(2025-11-29). Zelensky's circle rocked by graft allegations. tribune.com.pk 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday removed his powerful chief of staff and top negotiator, Andriy Yermak, after detectives raided his house as part of a sweeping corruption probe. | Yermak's removal deals a serious blow to Zelensky, who is facing a mounting Russian offensive in the east just as the United States, a crucial ally, tabled a surprise plan to end the war that heavily favoured Moscow. | Just last week, Zelensky had named Yermak, 54, as Ukraine's top negotiator in high-stakes talks to refine the US plan. That was a vote of confidence amid growing pressure from opposition figures to remo…
(2025-11-29). Ukraine peace prospects now almost entirely in Trump's hands. asiatimes.com Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Rubio and Witkoff vie for control of Ukraine strategy James Davis reports that Trump's shrinking Ukraine peace plan has ignited a power struggle within his own administration, with Rubio and Witkoff pursuing rival diplomatic tracks …
(2025-11-29). Ukraine's peace talks reveal the risks of replacing diplomats with dealmakers. |
(2025-11-29). Ray McGovern: The Neocon-Realist Armageddon Over Ukraine. scheerpost.com Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio, Aug. 18, 2025 in the Oval Office. (White House /Daniel Torok) | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Ray McGovern / Donald Trump made some…
(2025-11-29). Putin 'Optimistic' On US Peace Plan, Calls Zelensky 'Illegitimate'. popularresistance.org Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on 27 November that the Kremlin generally agrees that the 28-point US peace plan for Ukraine could form a basis for an agreement, while at the same time calling Ukraine's leadership illegitimate. | "In general, we agree that this could be the basis for future agreements," he said while speaking to reporters at the conclusion of a visit to Kyrgyzstan. | "It would be impolite of me to talk about any final options now, as there aren't any. But some things are fundamental," Putin said.
(2025-11-29). Zelensky's top adviser is out. What's next? strategic-culture.su Andriy Yermak—the chief of staff and right-hand man of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky—resigned on Friday after anticorruption watchdogs raided his home and office. Such investigations have heated up in Ukraine the last few weeks but until now haven't burned anyone nearly as prominent as Yermak, whose political power arguably rivaled that of the president himself.
(2025-11-29). Rubio 'plans to skip NATO meeting' at key moment for Ukraine. newarab.com 
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to skip a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels next week, two U.S. officials said, in a highly unusual absence of the top U.S. diplomat from a key transatlantic gathering. | Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will represent Washington instead, said one of the officials, who requested anonymity to discuss matters that have not yet been made public. It was unclear why Rubio planned to skip the December 3 meeting, and his plans could change. | But his likely no-show comes when U.S. and Ukrainian officials have been scrambling to narrow gaps over President…
(2025-11-29). Peace plan presented by the US to Ukraine reflects inexperienced, unrealistic handling of a delicate situation. |
(2025-11-29). Illegal Orders, Liberal Hypocrisy, And Fake Outrage. popularresistance.org A group of six United States senators and members of congress recently released a 90-second video in which they assert that members of the military can and in fact should refuse to carry out orders that are illegal. Article 92 in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) states that lawful orders must be obeyed and unlawful orders should not be carried out. While the assertion should not be controversial, the question of what is lawful or unlawful is not always clear. Military service personnel are at great personal risk should they attempt to make the distinction themselves.
(2025-11-29). Belarus, Moldova discuss economic, inter-parliamentary cooperation. eng.belta.by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Moldova Anatoly Buben met with Chairman of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova Igor Dodon on 27 November.
(2025-11-29). La matrioska europea dell'irrilevanza. strategic-culture.su La combinazione UE/NATO non puà≤ che svolgere il ruolo di patetici chihuahua che abbaiano. Questo è il prezzo da pagare per una matrioska di suprema stupidità . | Segue nostro Nessuno ha mai perso denaro scommettendo sugli istinti politicamente suicidi dell'UE post-orwelliana, acronimo di un'Europa virtuale. | Chiamateli psicopatici bipolari immaturi o branco di chihuahua che abbaiano: nessuna voce di ragione giupiteriana o mercuriale…