(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). 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). 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). 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). 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.
(2025-11-28). Expert: The West has suffered defeat on every front in Ukraine conflict. eng.belta.by The Ukrainian conflict is nearing its end, Andrei Vajra, editor-in-chief of the Alternativa information and analysis website, said in a recent episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA's YouTube Channel.
(2025-11-28). New weapons emerging to counter and zap drone power. asiatimes.com 
Like so many conflicts before it, the Russo-Ukraine war has forced both sides to innovate. Since they have been able to gain control of opposition air space, neither side has made wide use of traditional air assets such as fast fighter jets. which take much time and money to manufacture and so can't be risked …
(2025-11-28). Hungary's Orban to meet Putin in Moscow on energy and Ukraine peace talks. moderndiplomacy.eu Hungary has maintained unusually close ties with Moscow despite the ongoing war in neighbouring Ukraine. The country remains heavily dependent on Russian energy, importing millions of tonnes of crude oil and billions of cubic meters of natural gas annually. While the European Union has sought to reduce reliance on Russian energy, Hungary has repeatedly secured …