Ukraine is heading toward a strategic defeat against Russia's invasion forces.

Yet neither the Ukrainian army nor its Western partners are drawing the necessary lessons from their previous mistakes in the conduct of the war against Russia.

The area controlled by Ukraine shrank by another 586 square kilometers in October—and in November, a new annual high in territorial losses is likely to be reached.

This brings a monthly loss on the scale of the German state of Berlin within reach.

Russian offensives in the regions of the major cities Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia are thus only a matter of months— at most one to two years.

If neither the government in Kyiv nor its Western partners immediately initiate a strategic turnaround, Russia will win this war piece by piece.

A horrifying prospect—with devastating geopolitical consequences for the entire globe.

I think corruption is something that President Zelensky has to sort out very quickly, and he has started doing that.

There's no place for corruption, especially in a country which is in war.

I hope that things get sorted and cleared, and then we can continue our work in defending Ukraine.

This morning, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired on UNIFIL peacekeepers from a Merkava tank from near a position Israel has established in Lebanese territory.

Heavy machine gun rounds hit approximately five meters from the peacekeepers, who were on foot and had to take shelter in the terrain.

A delegation of top Swiss business leaders arrived at the White House with lavish gifts — including a $130k personalized gold bar and a Rolex desk clock — plus flattery and promises of U.S. investment.

Trump, who’s known to appreciate gold, luxury, and business titans, warmed to the gesture.

Days later, the U.S. slashed tariffs on Swiss goods from 39% to 15%.

Source: Axios

Behind it all: Timur Mindich, a longtime childhood friend and business associate of President Zelensky, who co-owns Kvartal 95, the entertainment studio that launched Zelensky's career.

Fire Point, just one of the 500 drone companies set up after the start of the war in Ukraine, sold $320 million worth of FP-1 drones just in 2024 — 30% of Ukraine’s total drone budget.

Its revenue surged from $4 million in 2023 to over $100 million in 2024, while its workforce expanded from 18 to 2,200 employees.

In 2025, the firm secured a $1 billion contract — funded through a Danish-led European initiative via Ukraine's Ministry of Defense — to produce the Flamingo missile.

Critics have voiced concerns over how a company with only a prototype, lacking serial production certification, could obtain such a substantial award, suggesting potential favoritism in the bidding process.

NABU investigations trace Fire Point's ultimate ownership back to Timur Mindich.

Timur Mindich's accountant, Ihor Fursenko, who is also the accountant for Fire Point, has been arrested.

Investigators uncovered a $100 million money-laundering network just 300 meters from the SBU headquarters.

Zelensky promised to fight corruption in 2019.

This is the time to radically move on it, if not late.

Riyadh insists normalization requires a clear plan to establish a Palestinian state.

Source: Haaretz

The government of the United States intends to bomb and invade a Christian people — our people.

What is this? What what what what?

Where did you get that idea?

The U.S. wants to rule the world but ignores its own millions without housing, food, education, or battling addiction.

They want to "save" others with weapons.

First save yourselves; we know what to do with Venezuela.