NEW: Starmer has announced that the UK's defense spending will be increased to 2.5 percent of the UK's GDP by 2027.

Britain will introduce sanctions soon against Rwanda over fighting in neighbouring Congo, a minister in the UK Foreign Office said, Reuters reported.

The British Prime Minister Starmer announced a reduction in aid to other countries from 0.5% to 0.3% of GDP from 2027 in order to increase defense spending.

Poland will provide Ukraine with more Starlink terminals. Krzysztof Gawkowski, the country's minister of digitalization, said 5,000 additional terminals have been ordered.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

We will coordinate positions with our friends in Russia and China regarding nuclear cooperation.

“This is robbery, but so was Lend-Lease in 1941.”

Former British PM Johnson supports Trump’s revised economic agreement with Ukraine.

He said he had seen the latest draft of the document and believes it is more favorable to Ukraine than the initial version.

If Russia wins the war against Ukraine, its next target will be Poland, “inevitably”, Ukraine’s Budanov says.

Budanov warns that the Kremlin seeks to restore an empire resembling the Soviet Union, including former Warsaw Pact countries.

According to him, if Ukraine falls, Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine could “merge into a single entity,” posing a threat to neighboring countries.

“Poland will be the next target—this is inevitable. We must not fear it but understand the reality. Next in line will be the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Bulgaria.”

Oopsie: Russian federal TV presenter stated that "the shelling and political assassinations were organized by Russian special services on the territory of Russia" while trying to criticize EU's Kallas.

United Kingdom is set to host a high-level meeting with European leaders to discuss Ukraine and regional defense strategies, aiming to enhance security coordination across Europe. Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, European nations are working to reinforce military cooperation and expand aid efforts.

The meeting is expected to focus on military assistance, NATO’s strategic role, and long-term security commitments, reflecting a broader push for a more unified and resilient European defense posture.

Source: Bloomberg

Donkey at war: Russian soldiers deliver 120mm mortar shells.

Rivalries in Africa by Clash Report

Africa is now a geopolitical battleground between major powers of the world.

Somalia and Sudan are the most striking examples of the new generation of proxy wars in Africa.

Donetsk: People on the streets are washing with snow due to a lack of water.

This city was once one of the richest in Ukraine.

A Russian family from Novosibirsk has decided to name their son after U.S. President Trump.

The newborn’s patronymic is Vladimirovich.

US Senator Bernie Sanders filed four Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) that would block the sale of $8.56 billion in offensive US weaponry to Israel.

"With Trump and Netanyahu openly talking about forcibly displacing millions of Palestinians from Gaza – in other words, ethnic cleansing – it would be unconscionable to provide more of the bombs and weapons Israel has used to kill so many civilians and make life unlivable in Gaza," Sanders said.

Netanyahu:

We will remain in southern Syria for the foreseeable future.

Ukrainian MP Kostenko:

If Europe provides only 30,000 peacekeepers, they will be the first to flee in the event of a new Russian offensive.

Netanyahu:

We will remain in the West Bank camps as long as necessary.

Mossad head Barnea has revealed that the first 500 pagers arrived in Lebanon a few weeks before October 7.

Netanyahu:

Southern Syria must be liberated from military presence.

We will not leave Syria and will not allow terrorist organizations to exist there.