2026-01-14: Ukraine Roundup

So far today: 2026-01-14 3:46pm GMT

infobrics (2026-01-14). Foreign troops and bases in Ukraine will lead to war with Russia. infobrics.org Hungary rejects decisions made at Paris meeting on Ukraine.

Melvin Goodman (2026-01-14). Donald the Destroyer: Act II. counterpunch.org There are no in-house critics in Trump's second term (2025-2029), which may be more apocalyptic, leading to the derogation of America's democracy and greater use of force at home and abroad. The mainstream media is crediting Trump with seeking peaceful agreements to end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, while the picture on the ground points to him throwing President Volodymyr Zelensky and several million Palestinians to Russian and Israeli wolves.

| AFP | (2026-01-14). Russia hits Ukraine power plant. tribune.com.pk Russia pummelled a power plant early Tuesday as it kept up pressure on Ukraine's battered energy system, while unidentified drones hit two oil tankers in the Black Sea. | Four people were killed in Ukraine as Russia fired more than two dozen missiles and hundreds of drones overnight. Moscow has hit Ukraine with daily drone and missile barrages in recent months, targeting energy infrastructure and cutting power and heating in the frigid depths of winter. | Meanwhile, two Greek-owned oil tankers were hit in the Black Sea on Tuesday, one of which was scheduled to load Kazakh oil on Russia's coast, officials said.

infobrics (2026-01-14). Europeans unwilling to buy American weapons for Ukraine. infobrics.org European countries are not adequately funding the PURL project, according to Zelensky.

hindustantimes (2026-01-14). Putin ships hijacked: Starmer finds loopholes to attack Russian tankers, UK undeterred by Oreshnik. hindustantimes.com The UK is preparing to intercept and stop oil tankers linked to Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" after identifying a legal basis to use military force under sanctions and anti-money laundering laws. As London intensifies efforts to disrupt illicit oil shipments funding Moscow's war in Ukraine, the move signals a major escalation in maritime enforcement, raising geopolitical stakes across global shipping lanes.

Evaggelos Vallianatos (2026-01-14). Political Climate Boomerang and World Chaos. counterpunch.org President Trump is withdrawing the United States from the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which is the legal bedrock for pathbreaking efforts of the world to take a look at its footprint on planet Earth. Is the US withdrawal from the environmental conventions of the UN undermining world safety and security? First,

WSWS (2026-01-14). Trump doubles down on threat to seize Greenland, as Danish Foreign Minister set for talks in Washington. wsws.org Trump's seizure of Greenland would spell the end of NATO, an outcome the European powers are desperately trying to avoid because they are not yet ready militarily to act independently without US support.

infobrics (2026-01-14). Can Russia save Greenland and Europe, amid American threats. infobrics.org Trump's threats against Greenland have exposed deep contradictions within NATO and accelerated Europe's search for strategic alternatives. As EU leaders weigh autonomous defense options and energy security, Russia reemerges as a potential stabilizing factor through Arctic cooperation, energy diplomacy, and even a revival of Nord Stream.

aljazeera (2026-01-14). US senators introduce bill to stop Trump seizing Greenland. aljazeera.com The bipartisan bill would bar funding for any move to occupy or annex the territory of a NATO member state.

WSWS (2026-01-14). Europe's cannon fodder: Introduction and expansion of conscription in numerous EU countries. wsws.org The reintroduction and expansion of conscription is a direct result of the military rearmament in the NATO war against Russia and the preparation for a Third World War.

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