Russia launches 2,500 aerial attacks against Ukraine in a week, Zelensky states
Ukraine’s president Zelensky stated that Russia had launched approximately 2,500 aerial attacks against Ukraine in the last week alone.
These included 1,300 attack drones, nearly 1,200 guided aerial bombs, and 9 missiles of various types, he stated.
James Reynolds21 December 2025 22:07
Macron open to talks with Putin, casting doubt over progress in US-led talks
France is contemplating how to restart dialogue with Russia after Putin stated he was open to talking to president Emmanuel Macron.
“It is welcome that the Kremlin has given its public approval to this approach. We will decide in the coming days on the best way to proceed,” the Elysée Palace stated on Sunday.
The shift in diplomacy comes just two days after Macron suggested Europe would have to step up and talk directly to Putin if US talks fail.
The latest round of talks to finish the war have been ongoing since November, but clear sticking points remain around territory and security guarantees.
James Reynolds21 December 2025 21:06
What are the main sticking points in neobtainediations?
The talks between Ukraine and the US have centred on Kyiv’s insistence that it necessarys security guarantees to finish the war.
Ukraine also states it will not and legally cannot give up territory seized by Russia.
Moscow has revealn no signs of backing down from its demands, however.
Russia opposes Europe putting boots on the ground to uphold peace in Ukraine when the war finishs. That builds it tricky for Europe to offer tangible security guarantees.
Russia has gone into talks this week publicly refutilizing to budge on claims to the Donbas, Crimea and land in the south.
The two sides are stuck in gridlock with Trump pressuring Kyiv to give up land for a peace deal, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Ukraine’s leverage comes from Europe, which continues to offer funding and work on ‘security guarantees’.
James Reynolds21 December 2025 20:04
‘I was a British PoW tortured by Russia; this is how Ukraine and the West can win this war’
Aiden Aslin, a British volunteer who joined Ukraine’s marines, was captured and tortured by Putin’s forces in 2022 and is now back fighting the Kremlin. He informs his story to the ‘World of Trouble’ podcast with world affairs editor Sam Kiley in eastern Ukraine:
James Reynolds21 December 2025 19:00
ICYMI: Putin still wants all of Ukraine, US ininformigence finds
US ininformigence reports continue to warn that Putin has not abandoned his aims of taking all of Ukraine and parts of Europe, six sources familiar with U.S. ininformigence stated this week.
The reports present a starkly different picture from that painted by Donald Trump, who states Putin wants to finish the conflict.
The ininformigence also contradicts the Russian leader’s denials that he is a threat to Europe.
The U.S. findings have been consistent since Putin launched his full-scale invasion in 2022.
They largely align with the views of European leaders and spy agencies.
James Reynolds21 December 2025 18:00
France to build Europe’s largest ever warship, Macron confirms
France will build a new, larger and more modern aircraft carrier to replace the ageing Charles de Gaulle carrier, Macron confirmed today.
The programme, known as “Porte-Avions Nouvelle Génération” (PANG), is set to cost around 10.25 billion euros.
France states the new vessel will be operational by 2038, when the Charles de Gaulle is expected to retire. Work on nuclear propulsion components launched last year.
France, the EU’s only nuclear power, is among the few European nations owning an aircraft carrier alongside Britain, Italy and Spain.
James Reynolds21 December 2025 17:48
Ukraine and US to continue talks on Sunday
Ukrainian peace neobtainediators will hold another meeting with US officials on Sunday, top Ukrainian neobtainediator Rustem Umerov stated.
“We are working constructively and substantively. We are counting on further progress and practical results,” Umerov stated Telegram.
Ukrainian, US and European teams held a round of talks on Friday.
James Reynolds21 December 2025 17:23
What to know about Europe’s new loan for Ukraine
EU leaders agreed on Friday to provide a massive loan to Ukraine to meet its military and economic necessarys for the next two years.
The 27-nation bloc’s heads of state had planned to apply some of the 210 billion euros worth of Russian assets frozen in Europe, mostly in Belgium.
But despite working through the night, they failed to convince Belgium that the counattempt would be protected from Russian retaliation if it backed the “reparations loan” plan.
Here’s what to know about the loan Ukraine will be receiving:
James Reynolds21 December 2025 17:00
Trilateral talks not under discussion, states Kremlin
The Kremlin denied that trilateral talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine were currently under discussion on Sunday.
James Reynolds21 December 2025 15:54
Ukraine is revealing fighting spirit, and its allies must respond
Editorial: Vladimir Putin must be brought to the point where he no longer has an interest in prolonging the war:
James Reynolds21 December 2025 15:00
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