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Explosions, Fire in Chechnya as Drone Strike Hits FSB, Akhmat Sites
A building belonging to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in Chechnya reportedly burned down after a drone strike, with new attacks also hitting sites linked to Kadyrov’s forces.
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Rubio Calls German Counterpart as Merz Rejects ‘Dictated Peace’ for Ukraine
German pushback on ‘dictated peace’ comes as Rubio ducks NATO Ministerial, sending Landau to Brussels.
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Pacific Island Enables Sanctions-Busting Russian ‘Shadow Fleets’
Without ever setting foot in the palm-fringed micro-state, foreign ship owners can pay Maritime Cook Islands to sail under its star-studded flag.
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Two-Track War: As Zelensky Hunts for Guarantees, Trump’s Fixer Lands in Moscow to ‘Waste Time’, Analysts Say
European capitals fear the Witkoff-Putin meeting is less about peace and more about locking the US into a diplomatic holding pattern. Analysts warn the envoy is being played.
Operation Splinter Factor: CIA Subversion in the Eastern Bloc
The CIA has been implicated in many of the murkiest incidents of the latter half of the 20th century. From the Kennedy assassination and Project MK-ULTRA, to what Wikipedia dubs the “alleged” Operation Mockingbird, a clandestine program which recruited...https://murica.website/2025/12/operation-splinter-factor-cia-subversion-in-the-eastern-bloc/
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BBC Probe Finds Possible Chemical Weapon Use in Georgia Protests
Georgian riot police may have used “camite,” a WWI-era chemical, against Tbilisi protesters last winter, with hundreds reporting prolonged symptoms beyond typical crowd-control effects.
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Putin’s Billionaire Inner Circle Held Secret Talks With US Business on Mining Deals
The talks touched on rare-earth minerals, gas extraction, and even reviving the Nord Stream pipeline, according to WSJ sources and European intelligence officials.
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Miami Takeaways: Trump Admin Urged to Stop ‘Negotiating With Itself’, Start Pressuring Moscow
In an interview with Kyiv Post, veteran US diplomat Daniel Fried warns: Russia won’t negotiate seriously until Washington decides it’s done negotiating with itself.
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The Kremlin’s Monument War: Rewriting History in Occupied Ukraine
Russia is reshaping cemeteries, memorials and public spaces in occupied Ukraine to impose a Kremlin-made past – glorifying separatist leaders, erasing Holodomor sites and recasting the war as destiny.
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Breakthrough or Backstab: Analysts Warn of Miami Peace Stakes
Humanitarian and military analysts say the US-backed proposal risks forcing Kyiv into concessions that would leave Ukraine exposed, fracture alliances, and undermine decades of American commitments.
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High-Stakes Ukraine Peace Push Hits Florida as Questions Swirl Over US Strategy
As Trump’s envoys meet Ukrainian negotiators, former Ambassador John Herbst urges caution, saying progress hinges on how the toughest issues – and the tone of the Florida meeting – are handled.
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Naval Drones Halt Operations at Russian Oil Terminal
The CPC pipeline, which begins in Kazakhstan and ends at the terminal, is a major conduit for Kazakh oil and one of the world’s largest by volume, handling around one percent of global supplies.
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Russian Rocket Damages Baikonur Launch Pad Despite Successful Lift-Off
The accidental destruction of the launch pad on Thursday might mark the first time since 1961 that Russia is unable to send crewed missions into space.
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Moldova Says Briefly Shut Airspace After Fresh Drone Breach
The latest incident comes after Moldova earlier this week reported that a drone had crashed on its soil, with six drones in total crossing its airspace.
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Cracks in Dream: US Senate Rings Alarm on Georgia’s Democratic Drift
Key Senators warn of a ‘dark new chapter’ as the pro-Russian “Georgian Dream” party slides the country away from democratic norms toward Moscow’s orbit – and one Senator blocks key legislation
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Beyond Bluffing: Analyst Says Putin’s Thanksgiving Ultimatum More Theater Than Threat
ISW’s George Barros tells Kyiv Post the Kremlin’s demand is a psychological operation, designed to shape Western expectations rather than deliver battlefield results.
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WhatsApp Jammed Across Russia as Kremlin Pushes Homegrown ‘Max’ Messenger
Russia is reportedly jamming WhatsApp in major cities while forcing state employees to switch to its surveillance-first Max messenger rolled out earlier this year.
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Americans Deliver Bruising Rebuke to Trump’s Ukraine Deal in New Poll
White House faces ‘bipartisan ice storm of skepticism’ after poll shows 46% disapprove of handling of Russian war in Ukraine.
