US intelligence services pressed to assess the consequences of ending Washington's support for Ukraine

American lawmakers have called on key intelligence chiefs to assess the security risks and effects of Ukraine's potential defeat on US national interests, the Hill has written.

The newspaper noted that the assessment should include the ability of Ukraine’s military to fight if the US continues or withholds military and economic support, and if the US maintains or withdraws permission on the use of long-range provided missiles to strike deep into Russia.

Are they preparing for something? 🤔

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🤔 Hamas Considers 60-Day Ceasefire Proposal that Would Allow IDF to Remain “Temporarily” in Gaza - WSJ

As part of the latest deal, the ceasefire period would see Hamas release up to 30 hostages being held in Gaza, including US citizens, according to Arab mediators.

The Trump effect?

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⚠️ Zelensky Rejects Christmas Ceasefire, Prisoner Swap

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban revealed he had discussed the Ukraine war during a telephone call with President Putin.

He wrote on X: “We proposed a Christmas ceasefire and a large-scale prisoner exchange. It’s sad that President Zelensky clearly rejected and ruled this out today. We did what we could.”

His comments were echoed in Moscow. “Viktor Orban expressed interest in assisting the joint search for political-diplomatic paths to resolve the crisis,” the Kremlin said – calling Zelensky’s stance “destructive.”

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⚠️ JUST IN: Syria's new govt to suspend constitution, parliament for three-month transition period – AFP

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❎ Sanctions Bite? Two German Shipyards File for Insolvency

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), based in the northern city of Flensburg, and Nobiskrug in nearby Rendsburg are affected, according to spox for district courts. (DPA)

The shipyards have been struggling financially due to a lack of orders, with salaries repeatedly being paid late.

Germany's shipbuilding industry has suffered from soaring costs in recent years… if only they had a way to access cheap power?

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➡️ NEW: Tusk Tells Macron Polish Troops Will Not Enter Ukraine – Even After Ceasefire

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🇺🇦🇩🇪Ukraine wants to return all its citizens who left for Germany "as quickly as possible," said Prime Minister Shmygal.

Die Welt writes that the Ukrainian Prime Minister "hopes" that all refugees will return from Germany. He discussed this topic with Scholz in Berlin.

"All Ukrainian refugees are welcome in Ukraine, during or after this war, we are waiting for these people. We have agreed with the German side and our new Minister of National Unity to work together and find solutions on how we can return all Ukrainians as quickly as possible," the prime minister said.

Shmygal said that the Ukrainian government is "absolutely interested in the return to our country of all Ukrainians who fled in the first days of the war or after it."

🐻 Wonder why

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⚡️ JUST IN: Trump Criticizes Kiev for Launching ATACMS into Russia – TIME

“I disagree very vehemently with sending missiles hundreds of miles into Russia. Why are we doing that?” the President-elect said.

“We’re just escalating this war and making it worse.”

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❌ Australia to Force Big Tech to Pay for News

Meta and Google will have to pay publishers on their platforms in Australia or risk paying millions to continue operations.

“The rapid growth of digital platforms in recent years has disrupted Australia’s media landscape, and it is threatening the viability of public interest journalism,” Communications Minister Michelle Rowland told reporters.

Platforms with Australian revenue of more than $250mn a year would be taxed a still-to-be-decided figure starting from next year – but can offset the tax, or avoid paying it entirely, if they voluntarily entered into commercial agreements with local media companies.

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❗️NEW: Trump signs NYSE guest book and will become the first US president to ring the bell since Ronald Reagan

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🤔 JUST IN: Russia Preparing for Long-Term Confrontation with Ukraine and NATO – Mark Rutte

Someone trying to justify his NATO Sec-Gen wage?

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🇷🇺🇺🇳🇺🇦 Grossi announced that a drone attack targeted a vehicle carrying IAEA experts on the road to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant on Tuesday. According to him, "there were no casualties," but the vehicle sustained significant damage.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense had stated that in order to ensure the safe rotation of IAEA observers at the ZNPP, a ceasefire regime had been declared along the entire route of the inspectors, which was strictly adhered to by Russian military personnel.

"One of the IAEA team's vehicles was attacked with a drone on Ukrainian territory. Fortunately, there were no casualties, and our staff is safe. The rotation has been completed," Grossi noted in a video, which also showed a photo of the damaged vehicle.

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⚠️ Bavarian Police Raid House of 14-Year-Old Boy Using TikTok Hashtag “Everything for Germany” – reports

The teen told police he was unaware that the phrase was banned for its association with the Nazi parliamentary wing, the SA.

The police seized his phone and photographed his room plus personal articles, according to a report from German weekly Junge Freiheit.

The family is considering pursuing legal action for the raid - which took place on Dec 6, St Nicholas Day.

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😒 NATO Considers Raising Defense Spending Target to 3% - Telegraph

The increased target could be set at NATO’s Leaders’ Summit in The Hague in June 2025, raising the treaty’s current goal of 2%.

Alliance members will also be asked to contribute more tanks, aircraft and weapon systems as soon as next year. Whitehall sources told the Telegraph a rise to 3% would be “difficult” to meet for the UK.

However, of NATO’s 32 members, only 23 will reach the current 2% target - which was set over a decade ago.

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🎯 “Homeland or Death!”: Che Guevara Denounces US Interventions Worldwide and Calls for Resistance Against Imperialism – OTD at the UN General Assembly in 1964

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🇪🇺💶📉 The EU has lost more than €1.5 trillion from sanctions; this is the price of its political choice - Alexander Grushko, the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation in response to a question from TASS.

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⚠️ “About 1 million Ukrainian soldiers have died”: ABC Says the Quiet Part Out Loud

No wonder Blinken and Co want the draft age lowered…

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