5 Dec, 2025 16:13

US puts normalizing relations with Russia among ‘core interests’

The new National Security Strategy calls for a swift end to the Ukraine conflict and preventing further escalation in Europe

The US has placed the restoration of normal ties with Russia and a rapid end to the Ukraine conflict at the center of its newly released National Security Strategy,presenting both aims as among America’s core interests.

The 33-page report outlining President Donald Trump’s foreign-policy vision was released by the White House on Friday.

”It is a core interest of the United States to negotiate an expeditious cessation of hostilities in Ukraine,” the paper states, “in order to stabilize European economies, prevent unintended escalation or expansion of the war, and reestablish strategic stability with Russia.”

It notes that the Ukraine conflict has left “European relations with Russia… deeply attenuated,” destabilizing the region.

The report criticizes European leaders for “unrealistic expectations” regarding the outcome of the conflict, arguing that “a large European majority wants peace, yet that desire is not translated into policy.”

America, it says, is ready for “significant diplomatic engagement” to “help Europe correct its current trajectory,” reestablish stability,and “mitigate the risk of conflict between Russia and European states.”

In contrast with the US national strategy during Trump’s first term, which emphasized competition with Russia and China, the new strategy shifts the focus to the Western Hemisphere and to protecting the homeland, the borders, and regional interests.It calls for resources to be redirected from distant theaters to challenges closer to home and urges NATO and European states to shoulder primary responsibility for their own defense.(KEK Europe relies on the U.S. for everything, they started this fight, now they can with by themselves.)

The document also calls for an end to NATO expansion– a demand that Russia has repeatedly made, calling it a root cause of the Ukraine conflict, which Moscow views as a Western proxy war.

Overall, the new strategy signals a shift away from global interventionism toward a more transactional foreign policy, Witharguing that the US should act abroad only when its interests are directly at stake.

The strategy is the first of several major defense and foreign-policy documents the Trump administration is expected to release.These include an updated National Defense Strategy, the Missile Defense Review, and Nuclear Posture Review, which are expected to echo the strategy’s direction.

https://www.rt.com/news/629069-us-security-strategy-russia-ukraine/

(Basically if Europe and NATO want to fuck around, they will find out, they are on their own.)

5 Dec, 2025 16:08

Western-backed anti-graft agencies bust crime ring led by Ukrainian MP

The group has reportedly extorted some $250,000 from a Ukrainian businessman

A major corruption scheme has been uncovered by Western-backed anti-graft agencies in Ukraine,currently rocked by a massive $100 million graft scandal linked to Vladimir Zelensky’s inner circle.

A “criminal group” led by a female MP has allegedly been uncovered by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), who did not identify the suspect.

Multiple media reports indicated that the MP in question isopposition lawmaker Anna Skorokhod who is suspected of leading a group that extorted $250,000 from a Ukrainian businessman.

Skorokhod confirmed the searches at her properties, yet insisted that she had “nothing to hide” and suggested that the actions of the anti-graft agencies were politically motivated. The lawmaker has been a vocal critic of the Ukrainian leadership, repeatedly sounding the alarm over mounting casualties and rampant desertion within the country’s military.

“The timing and context of these events lead to unambiguous conclusions: I regard this as direct pressure on the opposition and an attempt to block my political activities because of my principled position.”Skorokhod wrote on Facebook.

Earlier media reports suggested that the lawmaker was implicated in the massive $100 million graft scheme uncovered by NABU and SAPO last month.Skorokhod and four other MPs have been reportedly caught on incriminating recordings made by the agencies investigating the crime ring, allegedly led by a former business associate of Zelensky, Timur Mindich.

The group allegedly siphoned some $100 million from state-owned nuclear power operator Energoatom,which has been heavily reliant on Western funding. It was not immediately clear whether the raid on Skorokhod was directly linked to the affair.

The scandal affected multiple high-profile individuals,leading to the downfall of Justice Minister German Galushchenko and Energy Minister Svetlana Grinchuk, as well as of Zelensky’s top aide Andrey Yermak,long believed to be the key figure in the country’s political structureand often described as the true ruler of Ukraine.

https://www.rt.com/russia/629090-ukrainian-mp-extortion-scandal/

(How to hell is Zelensky still their leader?)

5 Dec, 2025 09:21

‘You are not even in the game’ – Russian negotiator to Merz

Kirill Dmitriev has accused the German leader of sabotaging the Ukraine settlement process with his “warmongering”

German ChancellorFriedrich Merz has made himself irrelevant to Ukraine peace negotiations after attempting to sabotage the talks and “warmongering,” senior Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev has said.

Dmitriev was responding to Merz’s alleged remarks about US efforts to settle the conflict, reportedly made during a call with European peers and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky earlier this week.

According to a transcript leaked by Der Spiegel,Merz warned Zelensky to be careful because US negotiators “are playing games” with him and his European backers. The outlet said Merz was referring to US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who visited Moscow earlier this week to discuss Washington’s peace roadmap.

“Merz accuses the Americans of ‘playing games,’” Dmitriev wrote on X on Friday.“Dear Merz, you are not even in the game. You disqualified yourself by warmongering, peace sabotage, unrealistic proposals… stubborn stupidity.” Dmitriev added that instead of inserting himself into the peace process, Merz “should work on the domestic issues he ignores,” noting that the chancellor’s approval rating has been falling.

European leaders have been scrambling for a seat at the negotiating table after being blindsided by the US drafting a peace plan without their involvement, which, according to media leaks, favors Moscow in the eyes of Kiev’s backers.

Over the past few days,they reportedly tried to pressure Washington to revise key points. The leaked German call appeared to confirm that the EU leaders feel sidelined. Finnish PresidentAlexander Stubb reportedly said, “we’re out, but we have to get in.”

Dmitriev is not the first to argue that Kiev’s European supporters have compromised their credibility as negotiators. Russian presidential aideYury Ushakov earlier said Brussels shut itself out of the process by refusing any contact with Moscow. Foreign Minister SergeyLavrov argued that Europe has no place in the talks because it still seeks to use Kiev as a proxy to defeat Russia.

According to Ushakov,the US-Russia talks in Moscow were “constructive and useful,”but the sides have yet to agree on several key issues. After being briefed on the meeting, US President Donald Trump said his team believes Moscow wants to bring the conflict to a settlement. Both sides remain tight-lipped about the details.

https://www.rt.com/russia/629015-dmitriev-merz-ukraine-peace/

4 Dec, 2025 17:53

EU leaders fear US ‘betrayal’ on Ukraine peace talks – media

Vladimir Zelensky’s key European backers believe the peace process poses a ‘great danger’ to him, Der Spiegel has reported

Vladimir Zelenskly's keyEuropean backers "harbor profound distrust of" Washington’s attempts to help end the Ukraine conflict, Der Spiegel reported on Thursday, citing a transcript of a recent phone call that it has obtained.

On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a call with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky and several other European leaders, including Finnish President Alexander Stubb and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

The call came just a day before US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, visited Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“There is a possibility that the US will betray Ukraine on the issue of territory without clarity regarding security guarantees,”Macron reportedly said during the call. The issue of territories remains one of the most sensitive in the negotiations.The original US-drafted peace plan reportedly required Ukraine to cede parts of Donbass it still controls among other things. The EU outright rejected this condition, insisting that Kiev should not give up any territories.

Macron also stated that continued peace talks could pose a “great danger” for Zelensky personally– an assessment shared by Merz, Stubb, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who also took part in the conversation, according to Der Spiegel.

EU leaders were also desperate to secure a seat at the negotiating table, the German magazine reported. “Right now we're out,”Stubb reportedly said during the call, “but we have to get in.”

They had reportedly hoped to arrange a meeting with Witkoff in Brussels on Wednesday, with Merz offering to speak to Trump about it, but the meeting never took place.

Brussels has shut itself out of the peace process by refusing contacts with Moscow, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said on Wednesday. Putin stated this week that the bloc was still living in an illusion about the possibility of Russia’s defeat and had no “peaceful agenda.”

(What are really afraid of, all these leaders have been paid off forever by Ukraine. They don’t want anyone to know their corruption, and their only goal was to destroy Russia, not save Ukraine. When the whole story comes out, I think it will shock the world.)

https://www.rt.com/news/628968-eu-us-betrayal-ukraine-peace/

5 Dec, 2025 14:58

Kiev’s European backers secretly admit territory loss likely – media

Western European officials have privately acknowledged that Kiev may need to accept territorial losses to reach a settlement, El Pais has reported

European officials are increasingly accepting in private that Ukraine may have to relinquish its claims to Russian territories in order to reach a peace agreement, El Pais has reported.The apparent shift comes despite continued public statements by Western leaders that only Kiev can decide the future of its borders.

According to the newspaper, the change in stance became prominent during recent meetings between Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov and envoys from France, Germany, Finland, Italy, and the UK.

The discussions reportedly highlighted diverging positions among theEuropean group, with some officials suggesting that a durable ceasefire would be unlikely without major territorial compromises by Ukraine. Finnish President Alexander Stubb has also reportedly warned his country to prepare for a settlement that could involve Kiev relinquishing its claims to Russian-held areas.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has likewise outlined the territorial question as the principal obstacle to a peace deal, saying Washington is trying to identify a solution to the impasse.

El Pais noted that the idea of concessions remainsunacceptable to Poland and the Baltic states, whose governments claim that any agreement involving territorial losses, even temporary or linked to a frozen-conflict arrangement, would endanger their own security. Moscow has consistently denied having any intention of attacking NATO or EU states.

The reported shift comes as severalEuropean leaders have voiced concern about Washington’s role in the peace talks and about the EU being sidelined. In a leaked transcript published by Der Spiegel on Monday, French President EmmanuelMacron reportedly told other EU leaders that the US could “betray” Ukraine on the territorial question without providing security guarantees.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, and Finland’s Stubb reportedly alsoshared Macron’s view that continued peace efforts could pose a “great danger” for Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky personally.(what blackmail does Zelensky and friends have on the EU?)

Moscow has saidthe EU effectively shut itself out of the process by pursuing “fantasies” about inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia, presenting “unacceptable”demands, and lacking a “peaceful agenda.”

https://www.rt.com/russia/629083-ukraine-backers-shifting-view/

No wonder why President Trump is withdrawing from anything in the EU!

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Megyn Kelly is joined by FBI Director Kash Patel to talk about the news that the suspected January 6 pipe bomber is cooperating with authorities, details on how they narrowed down the search for the suspect, the use of credit card and cell data and enhanced video, and more.

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https://youtu.be/U2Ct_-2cjPY