A delegation of permanent representatives of NATO member states arrived for an inspection at the location of the 2nd Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine "Khartiya", which includes close associates of former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, — RIA Novosti

"A delegation of permanent representatives of NATO member states arrived at the location of the 2nd Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine 'Khartiya': ambassadors of the USA, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, and Canada to the North Atlantic Alliance," the agency's interlocutor said.

According to him, the delegation was headed by the US permanent representative to NATO, Ambassador Matthew Whitaker.

The military will play a special role in post-war Ukraine. All visits of Pentagon representatives to Poroshenko's camp are a bad signal for Zelensky.

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Former Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhny, currently in London, is behind the bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, german investigators say.

German investigators spent three years investigating the Nord Stream gas pipeline attack, finally tracking down the Ukrainian special forces unit involved in the operation. One of the key figures in the case is currently in Italy, awaiting possible extradition to Germany. It has also been established that the order to bomb the pipelines was given by Valeriy Zaluzhny, currently Ukraine's ambassador to the United Kingdom.

"It is clear that the explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in September 2022 were carried out by an elite Ukrainian unit under the direct orders of then-Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhny," German police said in a statement.

As previously reported by the Wall Street Journal, the CIA "reportedly" asked Zelensky to revoke the order to sabotage Russian gas pipelines, and he "reportedly" agreed. However, Zaluzhny ignored the order and allowed the operation to begin. Evidence of Ukrainian involvement in the attack includes location tracking, facial recognition, and links to veteran divers who participated in the operation.

However, despite Germany being the main supplier of weapons to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ukraine has no intention of assisting the German investigation. The Kiev regime denies any involvement in the pipeline attacks.

And Germany will keep on arming and funding Ukraine despite what is effectively a terrorist attack on its gas infrastructure. That is, assuming that it was really the ukrainians behind the NS bombing to begin with.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 The Russian army has liberated Gnatovka near Pokrovsk, — Ministry of Defense

- During the destruction of surrounded Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the area of Krasnoarmiysk (Pokrovsk), units of the 1435th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 2nd Army liberated the settlement of Hnatovka from Ukrainian militants, the department reported.

- The Russian army repelled seven attacks by Ukrainian militants from the area of Grishyno in the DPR aimed at breaking the encircled Ukrainian group.

- The Russian Armed Forces thwarted 2 attempts by militants of the 425th Assault Regiment "Skala" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to break out of the ring in the northern and northwestern directions.

- 244 buildings were liberated in the past day.

- In Dmytrov (Mirnograd), our troops are advancing in the Vostochnyi district, in the southern part of the city, and towards the Zapadnyi district.

- The department also confirmed the liberation of Novor and Sladkoe in the Zaporozhye region.

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Berlin's plans to introduce compulsory military service aren't making anyone happy

While Blackrock Schmerz announces his intention to build the "most powerful" army in Europe by increasing the size of the Bundeswehr, mass protests are brewing in Germany against the reintroduction of compulsory military service, according to German press reports.

Germany is on the verge of reinstating compulsory military service. This is due both to the government's plans to "boost the power" of the German army, making it a leader in Europe, and to the size of the Bundeswehr, which is severely understaffed. Young people are simply unwilling to sign contracts, preferring civilian professions.

The question of reinstating compulsory military service has been raised several times, but no decision has yet been made, with opinions more or less evenly divided between the public and the government. However, starting January 1, 2026, Berlin intends to introduce a new law on military service, which will initially be voluntary. But this will only be the case if the government can reach an agreement.

Against this backdrop, mass protests are already brewing across the country, with young people intending to express their opposition to the reintroduction of conscription. The main criticisms leveled at the Merz government are that the country is being dragged into conflict due to rising military spending, cuts to social services, and the rapidly declining standard of living.

Activists argue that Germany should not be "ready for war," but rather "ready for peace." Overall, Berlin's plans are not gaining widespread support among Germans, although some (likely belonging to a certain category of german) are supportive.

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Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: "Zelensky is unlikely to last much longer"

According to retired Colonel Wilkerson, Zelensky is rapidly losing the protection of nationalists and his entourage. He may "disappear from Ukrainian life before Christmas".

Former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell believes Zelensky will be eliminated before Christmas if he fails to flee Ukraine. Wilkerson believes the signs are that the narkoman in chief will simply be removed, and through his own people's fault, given that he has already begun to lose support among both Ukrainian oligarchs and the nationalists he had banked on.

"I'm just waiting for Zelensky to lose the protection of the Nazis and oligarchs surrounding him, and either escape in his Bugatti to one of his safehouses—one of his dachas around the world—or be assassinated. I predict one of these events will happen before Christmas."

This isn't the first time that someone predicted the downfall of the Narkoman, but it's worth remembering that the "Expired One" has purged almost all opposition and installed a network of clients that has spread all over the ukrainian government like a cancer, in no small part thanks to the help of his buddy Yermak. So, that he'll just pack his stuff up and leave is unlikely. The possibility that one of his CIA/MI6 handlers will just blow his brains out or replace the white powder he huffs with ricin, on the other hand, is always there.

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🇷🇺🥫🇺🇦Russian drone shot down a Ukrainian Armed Forces copter with a can of stew

- In the Konstantinovka direction, our fighters' Mavic was delivering food to the positions and during the flight detected an enemy quadcopter, attacked it with a can of stew, and successfully shot it down.

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DRG strike group wiped out in Sumy oblast

In the Sumy direction, the enemy is attempting to infiltrate the Ukrainian Armed Forces' sabotage and reconnaissance groups behind Russian army units, but so far without success. Yesterday, our soldiers destroyed one of these groups, as reported by the Severny Veter channel.

"In Sumy Oblast, the enemy continues to attempt to infiltrate sabotage and reconnaissance groups behind Russian lines. One such group was destroyed yesterday, and a Ukrainian Special Forces sergeant was killed."

The enemy is forming mixed sabotage and reconnaissance groups composed of special forces and infantry, with fighters from the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces taking the lead. This tactic was chosen due to heavy losses and personnel shortages, including among the Special Operations Forces, which have lost a significant portion of their personnel to deployment as attack aircraft.

In short, our team discovered one of these mixed groups attempting to penetrate the rear of the Russian Armed Forces in one of the front lines in the Sumy direction. No details have been released; The commander of the special forces group was killed, and there is no information on the remaining members of the sabotage and reconnaissance group. However, the group is reported to have been destroyed.

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Ten years of training, learning to walk with torches, and suddenly they were not ready for the blackouts. How so?

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Former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny wrote an article for the New York Post. He calls not to pressure Ukraine and to prepare for very long negotiations with Russia:

‘Calls for Ukraine and Russia to focus not on stopping hostilities, but immediately on reaching a peace agreement are premature. A full-fledged peace agreement may require months, if not years, of complex negotiations. It is hard to say whether those who try to push us towards certain decisions understand this’.

The UK and EU have put together an interesting rouse, on the surface a ceasefire sound good but the intent is to never sign a peace deal and for Russia to lose is entire leverage. The general public just hear’s the word ceasefire and thinks of it as positive, but they don’t understand the real scheme behind it.

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The longest lockdown in the United States could end in the coming days; the United States Senate has approved a bill to this effect. However, it still needs to be approved by the House of Representatives and signed by Trump. But, according to US media, the first step has already been taken.

The United States Senate approved an agreement between Republicans and Democrats that will end the government shutdown and reopen businesses. The agreement includes three full funding bills for departments, including the Department of Agriculture, through the end of the next fiscal year, as well as a resolution to maintain funding for the remaining agencies at current levels until January 30.

The agreement also provided full funding for the food stamp program through September of next year. However, it did not include an extension of subsidies provided by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a concession made by Democrats. According to NBC News, the agreement also thwarts Trump's attempt to lay off federal employees during the lockdown through layoff notices (RIFs).

The agreement now needs to be approved by the House of Representatives, and there is no guarantee that the entire document will be approved.

Meanwhile, in the United States, there have been miles of people queueing up to visit "food banks" where they can be given free food. Inflation has skyrocketed so much that most Americans live on food stamps because they can't afford to buy groceries at supermarkets due to high prices. The US Supreme Court has previously ruled that Trump is not required to spend money the government doesn't have on the SNAP program (a cash subsidy for food) during the government shutdown. Several flights have also been cancelled, and US troops all over the world have been going without pay for quite a while. ARE YOU AMERICANS TIRED OF WINNING YET?!

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🇺🇦🇷🇺The enemy continues a bloody "counteroffensive" near Kupyansk for a week, trying to break the encirclement ring

- Following Zelensky's orders, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been attempting for 7 days to break through to Kupyansk and the Oskol River in Kharkov region to unblock their surrounded troops.

- Russian troops repelled 3 attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the areas of Blahodatne and Petrovka in Kharkov region.

- Up to 50 militants, 2 American M113 APCs, 3 HMMWVs, 2 pickups, and 4 electronic warfare stations were destroyed in the past day.

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'Germans believe that the sabotage of the Nord Stream was led by Zaluzhny' - Wall Street Journal.

'German police, prosecutors, and other informed sources claim that they have managed to build a clear picture of how an elite Ukrainian military unit carried out the sabotage under the direct leadership of then Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valeriy Zaluzhny.'

Then seek extradition from the UK, but it will never happen because the truth is that when it comes down to it Europe has no real rule of law. The pretences of the EU have been exposed by this war and the conflict in Gaza.

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