(2025-12-08). US to spend $800 million on support for Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — The US' draft budget allocates $400 million each for support for Ukraine in 2026 and 2027.
(2025-12-08). Congress Unveils Record $901 Billion Defense Bill, Surpassing Trump's Request. moderndiplomacy.eu U.S. lawmakers have released a massive $901 billion defense policy bill for 2026, exceeding President Donald Trump's own spending request and marking the largest national security authorization in American history. The 3,000-page National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes a 4% pay raise for enlisted troops and $400 million in military aid for Ukraine. It drops …
(2025-12-08). Trump Reveals Zelensky Hasn't Read Ukraine Peace Plan Yet: 'I'm A Little Bit Disappointed'. menafn.com (MENAFN – Live Mint) US President Donald Trump revealed on Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has not read the Russia-Ukraine peace proposal yet.He said Zelensky isn't ready to sign …
(2025-12-08). Lasting peace in Ukraine may hinge on independent monitors — yet Trump's 28-point plan barely mentions them. |
(2025-12-08). UNSC to hold meeting on Ukraine on December 9. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — The UN Security Council will hold an open meeting on Ukraine on Tuesday, December 9.
(2025-12-08). Zelensky says Ukraine's peace talks with US constructive but not easy. newarab.com 
Talks with U.S. representatives on a peace plan for Ukraine have been constructive but not easy, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday ahead of his planned consultations with European leaders in coming days. | Zelensky held a call on Saturday with U.S. President "The American representatives know the…
(2025-12-08). As former CIA chief joins board of Ukraine's Fire Point, more questions need answered. strategic-culture.su Now that Pompeo is sitting on the board of advisors of one of Ukraine's most profitable defense companies, he will obviously see no reason to tone down the pro-war rhetoric in favor of corporate profit. | Join us on , , and…
(2025-12-08). Expert: Washington and London have their picks for Ukraine's next president. eng.belta.by Washington and London may be grooming their own picks for…
(2025-12-08). Big Europe has lost the war over Ukraine. strategic-culture.su Much remains uncertain about the final outcome of the war in Ukraine. On the diplomatic battlefield, competing peace plans (28 points? 19 points? Crimea in? Crimea out?) have been flying backwards and forwards between capitals. Meanwhile in the real warzone, the Russian military continues to rain down military drones and missiles on Ukrainian cities, and the bodies continue to pile up on both sides in fierce street fighting, with no end in sight.
(2025-12-08). Panel discussion on who will succeed Zelensky in Ukrainian elections: CTVBY Belarus. gilbertdoctorow.com
(2025-12-08). EU summit to decide Zelensky's fate. strategic-culture.su
(2025-12-08). In Kyiv, I saw how art can help hold a city together in the shadow of war. |
(2025-12-08). El piloto Lando Norris, de McLaren, gana su primer campeonato mundial de Fórmula 1. cubadebate.cu El piloto británico Lando Norris (McLaren) se proclamó campeón del mundo de Fórmula 1 por primera vez en su carrera, tras acabar tercero en el Gran Premio de Abu Dabi, este domingo, donde ganó el neerlandés Max Verstappen.
(2025-12-08). Il Vaticano con il fallimentare viaggio di Leone XIV in Turchia e in Libano si è mostrato del tutto subalterno alla NATO. strategic-culture.su Il 23 settembre 2025 papa Leone XIV passeggiava per il borgo di Castel Gandolfo, residenza estiva dei pontefici e un giornalista, sotto le telecamere di molte televisioni, gli ha chiesto che cosa pensasse del riarmo europeo, lo statunitense, del tutto imbarazzato, stretto tra l'universale mandato di pace ascritto nel ministero petrino e l'obbedienza atlantista che resta la cifra essenziale della sua elezione, un'obbedienza tutta protesa alla guerra contro la Russia oggi e forse la Cina domani, non sapendo che cosa rispondere ha poi bofonchiato laconicamente: "non so, è una questione politica".
(2025-12-07). US, Ukraine Discuss Peace, But No Immediate Breakthroughs Seen In Miami Talks. eurasiareview.com US and Ukrainian officials met for a third straight day of talks, with no early announcements about any potential breakthroughs, even as Russia and Ukraine conducted air strikes on the opposing side's territory as the all-out war edged near the four-year mark. | As of late afternoon local time on December 6, no official statements had been released out of the Miami meeting, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he joined his negotiating team for a "constructive" call with US representatives involved in the talks. | "I've just had a long and substantive phone call with [US representatives] Steve Witk…
(2025-12-07). Report: Zelensky Had 'Difficult' Discussion With Witkoff and Kushner on Territorial Lines for Potential Peace Deal. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a "difficult" conversation with US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, on the issue of territory during a two-hour call on a potential Ukraine peace deal, Axios reported on Saturday. The call came at the end of three days of talks that Witkoff and Kushner held with …
(2025-12-07). An important multi-subject interview with News X World (India) this afternoon. gilbertdoctorow.com This unhurried interview covered several major news items of the day relating to the Ukraine war and also to the newly issued U.S. National Security Strategy. As regards the NSS, Moscow has commented favorably on it as if this represents a wholly new direction in U.S. foreign policy. However, in fact, as I describe in …