Zelensky:

Ukraine is ready for an energy ceasefire if Russia is also ready.

POLITICO named Donald Trump the most powerful man in Europe, saying no other figure has influenced the continent more this year.

The U.S. Department of Defense will deploy Gemini for Government through its new GenAI.mil platform, giving Pentagon employees access to Google’s generative AI tools for unclassified work.

BREAKING: Zelensky:

I am ready for elections. I will be in Ukraine tomorrow and expect proposals from our partners and lawmakers on legal changes to allow elections during martial law.

Since this issue is being raised by the U.S. president and our European partners, I’ll be brief: I am ready.

I ask the U.S., together with Europe, to ensure security for the vote.

If that is done, Ukraine can hold elections within 60 days.

Zelensky:

It feels like it’s easier to abolish the Office of the President than to appoint a person as the head of the President’s Office.

Zelensky:

Today, we do not have the strength or the support of our allies to reclaim Crimea and other occupied territories.

Israeli Minister Amichai Chikli:

War (with Syria) is inevitable.

Zelensky:

We really do want to join NATO, but we know for sure that neither the U.S. nor several other countries currently see Ukraine in the Alliance.

WATCH: Drone swarm taking out an inflatable tank decoy during test.

In July 2024, explosive parcels sent through DHL logistics hubs in the UK, Poland, and Germany detonated before reaching aircraft.

Investigators later found the bombs were powerful enough to bring down a cargo plane if they had exploded mid-air.

Security services traced the plot to Russian-directed saboteurs who still held 6kg of explosives—enough, officials said, for a planned next phase: attacks on transatlantic flights to the US.

Authorities believe the goal was to cause aviation disruption on a scale not seen since 9/11, marking one of the most dangerous known episodes of Russia’s covert campaign in Europe.

Source: FT

US Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack:

The United States is in ongoing discussions with Türkiye regarding their desire to rejoin the F-35 program and their possession of the Russian-made S-400 air defense system.

As laid out in U.S. law, Turkiye must no longer operate nor possess the S-400 system to return to the F-35 program.

The positive relationship between President Trump and President Erdogan has created a new atmosphere of cooperation, which has led to the most fruitful conversations we have had on this topic in nearly a decade.

Our hope is that these talks will yield a breakthrough in the coming months that meets both the security requirements of the United States and Türkiye.

Elon Musk:

The EU Commission should be disbanded in favor of an elected body and the EU President should be directly elected.

The current system is rule by bureaucracy, not democracy.

Kremlin:

Actions taken against Russia’s assets, if they occur, will not go unanswered and will lead to serious consequences.

Sudan: UAE-backed RSF militias reportedly targeted the city of Um Ruwaba in North Kordofan with drones for the second time in the early hours of the morning.

Trump:

There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best.

Trump on Ilhan Omar:

We ought to get her the hell out! She married her brother... Throw her the hell out.

Trump:

I have also announced a permanent pause on third world migration, including from hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia, and many other countries.

I didn't say shit hole, you did. I said that to the Senators, the Democrats, so they came in and they said this is totally off the record.

UAC has delivered a new batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Four young men in Herat, Afghanistan were detained by the Taliban for dressing like characters from Peaky Blinders.

They were forced into “rehabilitation,” filmed apologizing, then released.

Australia has become the first country to ban children under 16 from major social media platforms, including Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Reddit.

The law took effect on December 9, 2025, with companies facing fines of up to $33 million if they fail to remove underage users.

DR Congo: Despite the US-brokered deal, some 200,000 people have fled a new Rwanda-backed M23 offensive, with 74 killed and 83 wounded as rebels advance toward Uvira.