Category: Updates
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11/26/2025 — Strengthening Ukraine’s wartime economy can set the stage for peace

From: Atlantic Council By Zahar Hryniv A comparative assessment of the Russian and Ukrainian wartime economies underlines that Russia’s ongoing invasion has imposed far greater costs on Ukraine by depleting its manpower, worsening its demographics, and straining the country’s financial resources. Sustained support for the Ukrainian economy is therefore crucial as Europe and the United States seek to push…
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11/26/2025 — Russia Bombs Kyiv as Trump’s Peace Plan Collapses: Seven Dead While Diplomats Meet in Abu Dhabi

From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / November 26, 2025 While seven died in Kyiv’s rubble and Russian drones crossed into NATO territory, Trump’s peace negotiators met in Abu Dhabi to discuss Ukraine’s future—but Moscow’s missiles made clear that Russia negotiates with weapons, not words. The Day’s Reckoning The first Kinzhal missile hit Kyiv at 6:47 a.m., punching…
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11/25/2025 — “Don’t stay silent!” Zelensky didn’t hold back in message to Europe. Hall gave a standing applause

From: War & Politics — Ukraine is working closely with the United States, European, and other partners to identify steps to end the war and bring genuine security. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky during an online address to participants of the parliamentary summit of the International Crimea Platform, held in Sweden. Nearly 70…
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11/24/2025 — Russia‘s System is Moving Toward a Breaking Point (video)

From: Jason Jay Smart — Russia’s sudden push for a peace deal is not a diplomatic shift. It is a sign that the Kremlin feels pressure it can no longer manage. This video explains why Moscow is urgently demanding negotiations and why the timing reveals deep military and economic strain across the Russian state. The…
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11/24/2025 — Trump’s Ukraine peace plan would violate 71 US international commitments

Enforcing the 28-point proposal would contradict 13 treaties and 23 political agreements Washington helped create From: Euromaiden Press BY EERIK N KROSS A comprehensive legal analysis of the Trump administration’s 28-point peace plan for Ukraine reveals that enforcing it would place the United States in violation of 71 separate international legal and political obligations, including…
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11/24/2025 — When Peace Talk Met Power Plant: The Day Diplomacy Flickered While Ukraine’s Fires Burned

From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / November 24, 2025 While negotiators convened in Geneva’s conference rooms, Ukrainian drones turned a Moscow power plant into a pillar of flame—and the contradiction defined the war’s impossible equation. The Day’s Reckoning Picture the contradiction: in a Swiss ballroom overlooking Lake Geneva, diplomats debated ceasefires and territorial concessions. Two thousand kilometers…
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11/25/2025 — Argh… Sometimes it feels like we are living inside a very dark comedy or horror plot written by someone with no sense of shame….

From: Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv)1369th day) Argh… Sometimes it feels like we are living inside a very dark comedy or horror plot written by someone with no sense of shame. Media reports now say that the so-called “peace plan” was drafted by Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff together with putin’s long-time fixer Dmitriyev. And although Trump…
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11/22/2025 — Dear Mr. President…..
From: Dr. Clay Quarterman (Retired MTW missionary) Message I sent today to the President: Dear Mr. President, I understand that you are again putting pressure on Ukraine to capitulate, instead of pressuring Russia to withdraw. This stands fully against our American interests: to promote Freedom and to withstand despots. Please listen to the American People,…
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Live Zoom Update Sunday

Nov 23, 2:00 pm CSTJoin Doug Shepherd (MTW Team Leader) for a live zoom update from Lviv Click the link below to join: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88936272438 Upcoming Update Webinars: (Same link for all)Dec. 21* Jan. 25*Recordings of the update call will be available on Sunday Evening. Check Cratesforukraine.com for the link
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11/21/2025 — Axis of authoritarians poses mounting threat on the global information front

From: Atlantic Council By William Dixon, Maksym Beznosiuk Ever since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, there has been growing alarm over the support that Moscow is receiving from fellow authoritarian regimes including Iran, North Korea, Belarus, and China. However, while Western officials have publicly raised concerns over material support for the Russian war effort,…