For the fifth day in a row, Georgians are holding massive protests in the country’s capital, Tbilisi. The brewing dissatisfaction was ignited by the country’s democratic backsliding under the leadersh Source : …
Reading
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms
Amy B. Zegart
Protests
Protests in Georgia, explained
Russia
War, Deficits, and the Russian Economy: An Uphill Battle to Nowhere
With the ruble under pressure and Russia’s economy facing growing strain, attention is shifting from the battlefield to the “financial front”. Much ink has been spilled on the topic, but even respecte Source : …
Ukraine
Ukrainian Defense Minister summoned to Parliament over procurement scandal involving faulty mines
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has been summoned to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine amid a scandal involving defense procurement, specifically related to substandard mines for the Armed Forces Source : www.uawire.org/ukrainian…
Ukraine
Russia
Ombudsman denies Russian claim that Kyiv is delaying prisoner exchanges
Kyiv is ready to bring back all Ukrainians from Russian captivity, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Dec. 2, denying the claims of his Russian counterpart Tatyana Moskalkova. Lubinets’s response came Source : …
Protesters spent the fifth night in Tbilisi fighting with special forces
Source : www.youtube.com/watch
Ukraine
Russia
Kremlin condemns new $725 million U.S. military aid package for Ukraine, accuses Washington of escalating conflict
The Kremlin has expressed outrage over the new U.S. defense package for Ukraine, which will include Stinger missiles, HIMARS ammunition, drones, and anti-personnel mines, according to reports. The dec Source : www.uawire.org/kremlin-c…
Clashes between protesters and MP's versus soldiers near South Korean Parliament
Source : www.youtube.com/watch
Drone Hunters: Protecting the Skies Over Kharkiv
Source : www.youtube.com/watch
Russia
Protests
Abkhaz council votes against ratification of controversial agreement with Russia
The council of Russian-occupied Abkhazia against a controversial investment agreement with Moscow, which sparked mass protests last month, Interfax reported on Dec. 3. Twenty-one lawmakers voted again Source : kyivindependent.com/abkhaz-co…
Ukraine
Bombed in Syria, then again in Ukraine
Want a Ukrainian dog to greet you every day of the year? Introducing our 2025 Dogs of War (and Cats of Conflict) Calendars! Subscribe now to an annual plan , and you’ll get one for free! We are only p Source : …
Ukraine
Ukrainian Forces reclaim Novomlynsk in Kharkiv region
Ukrainian defense forces have successfully liberated one of the settlements in the Kharkiv region, as reported by monitoring project DeepState . According to the report, Ukrainian defenders managed to Source : www.uawire.org/ukrainian…
South Korean Parliament BLOCKED by Police and Government Forces – Open Sources
Source : www.youtube.com/watch
Ukraine
Ukraine insists on NATO membership, dismisses alternative security proposals
Ukraine has pre-emptively rejected any alternative security guarantees that might be proposed instead of the country’s full NATO membership. This announcement coincides with the 30th anniversary of th Source : www.uawire.org/ukraine-i…
Protests
Baltic states will introduce sanctions against members of "Georgian Dream" for suppressing protests
Source : www.youtube.com/watch
Russia
Syrian Gambit: Russia's Weakness Let the Rebels Take Revenge | Red Lines
Source : www.youtube.com/watch
Ukraine
Photos
Ukraine accelerating missile production, Zelensky says
Ukraine is accelerating the country’s missile production, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Dec. 3 following a meeting with top officials. Zelensky was briefed on contracts for the production of Uk Source : …
Ukraine
Civil administration in Aleppo. New aid package from the USA. Will England send troops to Ukraine?
Source : www.youtube.com/watch
Ukraine
Russia
Photos
Russia to send mercenaries to Syria to reinforce its troops, Ukrainian intelligence claims
Russia is sending private mercenaries to Syria to reinforce its troops, possibly its so-called Africa Corps, the Ukrainian military intelligence agency (HUR) claimed on Dec. 3. “Moscow’s leaders decid Source : …
Ukraine
Russia
Photos
Ukraine asking NATO for 20 air defense systems to prevent blackouts
Ukraine is appealing to its NATO partners to provide at least 20 air defense systems to help repel Russian aerial attacks, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said ahead of an allied meeting in Brussels on Source : kyivindependent.com/ukraine-2…
Ukraine
Photos
Journalists, anti-corruption groups denounce Ukraine’s attempt to increase punishment for state leaks
Parliament is scheduled to vote on Dec. 3 on a new law proposing up to eight years imprisonment for accessing or disseminating confidential state register information during martial law, a bill that U Source : kyivindependent.com/journalis…
Russia
Photos
Western sanctions force Russian importers to smuggle their goods, media reports
The latest Western sanctions against 50 Russian banks forced Russian importers to use complex and underhand schemes to pay their Chinese sellers, the Moscow Times reported on Dec. 2, citing undisclose Source : kyivindependent.com/western-s…
Russia
Protesters in Tbilisi chant a well-known offensive song about Putin
Source : www.youtube.com/watch
Ukraine
Photos
Day 1,003: Ukraine to get air defense boost from Germany by year’s end
Day 1,003: Ukraine to get air defense boost from Germany by year’s end Ukraine will get another IRIS-T system, Patriot launchers this month, Scholz says. NATO countries are expected to reaffirm suppor Source : uacrisis.org/en/1013
