For months Germany/Europe begged ⁦Donald J. Trump⁩ to slap sanctions on Russia. Now that he did, they are begging him to grant exemptions so their energy supply remains unaffected ⁦John O'Donnell⁩ reuters.com/business/energ…

“Her legs were blown off, she was blown to pieces.” Russia’s drone killed an 84-year-old woman, Grandma Lora, in Kherson when she was walking her goats, NYP. In a September interview, Lora had said, “Everyone is afraid. All are scared, but each has hope.” Now she is dead. 1/

ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds. wired.com/story/chatbots…

"Peak Putin is over." Poland’s FM on Why the Kremlin is Weaker From #WSF2025: on-the-ground interview with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 youtu.be/E7AvJQ20BPI?si…

At the #WSF2025 in Warsaw, Lesya Orobets and Kateryna Musienko spoke with Kari Odermann about Ukraine’s and Europe’s security. For the first time, Europe fully realizes that the threat is real — something Ukraine has warned about for years. Now is the moment for joint action: a

Ukraine: News Consumption and Trust in 2025 Report +30% get news exclusively from social media +80% of Ukrainians trust information from family & friends, but where is that info coming from? Important report from Internews Ukraine continued with new donors. 💪🏼 internews.ua/en/opportunity…

Over 2500 miners trapped in Ukraine kyivpost.com/post/63784

Is Russia’s Foreign Minister Missing Because of Trump? And Is he back Because of India? open.substack.com/pub/karioderma…

From Army To Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Corruption Scandal Rocks Country rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-uk…

"EU imports from Russia worth €124 billion have exceeded the amount of aid provided to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion." - stated Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard. Europe has given Ukraine €187 billion in support, while importing Russian oil

The way the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - probably No 1 paper in the German-speaking world - describes the situation is worth noting.

It’s the font that really does it

'Europe—which includes the E.U. and the U.K.—cannot just react when their house is on fire. It is becoming increasingly clear it cannot trust the Trump Administration to bring the war in Ukraine to an outcome which is favorable' My latest for TIME time.com/7336513/trump-…

Counterfeit peace: Kremlin craftsmanship, U.S. branding, and Ukraine was supposed to pay full price? open.substack.com/pub/karioderma…

How do you call it when the US presidential envoy is advising the foreign government on the best ways to approach the US president in order to advance this government's interests? Asking for a friend