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12/19/2025

Ukrainian intelligence reports:

Strikes carried out in Crimea
Russian military transport plane shot down
Russian radar systems targeted

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Putin faces Trump fury as he 'expresses solidarity' to country after US major move
Overnight, the United States carried out a high-profile operation to seize an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, an action Caracas condemned as "international piracy."

The incident comes as tensions in the Caribbean escalate, with the US conducting a significant military build-up near Venezuela. Footage released by the US shows armed personnel boarding the vessel via helicopter, while President Donald Trump described it as “the largest one ever seized.”

12/19/2025

Putin calls Venezuela president to offer Russian support as US WW3 fears explode
Amid escalating tensions between the Trump administration and Venezuela, Russian President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed his support for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The call, which took place on December 11, came just a day after U.S. forces seized an oil tanker near Venezuelan waters, further straining relations between Washington and Caracas.

According to the Kremlin, Putin reassured Maduro that direct communication between Russia and Venezuela will remain open. He also emphasized Russia’s commitment to supporting Venezuela’s sovereignty, upholding international law, and maintaining peace throughout Latin America.

12/19/2025

Zelensky in Kupyansk! Putin's Lie Exposed

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Kupyansk — the very city where, just ten days ago, Vladimir Putin invited journalists to “see for themselves” that it was supposedly under Russian control.

Today’s visit proves the opposite: Kupyansk remains under Ukraine’s authority, and the Kremlin’s claims have been exposed as yet another fabrication.

“OSINT analysts have determined that, according to the DeepState interactive map, the distance from the monument where the Ukrainian president is standing to the Russian positions is just over one kilometer — and only 500 meters to the gray zone.” (Current time).

Ukraine continues to reclaim and defend its land — with facts, not propaganda.

12/19/2025

House Democrats release Epstein photos with Trump, Bannon, Clinton and others
Back-to-back releases of photographs from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate have reignited public scrutiny of one of the most disturbing scandals involving wealth, power, and unanswered questions in modern U.S. history.

On Friday, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee published two batches of images first 19 photos, then nearly 80 more drawn from a massive archive of over 95,000 images obtained through a congressional subpoena issued to Epstein’s estate.

These photos offer a rare, unsettling glimpse into Epstein’s private world, including scenes from his private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands and images showing him alongside some of the most recognizable names in global politics, business, and media.

Yes, that includes Donald Trump.

12/19/2025

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko criticized Zelensky in an interview with ZDF. He stated that corruption scandals have dealt a serious blow, undermining trust in the central government both domestically and among international partners.
ZDF journalist Katrin Eigendorf, commenting on the situation, supported this criticism. She referred to the head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, as “Rasputin” under Zelensky, possessing disproportionate power.
In her view, Yermak resigned only under massive pressure from the security structures, not by the president’s will. Eigendorf concluded that this episode is a bad sign both for Zelensky personally and for Ukrainian democracy.
The military bloc is increasingly pressuring Zelensky, and representatives of the Armed Forces directly hint that they would like to remove the illegitimate leader and independently restore order in the country.

12/19/2025

Russians have once again executed a group of unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war.

Another video of the probable ex*****on of unarmed Ukrainian servicemen captured by Russians is being spread on social networks. This was reported by the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets

"‎The released video shows at least 5 likely killed prisoners of war. Once again we see the cynical disregard for international humanitarian law on the part of the Russian army," he noted.

The ombudsman said he had sent letters to the UN and the ICRC to ensure that the war crime was recorded.

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12/19/2025

BUDGET DEFICITS IN RUSSIA

The last few days we have been talking about issues that would affect the ability of Russia to finance its war against Ukraine.

These items included secondary sanctions, attacks on oil and gas infrastructure, as well as attacks on Russia’s shadow fleet.

But the question still remains as to what impact they have had on Russia’s national budget?

Has Russia been able to continue to finance it war against Ukraine?

Or, have these moves created budget deficits for the Russian government so as to impact Russia’s ability to sustain its war?

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has significantly strained its federal budget, leading to sustained and rising deficits.

Major factors include soaring defense expenditures, declining oil and gas revenues due to sanctions and Ukrainian attacks, and increased tax burdens on the public.

Russia’s defense budget surged to approximately 13.5 trillion rubles (~$161 billion) in 2025—about 7.2% of GDP, accounting for 37% of federal expenditures—and plans to reduce it slightly to 12.6 trillion rubles in 2026.

Between 2022 and 2024, total fiscal injections—including off-budget support—exceeded 10% of GDP, underscoring the heavy financial commitment to the war.

In 2024, the deficit exceeded 3 trillion rubles (~$34 billion)—around 1.7% of GDP, far above the government's target of 0.9% .

By mid-2025, the shortfall reached 4.88 trillion rubles (~$61 billion)—2.2% of GDP—surpassing the entire year’s forecast of 3.8 trillion rubles; analysts project the year-end deficit could exceed 8 trillion rubles.

For 2026, forecasts envision a sustained deficit around 2.6% of GDP, the highest since the war began.

Oil-and-gas revenues—the fiscal backbone—fell 22% year-over-year in the first nine months of 2025, with monthly export earnings in November hitting their lowest since early 2022.

The Mid-2025 deficit was partly blamed on a nearly 19% drop in energy income, amplifying the impact of militarized state spending.

To counter deficits, the government increased VAT from 20% to 22%, imposed higher tax rates, and expanded borrowing.

Meanwhile, GDP growth slowed to about 1% in 2025, down from 4.3% in 2024, with investment contracting—indicating deeper economic stress.

The National Wealth Fund is getting near to depletion.

The Russian government has engaged in heavy borrowing.

In essence, Russia’s war effort is directly fueling its fiscal imbalances—through both increased wartime spending and diminishing revenues—creating persistent and historically high budget deficits.

Tomorrow we will explore how these deficits are directly affecting the Russian military budget.

12/18/2025

U.S. Special Envoy to Meet Zelensky, European Leaders in Berlin This Weekend
The White House has confirmed that Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is heading to Berlin this weekend for high-stakes talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and senior European leaders. The goal? Pushing forward Washington’s proposed roadmap to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.

But if this were a movie, the background music right now would definitely not be calming.

Over the weekend, Zelensky warned that Moscow has no intention of dialing things down. Instead, Ukraine was hit by massive overnight strikes on energy infrastructure, leaving thousands without electricity. Russia, for its part, claimed it used hypersonic ballistic missiles in retaliation for Ukrainian attacks because nothing says “peace talks” quite like hypersonic missiles.

“This is clearly not about ending the war. They still aim to destroy our state and inflict maximum pain on our people,”
— Volodymyr Zelensky, via X

The human cost remains stark. An 80-year-old woman was killed when shelling struck a residential building in Ukraine’s Sumy region another grim reminder that diplomacy often lags behind reality on the ground.

12/18/2025

Zelensky in Kupyansk, Soloviev in Pokrovsk, Putin in the Bunker.

Zelensky posed in Kupyansk and Russian Goebbels - Vladimir Soloviev posed with Russian flag in Pokrovsk.

So what is really going on?

On December 12, 2025, I made a post about Ukrainian President Zelensky visiting Kupyansk — a Ukrainian city Putin claimed Russia had completely “liberated” (occupied by the Russian army). Putin’s words were not true, but for people who are not watching the front lines every day and verifying information the way I do, this was not obvious at the time. This is new information.

Ukraine controls Kupyansk. Ukrainian army continues to clear some pockets of Russians in the city. Up to 200 Russian troops trapped in a cauldron in the center of the city.

According to ISW and military from the ground: Ukrainian forces counterattacked in Kupyansk and cleared all approaches to it from the north, from the crossings of the Oskil River. They effectively cut off Russian logistics in the city and encircled them, leaving up to 200 Russian troops trapped.

Zelensky’s visit to Kupyansk and video filmed in 1 km from the Russian positions and only 500 meters to the gray zone was incredibly brave. Russian propagandists are already inventing a bunch of stories trying to dismiss his brave act.

They completely ignoring the fact that Russian “bare chest macho” Putin aka “Grandpa from the bunker” (as some Russians call him) did not dare appear in Kupyansk or even in Pokrovsk.

Putin sent to Pokrovsk Russian propagandist Vladimir Soloviev aka Russian Goebbels instead of coming there himself. It was brave on Soloviev’s part to come to the city Russia is not completely controlling and wave Russian flag in the center of the city. Russian N**i clamed that they “cleared Pokrovsk from N**is”.

Despite this appearance in the part of Pokrovsk Russia already controlled for a while (this is not news, and nobody argued with that) there are NO videos filmed from the ground in the northern parts of Pokrovsk. Project DeepState marked it as a grey zone. There are Ukrainian military forces there and they are still fighting.

Even if at some point in time Ukrainians will leave Pokrovsk completely as all real military experts agree it is not a strategic city, its loss will not result in a collapse of the front.

Pokrovsk is important, but not that important to make Ukraine capitulate.

Despite attempts by Putin’s assets around the globe to claim otherwise, Ukraine’s victory in Kupyansk proves once again that Ukraine can and will win by military means.

You can either help Ukraine with weapons and money — or help a Russian dictator continue killing.

Learn the Truth, Stay Informed and Help Ukraine.

Here are my posts:

Zelensky in Kupyansk! Putin's Lie Exposed!

Zelensky in Kupyansk! Putin's Lie Exposed!
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Kupyansk — the very city where, just ten days ago, Vladimir Putin invited journalists to “see for themselves” that it was supposedly under Russian control. Today’s visit proves the opposite: Kupyansk remains under Ukraine’s authority, and the Kremlin’s claims have been exposed as yet another fabrication. “OSINT analysts have determined that, according to the DeepState interactive map, the distance from the monument where the Ukrainian president is standing to the Russian positions is just over one kilometer — and only 500 meters to the gray zone.” (Current time). Ukraine continues to reclaim and defend its land — with facts, not propaganda. Help Ukraine defeat Putin. In Russian: Зеленский в километре от позиций РФ. 155 тысяч погибших россиян. Подземные школы в Украине I ГЛАВНОЕ / Zelensky is a kilometer away from Russian positions. 155,000 Russians killed. Underground schools in Ukraine. I MAIN THING. Update: My posts:
https://www.quora.com/profile/Ellina-N/Zelensky-in-Kupyansk-Putins-Lie-Exposed
Ukraine 2025: Holding the Frontline, Striking Back at Russia

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