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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/w...
Senior Euro officials had known the Trump admin was working on some kind of plan,but nothing that favored Russia to this extent.When it surfaced,they realized that Europe had been cut out of the Trump admin’s efforts to end the cont't’s biggest land war since WW II.
Trump Cut Europe Out of Ukraine Talks. Here’s How Europe Pushed Back.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The investment reflects a will to turn the admin capital of Europe into a cultural destination in its own right.
A year & a half on from Belgian regional elections, a functioning government for the semi-autonomous Brussels-Capital region is still nowhere in sight
‘Is this doable?’: why political paralysis threatens an ambitious Brussels arts complex
Kanal is 95% complete and on schedule but plans to slash its budget mean conversation around its opening have moved from ‘when’ to ‘if’
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/e...
the Institute for the Study of War,a US-based conflict monitor, said on Thursday that data on Russian forces’ rate of advance indicates that “a Russian military victory in Ukraine is not inevitable, & a rapid Russian seizure of the rest of Donetsk Oblast is not imminent.”
Putin says US plan could be ‘basis’ of a Ukraine deal but threatens to take land by force if Kyiv doesn’t withdraw | CNN
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a US plan to end the war in Ukraine could “form the basis for future agreements” but renewed threats to seize more territory by force unless Kyiv withdraws.
www.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has posted video of himself driving through the streets of the country’s capital, in an apparent attempt to dismiss perceptions he’s living in fear of the US military build-up in the region and a $50 million US bounty for his arrest.
November 28, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Generation Germany, the new youth wing of the far-right AfD party, was formed after the former youth organization dissolved itself earlier this year in what was widely seen as a tactical maneuver to avert a possible ban.
Germany’s far-right AfD forms new youth wing in attempt to revamp extremist image
Alternative for Germany’s previous youth group was dissolved to avert a possible ban.
www.politico.eu
November 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Remember too, that Don-old personally gave Orban relief from sanctions for buying Russian oil, while railing against Europe for buying that Rusdian oil/gas(which has been reduced enormously, very rapidly, at great expense to the citizens)
Putin will meet Hungarian PM Viktor Orban in Moscow today, Kremlin spokesman Peskov has confirmed. The visit, previously announced by Orban, underscores Budapest’s continued alignment with Moscow under the guise of energy and “peace” talks.
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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What happens when Border Patrol lands in a crowded American city? @nickmiroff.bsky.social talks with @hannarosin.bsky.social about the new face of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown:
When Border Patrol Comes to Town
The new face of Trump’s immigration crackdown
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November 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Italy has extradited Ukrainian Serhii Kuznetsov to Germany, who is suspected of being involved in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions

militarnyi.com/en/news/ukra...
Ukrainian Suspect in Nord Stream Explosion Extradited to Germany - Militarnyi
Italy has extradited Ukrainian Serhii Kuznetsov to Germany, who is suspected of being involved in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions
militarnyi.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Belgium is once again holding up €140 billion in support for Ukraine. PM Bart De Wever told the European Commission that using frozen Russian assets for reparations could interfere with signing a future peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.

What interest does Belgium have here?
November 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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The SBU has dismantled a Russian spy network that was preparing explosive caches for terror attacks in western Ukraine. The group included a 20-year-old from Kharkiv and two teenagers from Rivne, all recruited via Telegram under the guise of courier work. They were caught early.
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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EU Economy Commissioner Dombrovskis is urging G7 countries to fast-track the disbursement of a $50 billion loan to Ukraine as Belgium continues to block a separate multi-billion EU plan that would tap frozen Russian assets. He warned the EU can’t keep stalling: “We need to take concrete decisions.”
November 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Orban continues to work against NATO/EU
Putin will meet Hungarian PM Viktor Orban in Moscow on November 28, Kremlin spokesman Peskov confirmed.
November 28, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Frustrated EU countries are ramping up pressure on Belgium to release €140 billion of frozen Russian reserves held in Brussels by accusing Bart De Wever's government of failing to fully disclose what it does with the tax income from those immobilized assets.
EU allies turn screws on Belgium over its tax income from Russia’s frozen assets
European governments are piling pressure on Bart De Wever to allow the Russian cash to go to Kyiv as a mega loan.
www.politico.eu
November 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I believe in Zelenskjy.
But I fear there is also a lot of Russian subterfuge in this corruption scandal, and distraction for Zelenskjy while Russia twists "peace" talks & pummels Ukraine.
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: At the end of the week, our team – together with American representatives – will continue to translate the points we secured in Geneva into a form that puts us on the path to peace and security guarantees.
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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While the right lose their goddamn minds about a lone wolf doing something horrendous in DC today, let’s not forget that last week in the White House they all gushed over a genocidal, journalist murdering tyrant whose country financed 9/11.
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Canadian weapons, mining interests, and refugee policies are leaving fingerprints on the ongoing genocide in Sudan.

@nisrinelamin.bsky.social, @policingblack.bsky.social and Ismail Adam write about Canada’s role in Sudan’s brutal and escalating war. breachmedia.ca/in-the-genoc...
In the genocide in Sudan, Canada has a hand in the violence ⋆ The Breach
The massacres of civilians in Sudan are being fuelled by Canadian weapons, mining interests, and refugee restrictions. It’s time for Canada to end its complicity
breachmedia.ca
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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"This mindset is all about cultivating contentment, of 'kissing the joy as it flies'—whether that fleeting happiness comes from seasonally appropriate eggnog, a prime rib, or even a reusable grocery bag you had to run out to your car to retrieve." lnk.thebulwark.com/4pb0qDi
The Happiness of Minor Inconveniences
Plastic bags, seasonal recipes, and how little experiences of friction contribute to a larger sense of well-being.
lnk.thebulwark.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM