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California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton discusses the Los Angeles Times report on the Palisades fires and why California needs a Republican governor on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend.’
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27 Dec, 2025 16:19
New corruption scandal erupts in Kiev
(IT NEVER ENDS IN UKRAINE AND THE EU)
Anti-graft agencies have said that they have uncovered an illegal lobbying scheme in parliament following an undercover operation
Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities saythey have uncovered a criminal vote-rigging and bribery scheme involving serving members of the country’s parliament, following an undercover operation.
The development comes ahead of a meeting between Vladimir Zelensky and US President Donald Trump in Florida.
Kiev is still reeling from a major corruption scandal in state nuclear operator Energoatom, involving Zelensky’s longtime associate, Timur Mindich. Two ministers and the Ukrainian leader’s influential chief of staff, Andrey Yermak, were ousted in the wake of the revelations.
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) exposed an organized criminal enterprise involving serving MPs, the agencies reported on Saturday.
“According to the investigation, the group’s members systematically received illicit benefits in exchange for voting in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine,” NABU said in a statement on Telegram.
Members of Ukraine’s State Security Administration,a law enforcement agency subordinate to the Ukrainian presidency and the Rada, were “illegally” interfering with NABU agents during the ongoing investigation, the anti-graft agency noted.
On Saturday, NABU reportedly conducted searches in the Rada’s Transport Committee, which is led by Yuri Kisel, a member of Zelensky’s ruling party.
Earlier in December, Ukrainian outlet ZN.ua reported that anti-graft agencies discovered an illegal lobbying “cash window” after wire-tapping the MP over the course of two years.
NABU and SAPO began their broader crackdown earlier this year, with their revelations on a $100 million kickback scheme in Energoatom.
While the investigation implicated the Ukrainian leader’s close aides and former associates, Zelensky has distanced himself from the scandal.
However, nearly 40% of Ukrainians believe the Ukrainian leader is implicated in corruption, according to a recent Socis poll.
The country’s leadership has long devolved into a “criminal gang that holds power for personal enrichment,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week. It’s clear that the corrupt and out-of-touch officials in Kiev no longer care about “the fate of common people in Ukraine or the fate of ordinary soldiers,” he stressed.
https://www.rt.com/russia/630086-new-corruption-scandal-ukraine-rada/ (
27 Dec, 2025 15:44
Head of EU Parliament’s biggest faction wants German soldiers in Ukraine
(Nazis still live and Germany with Merz and Mark Rutte, they never went away)
Russia has repeatedly rejected the idea of any NATO troop deployment to the country’s territory
Manfred Weber, the leader of the European People’s Party (EPP).
Berlin must send troops to Ukraineas part of a potential peace settlement, according to Manfred Weber, the leader of the European People’s Party (EPP) – a political group with the biggest faction in the EU Parliament.
Brussels cannot rely on Washington to secure peace-between Moscow and Kiev, the politician told Funke Media Group in an interview published this week. (This is exactly why Putin started his Operation, to save innocents in Ukraine)
Moscow has repeatedly rejected the idea of any NATO presence in Ukraine. It also named the US-led bloc’s expansion to the East one of the root causes of the conflict.
Kiev’s Western backers, including France and the UK haveoccasionally raised the issue of NATO troop deployment to Ukraine throughout the conflict. The plan was given another impetus earlier this month at the talks in Berlin, where US officials met with the Ukrainian delegation, the leaders of Germany, France, the UK, and eight other European countries.
”We cannot seriously expect Trump to secure a peace settlement solely with American troops.And when we talk about European troops, Germany cannot be left out,” Weber said. “After a ceasefire or a peace agreement, the European flag must fly along the [contact] line.”
He also claimed he did not “see” the Russian leadership “pursuing the path of peace” and called on Kiev’s European backers to demonstrate strength.
Moscow has repeatedly stated it is ready and willing to resolve the conflict peacefully as long as the other side demonstrates a similar commitment and the root causes of the crisis are addressed. On Friday, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that the conflict resolution was “really close” but warned that Kiev and its European backers are actively trying to “torpedo” the peace process.
The Trump administration has not confirmed the extent of its support for the European plan. Weber also called on the EU to act independently from the US in security matters, prompting the NATO head, Mark Rutte, to warn that creating alternatives to the bloc would not benefit its European members.
https://www.rt.com/news/630085-german-soldiers-ukraine-eu-parliament/
The EU is proving Putin is right, that the EU are resurrecting Nazis.
27 Dec, 2025 18:04
If Ukraine rejects peace, Russia will achieve its goals militarily – Putin
The Kiev regime is “in no rush” to resolve the conflict through diplomatic means, the Russian president has said
Moscow will achieve all its goals through military means if Kiev does not want peace, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. The Ukrainian government continues to stall the peace process even when offered “decent” conditions, he told Russia’s top military brass during a visit to a command post on Saturday.
The president made his remarks as the military reported having liberated the strategic town of Gulaypole in Zaporozhye Region and a number of other settlements in its latest successful push. The rate of the Russian advance makes Kiev’s willingness to agree to any territorial concessions irrelevant, Putin said.
“Judging by the pace [of advance] we’re seeing along the contact line, our interest in the withdrawal of the Ukrainian military from the [Russian] territories they still hold has been de facto reduced to zero,” the president stated.
“If the Kiev authorities do not want to resolve the matter peacefully, we will achieve all the goals… of the Special Military Operation through military means.”
According to Putin, Kiev is “in no rush” to resolve the ongoing conflict diplomatically, even as some “sensible people” in the West encourage it to do so and accept “decent” peace conditions and “good framework security guarantees.”
Theremarks come just as Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has demanded more funding and weapons from Western backers, stating that Ukrainian forces lack air defenses and armaments. He also maintained thatUkraine suffers from a “constant deficit of money.”
The Ukrainian leader announced that he will meet with US President Donald Trump to discuss a peace framework. Ahead of the meeting, which is expected to take place on Sunday in Florida, he revealed a 20-point plan he claimed Kiev had discussed with the US.
Moscow dismissed the plan as a non-starter. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Friday it was “radically different” from the proposals discussed by Russia and the US. He also warned that,although Moscow is “fully ready” to resolve the conflict, Kiev and its European backers are seeking to “torpedo” the peace process.
https://www.rt.com/russia/630090-ukraine-rejects-peace-russia-putin/
I have a feeling when Trump and Z meets for talks tomorrow, will be shockingly worse then first one, but with a more diplomatically stated words. ZELENSKY. He'll Never get what he wants, So it won't be a glorious meeting for Z. And Trump has been very patient but his patience is used up as the leader of USA, have 1,000s and 1,000s matter that him and Admin to correct and get peace. He better not bring the leaders if the EU