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๐บ๐ฒ ๐ท๐บ A bipartisan group of four U.S. senators on Dec. 16 introduced the Decreasing #Russia Oil Profits (DROP) Act of 2025, a bill that would impose targeted sanctions on anyone dealing in Russian oil.
kyivindependent.com/us-senatorโฆ
#usa
US senators introduce bipartisan sanctions bill targeting Russian oil profits
The bill would impose targeted sanctions on anyone dealing in Russian oil, effectively barring them from the U.S. financial system.Abbey Fenbert (The Kyiv Independent)
Oppressive European Union regime from Brussels brutally bullies yet another member state into electric vehicle purchasesโฆ
โฆoh wait
(sorry if this sarcasm is hard to catch but in #Poland thereโs now massive outcry from people claiming that itโs โBrusselsโ that somehow โforcesโ people into EV rather than, well, lower cost and comfort)
(Turkey is not in EU just in case, MAGA friends)
17 December 1941 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Alice van Thijn, was born in Amsterdam.
She probably perished during a transport from #Westerbork to #Auschwitz in February 1944.
๐บ๐ฆ ๐ท๐บ Explosions rocked an oil refinery in the Russian city of Slavyansk-on-Kuban amid a Ukrainian drone attack overnight on Dec. 17, media reported.
ISW:
๐ท๐บ ๐ช๐บ #Russia launched an information campaign to frame the European Union and individual European countries as an enemy of the Russian people, comparable to Nazi Germany, in an effort to further militarize Russian society.
understandingwar.org/research/โฆ
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, DEC 16, 2025 | ISW
The Council of the European Union confirmed that European countries and the United States will provide โrobustโ security guarantees.Adam Grace (Understanding War)
Iโm barely awake, I have a coffee, and this is what confronts me as I enter my study. The sentinels of my labours.
Good morning! #cats #catsOfMastodon
๐ฅ Securing Wi-Fi Cameras: Technical Guide and Best Practices
Are you sure you've secured your IoT devices properly, or will you be among the victims featured in the next sensational article written by someone who thinks they've just discovered the existence of Shodan?
If you're not completely confident about the answer, it's worth reading the recommendations in this article for a safโฆ
๐ Link ๐ 8bitsecurity.com/posts/securinโฆ
Securing Wi-Fi Cameras: Technical Guide and Best Practices
8Bit Security - Cybersecurity tips, insights, tools, and resources to protect your digital world.8Bit Security
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Nave italiana bloccata in Francia per sospetto cyber-spionaggio: indagini su un marinaio lettone
๐ Link all'articolo : redhotcyber.com/post/nave-italโฆ
#redhotcyber #news #cybersecurity #hacking #malware #ransomware #sicurezzainformatica #accesso remoto #navi
Nave italiana bloccata in Francia per sospetto cyber-spionaggio: indagini su un marinaio lettone
Traghetto italiano bloccato in Francia per sospetti di spionaggio, due membri dell'equipaggio fermati con malware a bordo.Redazione RHC (Red Hot Cyber)
Summary of #Ukraine attacks #Russia rear areas in November 2025 โ 21 fuel facilities (refineries, fuel depots, terminals), 26 energy infrastructure facilities, 9 arms industry plants, 3 military targets.
This represents an increase of +20 attacks compared to October (41), which mainly targeted the energy sector.
17 December 1893 | A Jewish man, Zemack Resnick, was born in Lithuania. He emigrated to Norway.
In November 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
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Listen about the development of the mass murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: youtu.be/tRwZ49q-9e0
"On Auschwitz" (4): Transformation of Auschwitz concentration camp into an extermination center
In planning the construction of Auschwitz, the Germans assumed that the camp would eventually hold some 30,000 prisoners. As late as the beginning of 1941, t...YouTube
Following the 32nd Rammstein meeting, Ukraine's allied countries agreed to allocate approximately โฌ20 billion in support for Kyiv in 2026. Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced this following an online meeting held on December 16.
moscowtimes.ru/2025/12/17/soyuโฆ
ะกะพัะทะฝะธะบะธ ะฟะพย ะธัะพะณะฐะผ ยซะ ะฐะผััะฐะนะฝะฐยป ะดะพะณะพะฒะพัะธะปะธัั ะฒัะดะตะปะธัั ะฝะฐย ะฟะพะดะดะตัะถะบั ะฃะบัะฐะธะฝั ะพะบะพะปะพ 20ย ะผะปัะด ะตะฒัะพ ะฒย 2026 ะณะพะดั
ะกััะฐะฝั-ัะพัะทะฝะธะบะธ ะฃะบัะฐะธะฝั ะฟะพย ะธัะพะณะฐะผ 32-ะณะพ ะทะฐัะตะดะฐะฝะธั ะฒย ัะพัะผะฐัะต ยซะ ะฐะผััะฐะนะฝยป ะดะพะณะพะฒะพัะธะปะธัั ะฒัะดะตะปะธัั ะฝะฐย ะฟะพะดะดะตัะถะบั ะะธะตะฒะฐ ะฒย 2026 ะณะพะดั ะพะบะพะปะพ 20ย ะผะปัะด ะตะฒัะพ.ะ ัััะบะฐั ัะปัะถะฑะฐ The Moscow Times
The U.S. Coast Guard implemented a new harassment policy that reclassifies swastikas and nooses as potentially divisive symbols, despite backlash. The updated manual took effect Monday and replaces the previous version.
The International Luge Federation removed three Russian athletes from eligibility for a Lake Placid event after reviewing new evidence with the IOC. Officials cited concerns over their neutrality on Russiaโs 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Lithuanian authorities said Tuesday they had detained 21 people, allegedly members of a criminal group, on suspicion of smuggling cigarettes from Belarus with the use of GPS-equipped balloons causing Lithuania to declare national emergency.
politico.eu/article/smugglers-โฆ
#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Lithuania #Belarus
Smugglers, not spies, suspected in Lithuaniaโs mysterious balloon border violations
Vilnius police have arrested 21 people for alleged smuggling and organized crime offenses.Tom Nicholson (POLITICO)
Two legal opinions prepared by international lawyers contradict Belgium's claim it could be on the hook to pay substantial damages if the EU moves ahead with plans to use Russia's frozen assets to help Ukraine.
politico.eu/article/legal-opinโฆ
#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Belgium #Euroclear
Legal opinions contradict Belgiumโs claims over Russian assets
Belgium would not be on the hook to pay damages to Moscow as it would be near impossible for Russia to find a jurisdiction that would hear and enforce the case, the lawyers argue.Nicholas Vinocur (POLITICO)
The Trump administration threatened retaliation against the European Union in response to efforts to tax American tech companies, singling out prominent companies, including #Accenture, #Siemens and #Spotify, as possible targets for new restrictions or fees.
#Fitch on Tuesday placed #Euroclear Bank's ratings on "rating watch negative", citing the potential for increased legal and liquidity risks from the European Union's plans to use immobilised Russian assets for a reparations loan to Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington's latest move to increase pressure on Nicolas #Maduro's government, targeting its main source of income.
17 December 1914 | A Czech Jew, Ernst Kraus, was born in Brno. A rail worker.
In #Auschwitz from 21 November 1941.
No. 23148
He perished in the camp on 6 December 1941.
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A podcast about registration photos: youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc
"On Auschwitz" (19): Registration photographs of Auschwitz prisoners
In the thousands of preserved registration photographs of Auschwitz prisoners, we can see faces of the men and women imprisoned in the camp.Dr Wojciech Pลosa...YouTube
169 - Gli attacchi allโAI che non si vedono, ma che fanno danni veri - Marco Camisani Calzolari
Gli attacchi allโAI che non si vedono, ma che fanno danni veri Oggi molti pensano ancora allโattacco informatico come a un blackout digitale: o ti rubano i dati, o ti spengono i sistemi con un ransomware o un DDoS.Web Staff MCC (Marco Camisani Calzolari)
๐๐ Astronomia e Fantascienza su Mastodon!
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Perchรจ resistere?
Sandworm colpisce sfruttando device mal configurati piuttosto che costosi 0-day
๐ Link all'articolo : redhotcyber.com/post/sandworm-โฆ
#redhotcyber #news #cybersecurity #hacking #malware #ransomware #sicurezzainformatica #minacceinformatiche
Sandworm colpisce sfruttando device mal configurati piuttosto che costosi 0-day
Un rapporto di Amazon Threat Intelligence rivela che il gruppo russo APT44 sta prendendo di mira dispositivi edge di rete mal configurati per violare infrastrutture critiche in Occidente.Redazione RHC (Red Hot Cyber)
The Longest Suicide Note in American History
The Trump administrationโs new National Security Strategy targets liberal democracy itself.Anne Applebaum (The Atlantic)
rainews.it/video/2025/12/futurโฆ
Futuro24: Cile, astronomia di frontiera all'Osservatorio del Paranal
Visitiamo la struttura dell'ESO nel Deserto di Atacama, una delle piรน celebri del settore e sede del Very Large TelescopeRaiNews
๐ธ๐ฆ๐ท๐บ Saudi Arabia's Midad Energy has emerged as one of the leading contenders to buy Russian oil major Lukoil's international assets, leveraging deep political ties with Moscow and Washington, Reuters reports.
๐ฑ La app di #PeerTube per dispositivi mobiliadesso include la modalitร "creator" che permette di caricare i propri video direttamente dallo smartphone.
Qui l'articolo di presentazione di questa nuova funzione su Framablog: framablog.org/2025/12/16/publiโฆ
#PeerTube #Framasoft #Fediverso #SoftwareLibero
@maupao
@informapirata
@peertube
@scuola
@prealpinux
@lealternative
@opensource
@fediverso
@alephoto85
@RFancio
@Framasoft
Publish your videos with PeerTube for mobileย !
The PeerTube mobile app continues to grow and now includes a creator mode! Let's take this opportunity to review the latest developments and the improvements we will be making in the future....Framablog
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Beh, per festeggiare l'avvenimento anche noi transalpini possiamo dare un piccolo contributo per colorare tutta la striscia disegnata da @davidrevoy : soutenir.framasoft.org/en/ 
Siamo arrivati a piรน di 160000 euro ne mancano un po' meno di 90000 Daje! (scusate il francesismo) ๐
16 December 1888 | A Czech Jew, Josef Vrba, was born in Neustupov.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstadt ghetto on 1 October 1944. He was 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
๐ฉ๐ช German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: โWe have made the first decision that Russian assets will remain frozen in Europe for a long time. Neither the Russian Central Bank nor the Russian state will have access to these assets in the near future.โ
Merz also stressed that all European states must share the risks if a decision is made to use frozen Russian funds to support Kyiv, emphasizing collective responsibility among EU partners.
๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ Sergiy Kyslytsya, First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, shared a thoughtful message for U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff after the Berlin peace talks:
โTo grow into a tree, you need both sunshine and rain. It was a pleasure to see you again in Berlin, even if the talks werenโt always sunny. But sun that shines constantly turns the earth into a desert. Thank you for the spirit of mutual respect and cooperation. Our teams still have important work. Safe travel and happy holidays!โ
RE: mastodon.social/@rvps2001/1157โฆ
๐ฌ #Trump thinks Russian dictator #Putin wants much more than whatโs on the table in talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war, according to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
nypost.com/2025/12/16/world-neโฆ
#usa
Trump thinks Russia's Putin wants all of Ukraine: WH staff chief Susie Wiles
Trump for months has been convinced Putin is hellbent on taking over the entirety of Ukraine with his nearly four-year-old war there โ disagreeing with unnamed advisors who felt giving him Ukraine&โฆCaitlin Doornbos (New York Post)
On December 14, around 16:30, a strike targeted a column of Russian S-400 air defense systems near the settlement of Raevka in Belgorod region, according to the usually well-informed channel Dosye Sphiona.
The attack was carried out using six strike UAVs. As a result: one 5P85SM2-01 launcher was destroyed, another was damaged, and four 48N6DM surface-to-air missiles were eliminated. No casualties were reported among personnel.
Who's afraid of #Al?
by Calder Mchugh
The #EU wants to regulate, while the U.S. government is letting companies run free. What's behind the divergent approaches goes back a century.
politico.eu/article/artificialโฆ
Whoโs afraid of AI?
The EU wants to regulate, while the U.S. government is letting companies run free. Whatโs behind the divergent approaches goes back a century.Calder Mchugh (POLITICO)
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The Massacre at Bondi Beach Was Inevitable
Australia has long tolerated the proponents of such mayhem and silenced those who raise the alarm.
Muslim openly says they will not follow any law but Sharia Law
Reporter โif Muslim people are in the wrong and they are committing crimes, no one's above the lawโ
Muslim โIf the law of the land is Islamic, we will respect the law of the landโ
โWhat if it's not Islamic?โ
โIf it's not Islamic, then the law of the land and those who make it can go to hell, quite honestly, because Allah said in the Quran in chapter 33, verse 1, he said, oh Prophet, fear Allah and do not obey the disbelievers โ You're on your way to the hellfire because you are non-Muslims. All non-Muslims are destined for the hellfireโ
#Islam #Europe #EU #Jihad #IslamIsJihad
Use-After-Free e V8: due vulnerabilitร ad alta gravitร corrette in Google Chrome
๐ Link all'articolo : redhotcyber.com/post/use-afterโฆ
#redhotcyber #news #aggiornamentodisicurezza #canalestabile #desktop #googlesicurezza #vulnerabilitร
Use-After-Free e V8: due vulnerabilitร ad alta gravitร corrette in Google Chrome
Google rilascia un importante aggiornamento di sicurezza per Chrome, risolvendo due vulnerabilitร di elevata gravitร che espongono gli utenti a potenziali attacchi.Redazione RHC (Red Hot Cyber)
Nuovo modulo di sicurezza? Linus Torvalds dice NO (urlando)
๐ Link all'articolo : redhotcyber.com/post/nuovo-modโฆ
#redhotcyber #news #linux #kernel #torvalds #tsem #dibattito #ecosistemaLinux #critica #codice
Nuovo modulo di sicurezza? Linus Torvalds dice NO (urlando)
Una nuova controversia รจ scoppiata all'interno della comunitร degli sviluppatori del kernel Linux sui moduli di sicurezza. Linus Torvalds esprime la sua frustrazione.Redazione RHC (Red Hot Cyber)
La polizia di Changsha in Cina adotta occhiali intelligenti AI per il controllo stradale
๐ Link all'articolo : redhotcyber.com/post/la-poliziโฆ
#redhotcyber #news #intelligenzaArtificiale #polizia #controlloStradale #occhialiIntelligenti #riconoscimentoTarghe
La polizia di Changsha in Cina adotta occhiali intelligenti AI per il controllo stradale
La polizia di Changsha utilizza occhiali intelligenti basati su AI per il controllo dei veicoli, riducendo drasticamente i tempi di verifica.Redazione RHC (Red Hot Cyber)
Arriva Spiderman: il nuovo PhaaS che colpisce banche e criptovalute in Europa
๐ Link all'articolo : redhotcyber.com/post/arriva-spโฆ
#redhotcyber #news #cybersecurity #hacking #malware #phishing #sicurezzainformatica #bancheonline
Arriva Spiderman: il nuovo PhaaS che colpisce banche e criptovalute in Europa
Una nuova piattaforma PhaaS, Spiderman, prende di mira utenti di banche e servizi di criptovaluta in Europa. Scopri come funziona e come difendersi.Redazione RHC (Red Hot Cyber)
Number of active instances: 216
Number of users: 20 807
Number of statuses: 2 849 632
Number of new users last 1D: 1
Number of new statuses last 1D: 607
#Fediverse
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Groundbreaking New Study Finds Islamophobia May Be Partially Caused By Muslims Killing People All The Time
babylonbee.com/news/groundbreaโฆ
Groundbreaking New Study Finds Islamophobia May Be Partially Caused By Muslims Killing People All The Time
CAMBRIDGE โ As the nations of the West continue to struggle with understanding how to deal with the spread of immigrants from Islamic countries, a groundbreaking new study found that islamophobia may be at least partially caused by Muslims killing peโฆThe Babylon Bee
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Entro il 31 dicembre 2025 questo profilo verrร chiuso.
Ci troverete su @ALFA centauri
Buona vita a tutti!
๐ฌ๐ง An independent review into the impact of foreign financial influence and interference in domestic politics from #Russia and other hostile states has been announced after one of Reform UKโs former senior politicians, Nathan Gill, was jailed for accepting bribes from a pro-Kremlin agent.
theguardian.com/world/2025/decโฆ
UK to hold inquiry into foreign financial interference in domestic politics
Review, which will focus on effectiveness of political finance laws, follows conviction of former Reform politician for accepting bribesPippa Crerar (The Guardian)
๐ช๐บ Two legal opinions prepared by international lawyers contradict #Belgium's claim it could be on the hook to pay substantial damages if the EU moves ahead with plans to use #Russia's frozen assets to help #Ukraine
politico.eu/article/legal-opinโฆ
Legal opinions contradict Belgiumโs claims over Russian assets
Belgium would not be on the hook to pay damages to Moscow as it would be near impossible for Russia to find a jurisdiction that would hear and enforce the case, the lawyers argue.Nicholas Vinocur (POLITICO)
๐ฌ Under post-ceasefire guarantees provided by the United States and #Europe to #Ukraine, peacekeepers could in certain circumstances repel Russian forces, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told ZDF public television in an interview, adding that this remained a far-off prospect ๐ค
#Russia Foreign Minister Lavrov:
The United States promised Russia not to accept Ukraine into NATO and to facilitate the transfer of territories.
So this means US will transfer Alaska in exchange for what Russian territories exactly? Doesnโt look like a good deal at all 
๐จ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ #Canada has announced the allocation of an additional 50 million Canadian dollars (over US$36 million) to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
canada.ca/en/department-nationโฆ
Minister McGuinty announces new support for Ukraine at the 32nd Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting
Today, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, participated in the 32nd Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, co-hosted by Germany and the United KingdomNational Defence (Government of Canada)
Saudi Arabia's Midad Energy has emerged as one of the leading contenders to buy Russian oil major Lukoil's international assets, leveraging deep political ties with Moscow and Washington, three people familiar with the matter said.
reuters.com/business/energy/saโฆ
#Ukraine #Russia #US #Lukoil #SaudiArabia
The State Duma in Russia passed a law in its second and third readings requiring specialized organizations to interact with residents of apartment buildings via residential chats on the state-run MAX messaging app.
moscowtimes.ru/2025/12/16/gosdโฆ
ะะพัะดัะผะฐ ะฟัะธะฝัะปะฐ ะทะฐะบะพะฝ ะพะฑ ะพะฑัะทะฐัะตะปัะฝะพะผ ะฟะตัะตะฒะพะดะต ะดะพะผะพะฒัั ัะฐัะพะฒ ะฒ ะณะพัะผะตััะตะฝะดะถะตั MAX
ะะพัะดัะผะฐ ะฒะพย ะฒัะพัะพะผ ะธย ััะตััะตะผ ััะตะฝะธัั ะฟัะธะฝัะปะฐ ะทะฐะบะพะฝ, ะบะพัะพััะน ะพะฑัะทัะฒะฐะตั ะฟัะพัะธะปัะฝัะต ะพัะณะฐะฝะธะทะฐัะธะธ ะฒะทะฐะธะผะพะดะตะนััะฒะพะฒะฐัั ัย ะถะธัะตะปัะผะธ ะผะฝะพะณะพะบะฒะฐััะธัะฝัั ะดะพะผะพะฒ ัะตัะตะท ะดะพะผะพะฒัะต ัะฐัั ะฒย ะณะพััะดะฐัััะฒะตะฝะฝะพะผ ะผะตััะตะฝะดะถะตัะตย MAX.ะ ัััะบะฐั ัะปัะถะฑะฐ The Moscow Times
All key risks to the Russian economy's development have materialized in 2024โ2025, the Institute for Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INF) writes in the preamble to its updated forecast.
moscowtimes.ru/2025/12/16/akadโฆ
ยซะ ะตะฐะปะธะทะพะฒะฐะปะธัั ะฒัะต ัะธัะบะธยป. ะย ะะบะฐะดะตะผะธะธ ะฝะฐัะบ ัะฟัะพะณะฝะพะทะธัะพะฒะฐะปะธ ัั ัะดัะตะฝะธะต ัะบะพะฝะพะผะธัะตัะบะพะน ัะธััะฐัะธะธ ะฒย 2026 ะณะพะดั
ะัะต ะบะปััะตะฒัะต ัะธัะบะธ ัะฐะทะฒะธัะธั ัะพััะธะนัะบะพะน ัะบะพะฝะพะผะธะบะธ ัะตะฐะปะธะทะพะฒะฐะปะธัั ะฒย 2024โ2025ย ะณะณ., ะฟะธัะตั ะะฝััะธััั ะฝะฐัะพะดะฝะพั ะพะทัะนััะฒะตะฝะฝะพะณะพ ะฟัะพะณะฝะพะทะธัะพะฒะฐะฝะธั ะ ะะ (ะะะ) ะฒย ะฟัะตะฐะผะฑัะปะต ะบย ะพะฑะฝะพะฒะปะตะฝะฝะพะผั ะฟัะพะณะฝะพะทั.ะ ัััะบะฐั ัะปัะถะฑะฐ The Moscow Times
Ukraine requires its partners to cover half of its projected $120 billion of defense spending to stay in the fight against Russia in 2026, Defense Minister Denys #Shmyhal said on Dec. 16.
kyivindependent.com/ukraine-waโฆ
Ukraine war latest: Kyiv needs $60 billion from partners to fund defense against Russia in 2026, minister says
Ukraine requires its partners to cover half of its projected $120 billion of defense spending to stay in the fight against Russia in 2026, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Dec. 16.Francis Farrell (The Kyiv Independent)
๐ฉ๐ช๐บ๐ฆ #Germany has supplied #Ukraine's Armed Forces with two Patriot air defense systems and its ninth Iris-T air defense complex.
united24media.com/latest-news/โฆ
Germany Unveils New Military Aid for Ukraine With Patriots, IRIS-T, Sidewinder Missiles
Germany has delivered two Patriot air defense systems and the ninth Iris-T system to Ukraine, enhancing its military capabilities amid ongoing attacks.Dariia Mykhailenko (UNITED24 Media)
The U.K. announced on Dec. 16 that it is investing 600 million pounds (over $800 million) to strengthen Ukrainian air defenses, as Ukraine braces for escalating Russian strikes during the winter months.
kyivindependent.com/uk-pledgesโฆ
#Ukraine #Russia #EU #UK #Germany
UK pledges over $800 million for Ukraine's air defenses, Germany to donate Sidewinder missiles
The funds will be used to purchase "thousands of air defense systems, missiles, and automated turrets to shoot down drones," U.K. Defense Minister John Healey said.Martin Fornusek (The Kyiv Independent)
16 December 1878 | A Pole, Jan Brzeski, was born in Jasลo. A doctor.
In #Auschwitz from 15 December 1941.
No. 24516
He perished in the camp on 11 March 1942.
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"Poles at KL Auschwitzโ: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_0โฆ
Jordan #Bardella said his National Rally party remains against deploying French troops to Ukraine, underscoring the long-term fragility of France's commitment to Kyiv if the far-right faction wins the presidential elections in 2027.
politico.eu/article/french-farโฆ
Far-right leader Bardella renews push against French troops in Ukraine
The comments are likely to prompt concerns over the durability of any French security commitments to Kyiv.Max Griera (POLITICO)
Turkey has shot down an uncontrolled drone that was approaching its airspace over the Black Sea, in a rare military intervention by the Nato member.
ft.com/content/cf233eca-5495-4โฆ
#Ukraine #Russia #Turkey #NATO
Turkey shoots down โout of controlโ drone over Black Sea
F-16s bring down unmanned aerial vehicle in the latest incident in Turkish territoriesJohn Paul Rathbone (Financial Times)
Russia would redeploy its forces towards Natoโs eastern flank if there is a peace deal in Ukraine, Finlandโs prime minister has warned, urging Europe to give more money to defence in frontline states.
ft.com/content/78c90101-ec68-4โฆ
#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Finland #Orpo
Russia will shift forces to Nato border if Ukraine deal struck, Finland warns
Finnish prime minister calls for more money for frontline states ahead of first summit of countries bordering RussiaRichard Milne (Financial Times)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he has an agreement with the US to make security guarantees legally binding through a vote in Congress as part of a deal to end Russiaโs war.
Russiaโs war chest is being hammered by the double-whammy of a slump in oil shipments and a continuing decline in prices, sending the value of crude exports to the lowest since January 2023.
European Union member states are discussing a raft of new measures against the shadow fleet. Among measures being discussed on the EU level are โtrade policies, visa policiesโ as well as โdenial of servicesโ to the flag states of the shadow fleet ships.
West Texas Intermediate oil fell below $55 a barrel for the first time since February 2021 on signs that supply is outpacing demand, while progress in Ukraine peace talks could lead to a deal that may allow more Russian oil to flow onto global markets.
Britain ordered a review on Tuesday into foreign financial interference in politics, following the conviction of a former member of the right-wing Reform UK party for taking bribes to promote Russian interests in the European Parliament.
The European Union is making progress on how to finance Ukraine with frozen Russian assets, EU diplomats said, but some key decisions including on guarantees for Belgium, where most of the assets are held, will only be made at an EU summit on Thursday.
The Russian-controlled #Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine is currently receiving electricity through only one of two external power lines, its Russian management said on Tuesday.
๐ซ๐ท ๐บ๐ฆ Jordan Bardella said his National Rally party remains against deploying French troops to #Ukraine, underscoring the long-term fragility of #France's commitment to Kyiv if the far-right faction wins the presidential elections in 2027.
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Far-right leader Bardella renews push against French troops in Ukraine
The comments are likely to prompt concerns over the durability of any French security commitments to Kyiv.Max Griera (POLITICO)
๐ฌ The White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, delivered a series of unusually candid and at times unflattering assessments of #Trump, his second-term agenda and some of his closest allies in a series of wide-ranging interviews with Vanity Fair published Tuesday.
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๐ท๐บ๐ข๏ธ๐ Russian oil prices have dropped to the lowest level since the outbreak of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as Western sanctions take their toll, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 16.
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Russian oil prices lowest since full-scale war began, Bloomberg reports
The prices dropped to just over $40 per barrel on average for Russian crude shipped from the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, and the Kozmino port in the Far East, Bloomberg reported.Martin Fornusek (The Kyiv Independent)
๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ฆ #Britain is sending automated turrets and advanced missile systems to help #Ukraine shoot down Russian drones, as part of a ยฃ600 million air defence package designed to protect civilians and critical infrastructure through the winter.
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UK sends automated drone-killing turrets and missiles to Ukraine in ยฃ600m air defence surge
Britain is sending automated turrets and advanced missile systems to help Ukraine shoot down Russian drones, as part of a ยฃ600 million air defence package designed to protect civilians and critical infrastructure through the winter.EJ Ward (LBC)
๐ญ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ #Hungary's state-owned MVM group has signed a 5-year deal with U.S. energy company Chevron for the supply of 2 billion cubic metres of liquefied natural gas, the Hungarian foreign minister said on Tuesday.
๐ช๐บ The European Union is making progress on how to finance Ukraine with frozen Russian assets, EU diplomats said, but some key decisions including on guarantees for #Belgium, where most of the assets are held, will only be made at an EU summit on Thursday.
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