Author: Dal Stanton
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12/24/2025 — A Ukrainian Christmas music playlist from Euromaidan Press (2025 edition)
Try something new this holiday season with this selected collection of ancient and modern songs From: Euromaiden Press BY ALYA SHANDRA In Ukraine, the Christmas season is a time full of music – in the Ukrainian tradition, teams of carolers start visiting their neighbors on Christmas Eve, 24 December, singing songs glorifying the birth of…
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12/22/2025 — Moscow “Allies” Turn PREDATORY: Moscow Pays Up
From: Jason Jay Smart — The Kremlin just signaled a severe internal break by changing who represents its interests at the negotiating table. Regimes that feel secure send diplomats to project power, but governments facing a liquidity crisis send financial fixers to secure survival. This shift exposes the reality that high interest rates are choking…
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12/22/2025 — Narrating the war: Analyzing Russia’s narratives for its invasion of Ukraine
From: Atlantic Council By Casey Michel Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 challenged much of the common Western understanding of Russia. How can the world better understand Russia? What are the steps forward for Western policy? The Eurasia Center’s new “Russia Tomorrow” series seeks to reevaluate conceptions of Russia today and better prepare for its future…
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12/22/2025 — Peace Talks in Miami as Ukrainian Drones Destroy Russian Jets in Crimea and Missiles Kill Civilians in Odesa
From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / December 21, 2025 As Russian diplomats met U.S. envoys in Miami, Ukraine answered on the battlefield—obliterating fighter jets in Crimea while Russian missiles turned a civilian bus in Odesa into a mass-casualty scene. The Day’s Reckoning On December 20, 2025, the war delivered its reckoning with unforgiving clarity. In Miami, Russian…
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12/22/2025 — “He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear…”
From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 1396) He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;he breaks the bow and shatters the spear;he burns the chariots with fire.“Be still, and know that I am God.I will be exalted among the nations,I will be exalted in the earth!”Psalm 46:9-10 Last week was extremely busy and…
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12/19/2025 — The Russian Breakdowns
From: Peter Zeihan —- Should the war in Ukraine result in a Russian loss, what will the future hold for Russia?
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12/19/2025 — U.S. to meet with Russian, Ukrainian teams in coming days for new peace talks
From: NBC News by Reuters — A White House official confirmed to NBC News that the U.S. and Russia will hold talks in Miami this weekend. Ukrainian peace negotiators are en route to the United States and plan to meet with the U.S. negotiating team on Friday and Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday. Zelenskyy told…
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12/19/2025 — What it would take to stop Putin fighting in Ukraine
From: BBC by James Landale — Diplomatic correspondent Vladimir Putin may have a reputation among some as a ruthless autocrat, a master manipulator of the international scene. But one thing Russia’s president does not have is a poker face. The late US Senator John McCain used to joke that when he looked into Putin’s eyes,…
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12/19/2025 — Europe’s battle over Russia’s blocked assets is nearing its endgame
From: Atlantic Council BY CHARLES LICHFIELD — Charles Lichfield is the director of economic foresight and analysis and the C. Boyden Gray senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center. BOTTOM LINES UP FRONT WASHINGTON—Will this be the week where Europe takes its boldest step yet on Russia’s immobilized assets? The prize would be substantial. A financial…
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12/19/2025 — Putin Calls Europe “Piglets” as Ukraine Faces Cash Crisis, Vague Security Guarantees, and a Grinding Winter War
From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / December 18, 2025 As Putin doubles down on conquest and contempt, Ukraine is squeezed between Russian escalation, Europe’s half-promises, and a looming financial cliff that diplomacy alone may not stop. The Day’s Reckoning By noon, the war had spoken in three voices. In Moscow, Vladimir Putin stood before his generals and…
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