European Commission makes 11th-hour offer to win Belgian backing for russian asset loan
by Gregorio Sorgi and Bjarke Smith-Meyer
The EU executive suggests a legal fix to prevent #Belgium from being on the hook to repay billions of euros in case #Hungary vetoes the renewal of sanctions on moscow
politico.eu/article/european-cโฆ
European Commission makes 11th-hour offer to win Belgian backing for Russian asset loan
The EU executive suggests a legal fix to prevent Belgium from being on the hook to repay billions of euros in case Hungary vetoes the renewal of sanctions on Moscow.Gregorio Sorgi (POLITICO)
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๐ท๐บ ๐ช๐บ Kremlin threats against #Europe likely aim to deter Europeโs involvement in the peace process as well as undermine the strengthening of Europeโs defenses out of fear of allegedly provoking Russian aggression.
understandingwar.org/research/โฆ
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Dec. 2, 2025 | ISW
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected the US-Ukrainian peace proposal during his meeting with a US delegation in Moscow on December 2.Fiona Noonan (Understanding War)
On 3 Dec 2025 (18:00โ08:00), #Ukraine repelled a 111-drone attack (60+ Shaheds), shooting down 83 UAVs.
27 drones hit 13 sites, damaging infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Odesa. Civilian casualties reported.
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russia sentences Luhansk woman to 16 years for sheltering two defenders of #Ukraine
The aggressor state claimed claiming Yulia Mosiak, a Ukrainian citizen, โdecided to commit treasonโ (under Russian legislation) by protecting the Ukrainian defenders of her own country
Russia sentences Luhansk woman to 16 years for sheltering two defenders of Ukraine
The aggressor state claimed claiming Yulia Mosiak, a Ukrainian citizen, โdecided to commit treasonโ (under Russian legislation!) by protecting the Ukrainian defenders of her own countryHuman Rights in Ukraine
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Estimated russian losses from February 24, 2022 to December 03, 2025 of the russian all-out war against Ukraine, according to the General Staff of #Ukraine
๐ท Yesterday 1,200 enemy, killed or wounded
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๐ท๐บ ๐บ๐ฆ Morning Briefing:
- Romania approves decree to take control of Lukoil's local assets
- Tajikistan in talks with Russia about helping guard its Afghan border
- Poland charges man with orchestrating sabotage from Russia
- Italy to postpone decree on military aid to Ukraine
- Briton detained in Ukraine on suspicion of spying for Russia
- Yet another Russia-linked tanker attacked in the Black Sea
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#ukraine #europe #russia #usa #russiaukraineWar
Estimated russian losses from February 24, 2022 to December 03, 2025 of the russian all-out war against Ukraine, according to the General Staff of #Ukraine
๐ท Yesterday 1,200 enemy, killed or wounded
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Iโve been organizing music today, into static playlists for use with an MP3 player.
Itโs astounding how good this task feels, to break away from streaming services and go back to my own collection of music, algorithm-free and played on a device that isnโt collecting my data in order to exploit me.
Iโm not at all being facetious when I say that it feels healing. I love analog but I donโt need analog everything. I want the tech I do use to feel like a tool, not a compromise with the Death Star.
"Kohler can access data and pictures from toilet camera"
It's amazing what passes for a totally normal sentence in 2025
varlogsimon.leaflet.pub/3m6zrwโฆ
Kohler Can Access Data and Pictures from Toilet Camera It Describes as โEnd-to-End Encryptedโ - /var/log/simon
Claimed end-to-end privacy doesnโt fully conceal your rear-end datavarlogsimon.leaflet.pub
Yonks ago, I said when I did batteries and solar on my house, I wanted to do it with Victron. Because Victron is often used on boats and can work perfectly entirely offline (cos boats arenโt always on the internet).
I did have some feedback from some people that I should use Tesla Powerwall or one of the other more โcloud chattyโ solutions.
I discovered today Tesla had drained, shut off and effectively, bricked ~10000 customer powerwalls remotely.
Kinda, told you so.
This story?
electrek.co/2025/11/27/tesla-cโฆ
Sounds the sort of thing we might expect from the "brains" behind DOGE.
@ret
Tesla faces class action over Powerwall recall that leaves people with bricked batteries
Teslaโs poorly handled Powerwall 2 recall is now turning into a potential class action lawsuit over for leaving people with...Fred Lambert (Electrek)
Music from the 1970s that remains timeless, no.66
Van Morrison. Moondance
This Van Morrison classic is (yet another) example of 70s music genre mash-up. Bringing a jazz sensibility to Morrison's richly melodic sound (developed while lead singer of Them in the 60s) this track has all the feeling of a jazz club while remaining firmly routed in Morrison's great pop songwriting, with a great arrangement of piano, flute & horns offering a foil for his voice. Lovely!
rainews.it/video/2025/12/futurโฆ
Futuro24: nel cantiere del telescopio piรน grande del mondo
Nel deserto di Atacama in Cile l'ESO sta costruendo ELT, l'Extremely Large Telescope. Avrร uno specchio primario da oltre 39 metri di diametro. Un progetto da 1,5 miliardi di euro con l'Italia in prima filaRaiNews
Il filo che collega attacchi alla magistratura e piรน scorta a Ranucci: controllo in cambio di sicurezza
@Giornalismo e disordine informativo
articolo21.org/2025/12/il-filoโฆ
Cโรจ un filo che lega gli attacchi alla magistratura, i piรน
Piena solidarietร e sostegno al vescovo Derio. Ci uniamo a lui nella difesa dellโimam Mohamed Shahin
@Giornalismo e disordine informativo
articolo21.org/2025/12/piena-sโฆ
Abbiamo letto con sconcerto la lettera aperta inviata ai giornali da parte
Give peace a chance
@Giornalismo e disordine informativo
articolo21.org/2025/12/give-peโฆ
Dopo quasi quattro anni di combattimenti ininterrotti, dopo centinaia di migliaia di morti e feriti da entrambe le parti, dopo incommensurabili devastazioni ambientali, dopo unโescalation irrefrenabile della violenza bellica, finalmente con lโannuncio del piano di pace in 28 punti proposto da Trump, si รจ aperta la
Continua lโassalto del Governo a Bologna: รจ la volta dellโUniversitร
@Giornalismo e disordine informativo
articolo21.org/2025/12/continuโฆ
Un giorno sรฌ e uno no il capogruppo di Fratelli dโItalia alla Camera Galeazzo Bignami, bolognese doc e fedelissimo di Giorgia Meloni, attacca chi governa Bologna chiedendo in
Centro Balducci e Rete Dasi: il FVG oggi: un gorgo di violenza e di disprezzo per la vita umana
@Giornalismo e disordine informativo
articolo21.org/2025/12/centro-โฆ
Prima i morti nel casolare abbandonato in via Bariglaria, alla periferia di Udine, poi un
Perchรฉ generali e ammiragli vanno allโattacco?
@Giornalismo e disordine informativo
articolo21.org/2025/12/perche-โฆ
Il 29 Novembre scorso il Capo di Stato Maggiore delle Forze Armate italiane, il generale Carmine Masiello, ha accusato lโuniversitร di Bologna di discriminare lโItalia in divisa, avendo rifiutato lโavvio di un corso di studi filosofici
๐ช๐บ The European Council said on Wednesday it reached an agreement with the European Parliament on phasing out Russian gas imports by 2027 as part of an effort to end dependency on Russian energy.
๐ช๐บ The European Commission plans to make a legal proposal this week to use frozen Russian assets to fund #Ukraine while also leaving open the possibility of borrowing on financial markets or mixing the two options, Reuters reports.
๐ท๐บ ๐บ๐ฒ #Russia and the U.S. did not reach a compromise on a possible 'peace deal' to end the war in #Ukraine after a five-hour Kremlin meeting between Putin and Trump's top envoys, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
reuters.com/world/china/putin-โฆ
#usa
3 December 1918 | A Czech Jewish woman, Marie Lรถwyovรก, was born in Prague.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
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The history of deportations of Jews from the Theresienstadt ghetto to Auschwitz & the so-called family camp created in Birkenau by the SS: artsandculture.google.com/exhiโฆ
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#Fediverse
Martin Kostera likes this.
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#securityaffairs #hacking
U.S. CISA adds Android Framework flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Android Framework flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.Pierluigi Paganini (Security Affairs)
Tumblr sospende l'integrazione con fediverso e il passaggio a WordPress
Tumblr sta abbandonando โ o almeno sospendendo โ il suo piano di migrazione a WordPress. Di conseguenza, ciรฒ significa anche sospendere i piani di integrazione di Tumblr nel fediverso.
La notizia รจ stata diffusa lunedรฌ sul podcast Decoder di The Verge . Automattic, proprietaria di Tumblr, aveva annunciato l'anno scorso di voler spostare il backend del suo sito web da Tumblr a WordPress. Ma il fondatore e CEO di Automattic, Matt Mullenweg, ha dichiarato a Decoder che l'idea era in sospeso perchรฉ l'azienda aveva deciso di "concentrarsi il piรน possibile sulle cose che sarebbero state visibili agli utenti e che gli utenti stavano chiedendo". Questo รจ coerente: cambiare il backend di un sito web รจ un'impresa importante, ma che non รจ immediatamente evidente alla maggior parte degli utenti.
mashable.com/article/tumblr-feโฆ
Tumblr pauses fediverse integration, WordPress switch
A big change is on hold at Tumblr.Tim Marcin (Mashable)
European Central Bank Rejects Loan Support for Ukraine... - EUROPE SAYS
The Financial Times reported Tuesday that the European Central Bank (ECB) has refused to back a โฌ140 billion ($162.53 billion) payment to Ukraine, underminingEUROPE SAYS
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From 24.02.2022 to 03.12.2025 (Day 1379), estimated losses #Russia suffered in #Ukraine.
Highlights:
+1200 Personnel
+3 MLRS
+90 UAVs
+47 Other Vehicles
Statistics: redd.it/1pcv68f
3 December 1933 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Rosalia Elisabeth Bloemist, was born in Amsterdam.
In February 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday overturned a ban that had barred Russian and Belarusian skiers from qualifying for the 2026 Winter Olympics, opening the way for them to compete as neutral athletes.
A fourth Russia-connected tanker in under a week was attacked on Tuesday, a sharp uptick in strikes on Moscow-associated shipping as the war in Ukraine nears a fifth year.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20โฆ
Vladimir Putin warned that Russia may consider striking the ships of countries supporting Ukraine if a surge in attacks on Moscowโs tanker fleet doesnโt halt.
โWhat the Ukrainian armed forces are doing now is piracy,โ Putin said.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20โฆ
The negotiations lasting almost five hours were โconstructive and very informative,โ though โa compromise hasnโt been reached yetโ on the critical issue of territorial control, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters in Moscow.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20โฆ
#Ukraine #Russia #US #Trump #Witkoff
The European Union has reached a deal to phase out Russian natural gas by 2027, the latest move to ratchet up pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20โฆ
President Vladimir Putin warned European powers on Tuesday that if they started a war with Russia then Moscow was ready to fight and that the defeat of European powers would be so absolute that there would be no one left to even negotiate a peace deal.
reuters.com/world/europe/putinโฆ
#Ukraine #Russia #EU #UK #NATO #Putin
The European Commission plans to make a legal proposal this week to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine while also leaving open the possibility of borrowing on financial markets or mixing the two options, four sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
reuters.com/business/european-โฆ
'We're not further from peace': Kushner and Witkoff step into putin's war game
by Eva Hartog and Sascha Roslyakov
Who's to blame for russia's war on #Ukraine dragging on for years? According to putin, it's Europe.
putin used a blend of charm, calculated stalling and pointed threats to show U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner exactly where russia stands on peace with Ukraine
politico.eu/article/jared-kushโฆ
โWeโre not further from peaceโ: Kushner and Witkoff step into Putinโs war game
Whoโs to blame for Russiaโs war on Ukraine dragging on for years? According to Putin, itโs Europe.Eva Hartog (POLITICO)
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Once again, the US defaults to a position that favours moscow -and latest putin talks show how
by Ivor Bennett - Sky News, moscow correspondent
news.sky.com/story/once-again-โฆ
Why Putin won't agree to latest Ukraine peace plan
There's no sign of a breakthrough in Ukraine peace talks after a lengthy meeting between Vladimir Putin and a delegation sent by Donald Trump. And there are two major reasons why the Russian president won't budge.Ivor Bennett (Sky News)
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3 December 1903 | A Polish Jew, Chaim Leser, was born in Krakow. A watchmaker.
In #Auschwitz from 17 October 1941.
No. 21846
He perished in the camp on 23 October 1941.
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Our podcast talks about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp: youtu.be/_ZaWqIsmY4U
"On Auschwitz" (12): Polish and Jewish prisoners in the camp
During its entire existence, slightly over 400 thousand people were registered at Auschwitz as prisoners - including 131 thousand women. The two largest grou...YouTube
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Hours of talk, plenty of drama, and as expected no outcome.
Sleep well everyone, good night and see you tomorrow!
He added that Moscow has received four more documents in addition to Trumpโs original 28-point Ukraine peace plan. Both sides signaled readiness to keep working toward a long-term settlement. Trump also sent his regards and best wishes to Putin via his envoys.
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#Ukraine Needs a Just Peace with Security Guarantees โ President #Zelenskyy in His Address to the Oireachtas of #Ireland
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โToday, Ukraine is closer to peace than ever before. And there is a real chance. But we must seize this chance fully โ the whole world, not just one or another powerful country,โ the Head of State stated.
Full address president.gov.ua/en/news/ukrayโฆ
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The First Lady of #Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, and the wife of the Taoiseach of Ireland, Mary Martin, took part in the opening of a Ukrainian bookshelf at the #Library of Trinity College โ the largest university library in #Ireland.
Read more here ๐
president.gov.ua/en/news/u-dubโฆ
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2 December 1938 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Leendert Flip van Amerongen, was born in Amsterdam.
In February 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
Ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III at Auschwitz II-Birkenau | #Auschwitz #history #Holocaust
The crematorium, located on the ground level, was designed by the Topf und Sรถhne company from Erfurt and was equipped with five 3-muffle ovens connected to o...YouTube
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Grateful for support, he sees this first forum as a step toward stronger future ties.
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While European leaders are in trance with secondary issues, officials from the US, Russia and China sit together regarding issues concerning Europe.
Power politics is a trait virtually all European leaders have lost. I have laid out that if Europe and especially the largest nations like Germany, France or UK are not military intervening, they all will be eventually sidelined and still be a military target.
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๐ท๐บ๐ #Russia has seen a sharp rise in aviation incidents in the fourth year of Western sanctions that cut off access to spare parts for foreign-made aircraft, an investigation by the exiled news outlet Novaya Gazeta Europe has found.
themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/02/โฆ
Incidents Involving Russian Airliners Quadruple in 2025
Russia has seen a sharp rise in aviation incidents in the fourth year of Western sanctions that cut off access to spare parts for foreign-made aircraft, an investigation by the exiled news outlet Novaya Gazeta Europe has found.The Moscow Times
European Parliament warns that Hungaryโs ruleโofโlaw crisis is deepening, branding the country a โhybrid electoral autocracy.โ It cites judicial interference, systemic corruption, misuse of EU funds, AIโgenerated political deepfakes, and calls for direct Articleโฏ7 action.
Press release ๐ europarl.europa.eu/news/en/preโฆ
Parliament sounds the alarm over Hungaryโs deepening rule of law crisis | News | European Parliament
Parliament has adopted its second interim report on Hungaryโs persistent undermining of the rule of law and its continuous breaches of EU values.www.europarl.europa.eu
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2 December 1913 | A Pole, Mieczysลaw Fijoล, was born in Krakow. A clerk.
In #Auschwitz from 18 July 1942.
No. 48829
He perished in the camp on 16 August 1942.
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"Poles at KL Auschwitzโ: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_0โฆ
๐ท๐ด Romania's coalition govt approved a decree on Tuesday enabling it to take control of the local assets of companies under int'l sanctions, such as #Russia's Lukoil.
Lukoil has 320 petrol stations in #Romania, operates the country's third-largest refinery and holds offshore exploration rights in a section of the Black Sea.
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๐ฌ #Putin threatened on Tuesday to sever #Ukraine's access to the sea in response to drone attacks on tankers of #Russia's "shadow fleet" in the Black Sea.
"The most radical solution is to cut Ukraine off from the sea, then piracy will be impossible in principle," Putin said.
reuters.com/world/europe/putinโฆ
Hmm, piracy? ๐ค
๐ท๐บ๐ง๐พ Russian and Belarusian athletes should be allowed to participate in International Ski and Snowboard Federation qualification events if they meet the IOC's criteria for individual neutral athletes, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Tuesday.
๐น๐ฏ๐ท๐บ Tajikistan is in talks with #Russia and a Moscow-led regional security grouping about the possibility of Russia deploying troops to jointly patrol the volatile border with Afghanistan, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
๐ต๐ฑ Polish prosecutors are charging a Russian in absentia with directing a group of saboteurs and spies as part of a suspected destabilisation campaign due to Warsaw's strong support for #Ukraine
I have added another #PeerTube channel on video.echelon.pl - a mirror of the popular #Telegram channel War Translated, which publishes popular #Russia #Ukraine war videos in English and with English description:
video.echelon.pl/c/wartranslatโฆ
Or as Fediverse profile: @wartranslated18
Previously, many of these I have hand picked to post on the @ua_war_videos channel but now these will be mirrored automatically which will save me tons of time.
All War Translated support/sponsoring information is replicated on the channel verbatim, so if you want to support the original author you will see same details as he publishes on Telegram. I wasnโt able to contact him directly but hope this works for him even though Telegram isnโt particularly a community that cares about attribution and copyright.
Russia-Ukraine Daily News
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- Russians, Belarusians can participate in FIS qualification events: CAS
- Incidents involving Russian airliners quadruple in 2025
- Hundreds of Porsche owners in Russia unable to start cars after system failure
๐จ Daily newsletter: russia-ukraine-newsletter.beehโฆ
๐ฌ Telegram: t.me/russiaukrainedaily
#ukraine #europe #russia #usa #russiaukraineWar
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