(2025-10-25). Russia targets Ukraine's nuclear hubs, Krementchuk in crosshairs | Putin. hindustantimes.com Ukraine's nuclear reactors are under mounting threat as Russia intensifies strikes on the nation's energy grid. The sustained assault aims to plunge cities into darkness, disrupt critical infrastructure, and weaken Kyiv's ability to sustain its war effort through the winter.
(2025-10-25). EU shelves plan to tap frozen Russian assets for Ukraine aid until December. hindustantimes.com European Union leaders in Brussels faced a storm of criticism after failing to finalize their heavily anticipated plan to use Russia's frozen assets to fund Ukraine's rebuilding and defense. Following an intense Council session, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and Council President António Costa admitted Thursday night that the "reparations loan" proposal had been shelved pending further legal and technical review — with a final decision now delayed until December. Watch for details…
(2025-10-25). Europe's defence roadmap 2030 lays the groundwork for dictatorship and global war. wsws.org Amid the escalating US-NATO war with Russia, the European Council's adoption of the Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030 marks a decisive turn toward a fully militarized Europe, laying the groundwork for dictatorship and global war.
(2025-10-24). Intestines of the Ukraine War. globalresearch.ca In World War I, Western Ukrainians fought as part of the territory of Austria-Hungary against Eastern Ukrainians from the lands that were part of the Russian Empire. | In World War II, Western Ukrainians, who felt occupied by Russia after their …
(2025-10-24). Diplomacy Watch: Trump turns the screws on Moscow. responsiblestatecraft.org President Donald Trump announced new sanctions on Russia's leading oil producers in a move aimed at turning the screws on Moscow — and countries that continue to buy Russian oil, like India and Turkey.The decision surprised many Ukraine war observers, who have struggled to discern the logic behind Trump's approach to the conflict in recent weeks. Just days before the sanctions announcement, Trump had held a seemingly cordial phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, after which the U.S. leader had started to lean hard on Ukraine to make concessions. Trump had even suggested an imminent, in-perso…
(2025-10-24). Why do liberals lionise Zelensky, but ignore Marwan Barghouti? thecanary.co Volodymyr Zelenskiy has had an audience with King Charles ahead of a meeting with UK PM Keir Starmer. Reports suggest Starmer will press allies for more long-range missiles for Ukraine. That kind of support is bipartisan. Boris Johnson was also a huge fan of Zelenskiy. But what about figures like Marwan Barghouti? Western liberals have […] | By
(2025-10-24). Ukraine faces financial crisis as winter approaches. wsws.org Despite billions wasted and hundreds of thousands already killed in the proxy war with Russia, Ukraine and its EU backers remain committed to war.
(2025-10-24). Climate Action: The Impact of China's New Energy Vehicle Sales in Europe. moderndiplomacy.eu The European Union fears the lack of competitiveness in the face of Chinese markets, which have invaded European countries with environmentally friendly and low-carbon vehicles. Here, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, announced a competition investigation into market distortions caused by Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles in the EU and their superiority …
(2025-10-24). German police shoot German soldier during NATO drill — you couldn't make it up. thecanary.co German police in the Bavarian town of Erding have wounded a German soldier in a friendly fire incident — that the writers of Dad's Army would have rejected as too ridiculous — because they hadn't noticed that NATO was conducting a "large-scale" anti-Russian exercise in their town and across Bavaria. As German station Deutsche Welle (DW) […] | By