Zelensky:

Since the start of the full-scale war, the Russian army has already set 15 different deadlines for capturing our Donetsk region.

Russia's political leadership remains obsessed with the Donbas. Fifteen times they have indulged this illusion that they would fully seize the Donbas.

In 2022, the deadlines were March 31, then May 9, then June 1, September 15, and December 31.

In 2023, Putin set two more deadlines for capturing the Donbas: March 1, and then, after failing once again, December 31.

In 2024, there were two more such deadlines.

In 2025, when the Russians were trying to convince President Trump that Ukraine would supposedly collapse, they set three final deadlines for capturing the Donetsk region: September 1, December 1, and December 25.

And this year, the Russians have once again postponed the date for capturing the Donetsk region. First, they set March 31 of this year, then September 1, and now the latest deadline is December 31.

If Russia does not end this war, they will once again have to postpone this latest deadline.

Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch:

We never, even for a moment, forget education for Jewish identity, because it is our most important foundation—everything rests upon it: our connection here to the Land of Israel, to the Torah, to our rights, and to the chain of generations.

We are investing tens of millions to strengthen Jewish identity in the education system.

Rights Groups Urge ICC to Investigate UAE Officials Over Sudan Atrocities

A global coalition of human rights organizations formally requested the ICC to investigate senior UAE officials for allegedly aiding and abetting atrocity crimes in Sudan.

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Armenia Rejects 'Weaponization' of 1915 Events Following Israeli Recognition

Nikol Pashinyan stated that Yerevan will not respond to Israeli cabinet's recognition of 1915 events as genocide to avoid the "political weaponization" of the issue.

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Trump's Pentagon Appointee Ignites Proxy War Among Republicans

Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon's top policy chief, has sparked a bitter proxy war within the Republican Party over troop withdrawals, Ukraine aid, and Taiwan.

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Trump on Iran:

The meeting in Doha is going to be perhaps important, perhaps not.

We will find out.

Trump:

They were arresting people for fixing their car.

That's not even believable.

Trump:

We rule by common sense, to a large extent.

Trump:

I am reducing drug prices by 200–300–400%. Nobody even talks about it.

The Democrats are opposed to it. If they come into office, the drug prices will go up by 300–400–500%.

Trump on communism:

It's not socialism; it's really communism. They use the word "social democrat" because it sounds so nice, but it's really communism you're talking about.

I think it's the biggest threat to our nation there is, maybe since our founding. That includes World War I, World War II, September 11th, and it includes the Pearl Harbor attack.

I think this is the biggest threat to our nation. People will smile when I say that, but the smart people are going to say, "You know, he's probably right."

It's basically introducing communism into the United States of America. There's never been anything so dangerous.

Trump on Iran:

We are winning militarily. It's almost won militarily, I would say.

Poland Warns Ukraine: No European Union Accession With Bandera on Banners

Ukraine will not join the European Union with Stepan Bandera on its banners, warns Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.

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US Secretary of Health RFK Jr.:

If Israel wanted to commit a genocide against Palestinians, they could do it in a minute. That's doing the opposite. The Palestinian population is growing enormously around Israel.

If you want to see what a real genocide is, it's not happening in Israel. It's happening in all the nations around it.

Stephen Miller:

Should the Democrats regain power, it's game over. Twelve more justices on SCOTUS, two new Democrat states, they're going to get rid of the Second Amendment, they're going to get rid of our borders, they're going to get rid of our police, they're going to get rid of ICE, Border Patrol, DHS, and they're going to elect communists—like actual communists, Laura, not even socialists.

Communists will wreck this country.

System Of A Down's Serj Tankian to Netanyahu's government:

"F* you!" for exploiting the "Armenian Genocide for political gain."

WATCH: Israeli minister Smotrich shouted off stage by Gaza-border residents at memorial event.

Smotrich was forced off the stage by residents of the Eshkol Regional Council during a ceremony to lay the cornerstone for 1,000 housing units near Gaza, held at Kibbutz Ein HaShlosha.

Protesters confronted him directly over his past opposition to hostage deals:

You have no right to exist here. Get off the stage.

If you loved me, you would have protected Roni.

If you hadn't opposed the hostage deal at the time, many more hostages would have come back alive.

Monaco Parcel Bomb Wounds Sanctioned Ukrainian Multi-Millionaire

A parcel bomb in Monaco has critically wounded sanctioned Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev, prompting a massive manhunt as the suspect fled to France.

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Trump:

Iran Asserts Control Over Strait of Hormuz Ahead of Qatar Talks

Iran reaffirmed its intention to control maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions ahead of peace negotiations in Qatar.

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US Has No Intention of Leaving NATO, Turkish Defense Minister Says

The United States is not seeking to withdraw from NATO, Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler said ahead of a critical summit in Ankara.

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Poland signs ~$4.8 billion deal for three Saab A26 submarines.

Poland signed a contract with Sweden's Saab for three A26 (Blekinge-class) submarines under its Orka program, valued at about $4.8 billion.

The package includes weapons, training, and long-term support, with deliveries running through 2038.

To bridge the gap, Poland will lease Sweden's modernized HMS Södermanland from around 2027 until its new boats arrive.

The deal replaces Poland's critically weak submarine fleet — currently just the aging Soviet-era ORP Orzeł from 1985 — and strengthens NATO's eastern flank in the Baltic against Russia.

The A26 is a stealthy diesel-electric submarine with air-independent propulsion, built for the shallow, complex waters of the Baltic Sea.

Sweden won the long-running competition in late 2025, beating bids from France, Germany, Italy, and South Korea.