupiansk EXPOSED

PUTIN IN PANIC: Kremlin's FAKE on "TAKING" Kupiansk EXPOSED

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Russian troops push to encircle Mirnohrad amid heavy fighting in Donetsk region

Russia’s forces are continuing to apply pressure along the Pokrovsk axis, the command of Ukraine’s Air Assault Corps said. The occupying troops are attempting to cut the road between Mirnohrad and neighboring Pokrovsk, creating a risk of an …

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Ukrainian military refutes Russian claims of capturing Kostyantynivka city center

Statements by Russia’s military command about allegedly clearing the center of Kostyantynivka in Donetsk region are not true. This part of the city remains under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Brig. Gen. Oleksandr Bakulin, commander of …