(2025-12-20). Ukraine MP Yulia Serko on tough choices as Ukraine war drags into fourth year. hindustantimes.com As the Ukraine-Russia war nears its fourth year, pressure is mounting on Kyiv from all sides. In this exclusive interview, Ukrainian MP Yulia Serko speaks candidly about battlefield realities, Europe's funding lifeline, Donald Trump's push for elections, and Moscow's uncompromising demands. With frozen Russian assets, NATO-style guarantees, and internal political strains now in play, the path to peace looks anything but simple. Serko outlines what Ukraine can accept, what it will never concede, and why the next phase of talks could shape Europe's future security order.
(2025-12-20). Moscow intent on pressing on in Ukraine: Putin. tribune.com.pk 
Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday said the ball was in the court of the West and Kyiv in talks to end the war in Ukraine, while hailing Moscow's recent battlefield gains and threatening more. | Speaking during his annual end-of-year news conference — a staple of his 25-year rule — Putin told Russians that Moscow was intent on pressing on in Ukraine, striking a confident tone. | The 73-year-old repeatedly says that Moscow will seize the rest of Ukrainian land he has proclaimed as Russian by force if talks fail. | Putin said Friday he did not feel personally responsible for the tens of thousands of p…
(2025-12-20). US, Russian officials to meet in Florida for more Ukraine talks. newarab.com 
US negotiators are set to meet Russian officials in Florida on Saturday for the The meeting follows US talks on Friday with Ukrainian and
(2025-12-20). Putin imposes an "Impossible" condition for halting the war in Ukraine. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow could consider suspending long-range attacks inside Ukraine, but only if Kyiv proceeds with national elections — a condition that immediately reignited political debate around Ukraine's wartime governance.Speaking during his annual press conference in Moscow, Putin said Russia is willing to "examine security guarantees" and refrain from targeting deep into Ukrainian territory if Ukraine holds elections in which Ukrainian citizens residing in Russia are also allowed to vote.His remarks come shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump accuse…
(2025-12-20). China, Ukraine hold political consultations between foreign ministries. ecns.cn China's Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Liu Bin (R) meets Serhiy Kyslytsya, first deputy minister of foreign affairs of Ukraine, in Beijing, December 18, 2025.China's Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Liu Bin held political consultations between the foreign ministries of China and Ukraine with Serhiy Kyslytsya, first deputy minister of foreign affairs of Ukraine, in Beijing on Thursday.
(2025-12-20). EU's new level of desperation gives Zelensky breathing space. strategic-culture.su The real question for the EU and NATO is how will they cope with the opprobrium which follows? | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | It…
(2025-12-20). Scientific Report or Legal Brief? The Hunga Tonga Assessment and the Anatomy of Narrative Closure. wattsupwiththat.com In that sense, the document reads less like an open scientific inquiry and more like a legal brief. Evidence is marshaled, counterarguments anticipated, uncertainties catalogued, and a verdict delivered early, then defended at length. The goal is not discovery, but closure.