Finnish President Stubb:

I don’t think that Russia has changed its main aim, which is basically to destroy the existence of Ukraine.

Finnish President Stubb:

I agree with Tulsi Gabbard’s assessment that the NATO resolve is so high that there’s no interest for Russia to attack.

Finnish President Stubb:

The Russian economy is actually not doing that well. They have zero growth, they are out of reserves, they have high interest rates and high inflation. And it’s not improving.

Finnish President Stubb:

Russia is not doing well on the battlefield. Remember, in the past 1,000 days Russia has advanced less than one percentage point of Ukrainian territory, so they’re not getting through their strategic military aims either.

BREAKING: Russia confirms the victim of the explosion on Yasenevaya Street in Moscow was Major General Fanil Fanisovich Sarvarov, head of operational training within the General Staff of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Burkina Faso: Footage has emerged showing a JNIM attack on a convoy near Arbinda in the Soum region.

Israel approved 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, drawing international criticism and deepening concerns about the viability of a two-state solution.

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TikTok War: A young Cambodian soldier films himself on the front line of the ongoing Thailand–Cambodia border conflict.

Senator Lindsey Graham:

We're going to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia. I'm okay with that.

I think giving Türkiye the F-35 would be a mistake.

Trump is scheduled to make an announcement on Monday at 4:30 p.m. EST from Mar-a-Lago, joined by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa oversees prep of Shaheen drones ahead of the Deterring Aggression battle, describing efforts to merge air drones, ground robots, tanks, APCs, and artillery into one automated system.

He says the goal is creating a “new creative state” by integrating everything electronically.

Source: AlekhbariahSY

After Andriy Yermak’s resignation from the Office of the President, his advisers were also dismissed, including Serhiy Leshchenko and Mykhailo Podolyak.

Source: Ukranews

Poland Buys Turkish Electronic Warfare Systems

Poland signed $410 million contract with Türkiye's ASELSAN for electronic warfare systems covering surveillance, jamming, and electronic attack.

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Tankers and AWACS Mass at Strategic U.S. Base

Images show around 28 KC-135R tankers and 2 E-3C AWACS aircraft parked at MacDill AFB in Florida.

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The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) television channel, founded by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, will be inaugurated today with the participation of the heads of state.

Trump Revives Greenland Push With Envoy

President Donald Trump named Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry U.S. Special Envoy to Greenland.

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defense Minister Yaşar Güler, and intelligence chief İbrahim Kalın are on a working visit to Damascus, Syria’s capital.

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Japan Moves to Restart World’s Largest Nuclear Plant After Fukushima

Japan cleared the final local hurdle to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant, the world’s largest.

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Somalia: The Somali National Army says it carried out a planned operation in Jabas Godane, Middle Shabelle, killing senior Al-Shabaab militants.

NEW: Ukraine says more sanctions are coming by year’s end, including at least one package targeting Russia’s military industry and its foreign partners, including in China.

JD Vance to UnHerd:

The Ukrainians understandably see [losing Donetsk] as a major security problem, even as they privately acknowledge that eventually, they’ll probably lose Donetsk.