2025-12-17: Ukraine Roundup

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eng.belta.by (2025-12-17). Lukashenko outlines his plan for peace in Ukraine. eng.belta.by The conflict in Ukraine, like all others, will end in peace sooner or later. However, it is important to achieve this sooner in order to prevent further loss of life, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said in an interview with the U.S. media company Newsmax.

eng.belta.by (2025-12-17). Lukashenko: Continuation of Ukraine war will lead to global conflict. eng.belta.by "If Ukraine believes it can defeat Russia and is prepared to continue the war, then let it fight. In my view, and I believe Trump shares this position, if the fighting continues on its current path, Ukraine will disappear from the map. It will cease to exist," he stated.

eng.belta.by (2025-12-17). Lukashenko: Ukraine simply handed over Crimea to Russia. eng.belta.by In one of her questions, interviewer Greta Conway Van Susteren mentioned Crimea, which is where, according to the Ukrainian side, the war began in 2014.

Branko Marcetic (2025-12-17). Pranked Biden official exposes lie that Ukraine war was inevitable. responsiblestatecraft.org When it comes to the Ukraine war, there have long been two realities. One is propagated by former Biden administration officials in speeches and media interviews, in which Russian President Vladimir Putin's illegal invasion had nothing to do with NATO's U.S.-led expansion into the now shattered country, there was nothing that could have been done to prevent what was an inevitable imperialist land-grab, and that negotiations once the war started to try to end the killing were not only impossible, but morally wrong. Then there is the other, polar opposite reality that occasionally slips through when officials t…

Dave DeCamp (2025-12-17). Polish PM Says US Has Pledged To Take Military Action Against Russia If It Violates Future Ukraine Ceasefire. news.antiwar.com Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that during talks with Ukraine on a potential peace deal, US officials vowed that the US would be willing to take military action against Russia if it violates a future ceasefire, a commitment that would risk nuclear war. "For the first time I heard from the mouths …

eng.belta.by (2025-12-17). Lukashenko reflects on Trump's role in Ukraine's future. eng.belta.by Aleksandr Lukashenko replied: "The war will continue. It will persist until forces within Ukraine prevail that will compel Zelensky to make peace. And these forces will be able to compel him when the front begins to completely collapse, though the start of this is already visible."

eng.belta.by (2025-12-17). What is Putin's goal? Lukashenko shares insider view in interview with U.S. journalist. eng.belta.by Aleksandr Lukashenko also expressed support for the position of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has declared that the resolution to the Ukraine conflict must be based on the realities on the ground as they stand today.

Editor (2025-12-17). How Europe Could Use Billions In Frozen Russian Assets To Fund Ukraine's War Effort And Why It's So Risky. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) Most people outside of banking won't have heard of Euroclear. It's a Brussels-based settlement provider that enables the transfer of ownership of securities between …

Editor (2025-12-17). US Tells Ukraine 'It Must Withdraw From Donetsk Region For Peace Deal'. menafn.com (MENAFN – Gulf Times) US negotiators have told Ukraine during peace talks in Berlin that it must agree to withdraw forces from the eastern Donetsk region under any deal to end the nearly …

Staff (2025-12-17). NewsX World: Zelensky's Speech yesterday at The Hague. gilbertdoctorow.com In this hourly news bulletin, I come on at minute 3.45 Fresh from the highly supportive meeting with European leaders in Berlin a day earlier, Zelensky sets out before Dutch legislators his demand that the peace agreements also foresee condemnation of Russia's aggression and thereby uphold the principles of international law. As I characterize his …

Editor (2025-12-17). Finland, Poland To Lead Initiatives To Protect NATO's Eastern Flank From Russia. menafn.com (MENAFN – UkrinForm) Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said this at a press conference in Helsinki with leaders of the Eastern Flank Summit, Ukrinform reports. | Orpo called the summit a "historic …

newarab (2025-12-16). Reparations for Ukraine: new European body set up. newarab.com Top European officials including The International Claims Commission for Ukraine, signed by 35 countries, will assess and decide on claims for reparations, including any amount to be paid out. | "We expect that every mechanism for compensation… will start and receive strong and sufficient international support so that people can…

infobrics (2025-12-16). Ukraine a 'black hole' of corruption – Fico. infobrics.org Slovak leader has been criticized by European bureaucrats for mentioning the corruption scandal in Ukraine.

Andrew Korybko (2025-12-16). Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Investigation Appears to Be on the Brink of Implicating Zelensky. globalresearch.ca It was earlier assessed that "

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2025-12-16). Estonia Bans Pro-Peace Political Party. Criminalization of Anti-NATO Opposition. globalresearch.ca European countries continue to tighten their authoritarian measures against political dissidents. | Citizens and organizations expressing opinions sympathetic to Russia or critical of NATO and the EU are being silenced through coercive measures such as personal sanctions, imprisonment, and fines. | This …

Michael Welch (2025-12-16). The War on Yugoslavia 25 Years Later: NATO's Blueprint For the Conflicts of the Twenty First Century. globalresearch.ca [This podcast was first published by GR in March 2024.] | "The [1999] bombing war violates and shreds the basic provisions of the United Nations Charter and other conventions and treaties; the attack on Yugoslavia constitutes the most brazen international …

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