Jungle Jim
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WP claims that Russia is telling the U.S. to take frozen Russian assets from the EU and hand them back to Moscow in exchange for a “share,” arguing the White House should help Russia reclaim the funds. They assert that if the EU doesn’t return the assets, the U.S. will do it instead.
December 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
WP claims that Russia is telling the U.S. to take frozen Russian assets from the EU and hand them back to Moscow in exchange for a “share,” arguing the White House should help Russia reclaim the funds. They assert that if the EU doesn’t return the assets, the U.S. will do it instead.
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And Ukrainian journalists, civil society, and legal institutions still work.
The baroque corruption schemes playing out in America and Russia completely outclass the kickback scandal in Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption
The people of Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.
www.theatlantic.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
And Ukrainian journalists, civil society, and legal institutions still work.
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Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
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Ukraine received almost no US government aid in 2025 with all support coming from Europe and other countries, Kiel Institute tracker shows.
www.kielinstitut.de/topics/war-a...
www.kielinstitut.de/topics/war-a...
December 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Ukraine received almost no US government aid in 2025 with all support coming from Europe and other countries, Kiel Institute tracker shows.
www.kielinstitut.de/topics/war-a...
www.kielinstitut.de/topics/war-a...
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Ukraine has currently imposed 100% sanctions on Russia's most important sea terminal in south Russia.
November 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Ukraine has currently imposed 100% sanctions on Russia's most important sea terminal in south Russia.
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Another Russian shadow fleet oiler has been target. It is the M/T Mersin currently sinking off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, in Western Africa.
This is getting now absolutely threatening for the Russian oil flow. Russian oil has become quite toxic, far more than sanctions alone.
This is getting now absolutely threatening for the Russian oil flow. Russian oil has become quite toxic, far more than sanctions alone.
November 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Another Russian shadow fleet oiler has been target. It is the M/T Mersin currently sinking off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, in Western Africa.
This is getting now absolutely threatening for the Russian oil flow. Russian oil has become quite toxic, far more than sanctions alone.
This is getting now absolutely threatening for the Russian oil flow. Russian oil has become quite toxic, far more than sanctions alone.
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Meanwhile in Russia: head of RT Margarita Simonyan said that in light of what is happening right now, she was right to rejoice about Trump's election. She also claimed that Russia is the best country in the world and all other countries are jealous of it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQT5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQT5...
Margarita Simonyan says all countries are jealous of Russia
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Meanwhile in Russia: head of RT Margarita Simonyan said that in light of what is happening right now, she was right to rejoice about Trump's election. She also claimed that Russia is the best country in the world and all other countries are jealous of it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQT5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQT5...
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Also: Ukrainian sea drones disabled one of Russia's most important oil terminals www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
Oil terminal in Russia's Novorossiysk halts operations after sea drone attack
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium's (CPC) marine terminal in Novorossiysk has suspended oil loadings after an attack by Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessels on the morning of 29 November.
www.pravda.com.ua
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Also: Ukrainian sea drones disabled one of Russia's most important oil terminals www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
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Steve Witkoff isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
What Is Steve Witkoff Trying to Do?
Trump’s envoy isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Steve Witkoff isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
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"We can take it for granted that Trump and his advisors would greet a terrorist attack as an obvious chance to blame their chosen enemies, advance their project of authoritarian regime change, and distract from their own perilous follies. (1/2)
Some common sense to remember in a trying time.
Originally written in April 2025
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
Originally written in April 2025
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After (Updated)
snyder.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"We can take it for granted that Trump and his advisors would greet a terrorist attack as an obvious chance to blame their chosen enemies, advance their project of authoritarian regime change, and distract from their own perilous follies. (1/2)
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
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It's a tough week for Ukraine as it came under relentless pressure again by a US admin that acts as Moscow's messenger and proxy. Nevertheless, I'm cautiously optimistic that Ukrainian diplomacy will manage again to expose Ru intransigence for all to see.
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
It's a tough week for Ukraine as it came under relentless pressure again by a US admin that acts as Moscow's messenger and proxy. Nevertheless, I'm cautiously optimistic that Ukrainian diplomacy will manage again to expose Ru intransigence for all to see.
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EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
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Witkoff advised the Russians on how to pitch their Ukraine plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Witkoff advised the Russians on how to pitch their Ukraine plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Republican Congressman Don Bacon calls for the firing of Witkoff due to his apparent Pro-Russian stance.
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
US Republican Congressman Don Bacon calls for the firing of Witkoff due to his apparent Pro-Russian stance.
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This is how it’s done, U.S. negotiators. Learn from other strong leaders how to deal with criminal aggressors.
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is how it’s done, U.S. negotiators. Learn from other strong leaders how to deal with criminal aggressors.
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“Incrementalism in military aid disrupted Ukraine’s battlefield momentum and provided time for Russian forces to adapt; it gave the Kremlin time to surge Russia’s defense industrial base…reduced domestic pressures on Putin…masked Russia’s weaknesses, and undermined America’s policies.”
As ISW’s Nataliya Bugayova writes, Putin counts on offsets — using operations and partnerships in one region to offset the limits of Russia’s capability in another. (1/7)
Read the full report: isw.pub/SeizingtheIn...
Read the full report: isw.pub/SeizingtheIn...
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
“Incrementalism in military aid disrupted Ukraine’s battlefield momentum and provided time for Russian forces to adapt; it gave the Kremlin time to surge Russia’s defense industrial base…reduced domestic pressures on Putin…masked Russia’s weaknesses, and undermined America’s policies.”
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Russian losses per 25/11/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff
+1120 men
+2 tanks
+4 ACVs
+18 artillery
+2 AD systems
+448 UAVs
+1120 men
+2 tanks
+4 ACVs
+18 artillery
+2 AD systems
+448 UAVs
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Russian losses per 25/11/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff
+1120 men
+2 tanks
+4 ACVs
+18 artillery
+2 AD systems
+448 UAVs
+1120 men
+2 tanks
+4 ACVs
+18 artillery
+2 AD systems
+448 UAVs
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for ending Russia’s war has been criticized as effectively imposing the Kremlin’s terms for Ukraine’s surrender.
But the plan also poses a direct threat to Europe's security architecture, analysts and diplomats believe.
But the plan also poses a direct threat to Europe's security architecture, analysts and diplomats believe.
Trump's peace plan undermines not only Ukraine's security but also Europe's, experts warn
U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for ending Russia’s war has been criticized as effectively imposing the Kremlin’s terms for Ukraine’s surrender.
But the plan also poses a direct threat to Europe's...
kyivindependent.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for ending Russia’s war has been criticized as effectively imposing the Kremlin’s terms for Ukraine’s surrender.
But the plan also poses a direct threat to Europe's security architecture, analysts and diplomats believe.
But the plan also poses a direct threat to Europe's security architecture, analysts and diplomats believe.
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Ukraine's Air Force reported on the overnight drone and missile attack.
Shot down:
438/464 Shahed and other type drones
1/4 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles
5/7 Iskander-K cruise missiles
5/8 Kalibr cruise missiles
3/3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles
Shot down:
438/464 Shahed and other type drones
1/4 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles
5/7 Iskander-K cruise missiles
5/8 Kalibr cruise missiles
3/3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Ukraine's Air Force reported on the overnight drone and missile attack.
Shot down:
438/464 Shahed and other type drones
1/4 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles
5/7 Iskander-K cruise missiles
5/8 Kalibr cruise missiles
3/3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles
Shot down:
438/464 Shahed and other type drones
1/4 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles
5/7 Iskander-K cruise missiles
5/8 Kalibr cruise missiles
3/3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles
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- one experimental A-60 flying laboratory, a carrier of laser weapons was destroyed
- one Russian heavy military transport type Il-76 aircraft was destroyed
- The factory also suffered significant damage, particularly the final assembly shop
- one Russian heavy military transport type Il-76 aircraft was destroyed
- The factory also suffered significant damage, particularly the final assembly shop
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
- one experimental A-60 flying laboratory, a carrier of laser weapons was destroyed
- one Russian heavy military transport type Il-76 aircraft was destroyed
- The factory also suffered significant damage, particularly the final assembly shop
- one Russian heavy military transport type Il-76 aircraft was destroyed
- The factory also suffered significant damage, particularly the final assembly shop
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Mass rallies supporting Ukraine took place in US cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, New York, and Boston, demanding that an agreement not be approved which the diaspora says would legitimize Russian aggression and force Kyiv to accept Moscow’s terms.
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Mass rallies supporting Ukraine took place in US cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, New York, and Boston, demanding that an agreement not be approved which the diaspora says would legitimize Russian aggression and force Kyiv to accept Moscow’s terms.