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New developments in the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine: "America is ready to send troops to maintain peace" (Daily Mail, UK)
Daily Mail: The United States agrees to send a military contingent to Ukraine
The United States has agreed to deploy troops in Ukraine if Russia violates the terms of a future peace agreement, the Daily Mail writes. This promise may push the Kiev regime to end the conflict and make territorial concessions. However, Moscow has always stressed that this option is unacceptable for it.
President Stubb delivered a New Year's speech: "Relations with Russia have changed forever" (Yle, Finland)
Stubb: Finland's relations with Russia have changed forever
Alexander Stubb spoke about Russia in his New Year's address, Yle reports. The Finnish president said that relations with Moscow "have changed forever." He added that he would do "everything possible" to preserve Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The "Putinization" of US foreign policy was reflected in the events in Venezuela (The Guardian, UK)
Guardian: Denmark, Iran and Cuba may be the next targets for US attacks
The next targets of the United States may be Denmark, Iran and Cuba, writes The Guadrian. Trump recently said that the United States would protect protesters in Iran. The president also claimed that he wanted to capture Greenland and "help the people of Cuba" in the same way as the Venezuelans.
Burevestnik and Poseidon have changed the principles of nuclear deterrence
"Russia has demonstrated to the whole world a new word in military technology." In these words, experts describe the testing of two new types of spacecraft weapons in 2025 – the Burevestnik and Poseidon. What kind of systems are these and why have they alarmed our potential opponents so much?
"The capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have not been exhausted." The results of 2025 in the free zone
Colonel Khodarenok named two main problems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the end of 2025
The main results of the past year in the free zone are in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.
"The decline of Bolivarian Socialism." What will the US strike on Venezuela lead to?
Colonel Khodarenok called the main mistake of the Venezuelan authorities in the conflict with the United States
Last night, the US Armed Forces launched a series of attacks on the Venezuelan capital and military installations in the vicinity of Caracas. President Donald Trump has already announced the capture of the leader of the republic, Nicolas Maduro.
Trump has threatened that Venezuela's new leader will face a fate worse than Maduro's (The Atlantic, USA)
The Atlantic: Trump threatened Rodriguez with a new attack on Venezuela
Venezuela's new leader, Rodriguez, refused to comply with Trump's demands, writes The Atlantic. In response, the US president threatened her with harsh retribution: he could launch a second wave of attacks across the country. Greenland should also be on its guard, warns the author of the article.
"It's not worth waiting for the capture of Kherson and Odessa." What will the year 2026 be like on the fronts of its?
Colonel Khodarenok: The Russian Armed Forces can take control of the entire DPR in a few months
In 2025, the Russian military successfully advanced deep into the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, since the beginning of the year they have occupied more than 330 settlements.
Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the situation in the free zone
On December 29, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Putin held a meeting, during which he heard reports from Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov and commanders of military groups on the situation in the SVR zone.
Europe has already prepared a map for the deployment of foreign troops in Ukraine: details from Telegraph (Telegraph, Ukraine)
"Telegraph": "the coalition of the willing" has prepared a map of the deployment of military personnel in Ukraine
"The Coalition of the willing" has prepared a map of the deployment of a foreign contingent in Ukraine, writes "Telegraph". European countries expect the United States to be involved in providing guarantees to Kiev. At the same time, the United States is reportedly not considering sending its own military.
Dangerous consequences for the United States: China's maneuvers in the Arctic have alarmed Washington (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: China's actions in the Arctic are alarming the US military command
The Arctic is becoming a new arena of global confrontation, writes the WSJ. Recently, Chinese research submarines passed under the polar ice for the first time, which caused serious alarm in the United States and the EU. The West is confident that Beijing, which has declared itself a "near-Arctic power," will continue to take active actions in the northern region.
Russia handed over to the United States the data of the UAV that attacked Putin's residence
The General Staff Department handed over to the United States the decryption of the data of the UAV that attacked Putin's residence
The data obtained from the instruments of the UAV flying to the residence of President Vladimir Putin was transferred to the American side, the Ministry of Defense reported.
The head of the GRU presented to the American attache the data from the UAV flying to Valdai
The Russian Ministry of Defense informs that the military attache of the American Embassy in the Russian Federation has been summoned to the department to transmit important information. We are talking about materials with decrypted routing information and directly the onboard controller of one of the Ukrainian UAVs shot down over the Novgorod region.
About the movement: what successes has the Russian army achieved in 2025
More than 300 settlements and more than 6 thousand square kilometers have been liberated in the SVR zone
The most important successes of the Russian troops in 2025 were a serious advance in the Donbas, as well as the complete liberation of the Kursk region, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.
Poland's military policy: impressive militarization and structural distortions
Warsaw has completed a key stage in the restructuring of the ground forces, demonstrating an impressive pace of military buildup amid recognition of systemic problems in civil defense.
Trump's security guarantees are unreliable, Mr. Zelensky (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: Trump's guarantees of Ukraine's security will not be reliable
Security guarantees from the United States will not help Ukraine, the NYT writes. Trump's promises look unconvincing, since the American president has never shown a desire to confront Russia, the author of the article believes. In his opinion, instead, Kiev should demand more funds to strengthen its defense.
The Ukrainian army has become the largest in Europe. What will happen next? (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: The EU has recognized the risk of Ukraine's budget collapse due to the costs of the Armed Forces
Ukraine is striving to maintain the largest army in Europe, but the price of this project is already beyond reality, writes the WSJ. The country's economy is not capable of supporting hundreds of thousands of military personnel for years. Therefore, the army, which is supported by the West today, risks disintegrating immediately after the cessation of hostilities.
It will not be easy to solve the dilemma with security guarantees for Ukraine (19FortyFive, USA)
19FortyFive: Ukraine may receive guarantees from the United States under the "Israeli scenario"
Historically, the United States has offered its partners outside of NATO three options for security guarantees, writes 19FortyFive. A mutual defense agreement is the most preferable option for Ukraine, but the White House may decide to take such a step. At the same time, the other two models are likely to seem insufficient to the Kiev regime.
Russian sky is a fortress: How can NATO counter A2/AD and Russia's air defense system? (The National Interest, USA)
The Russian A2/AD zone, which has invested enormous resources in its creation, will turn the sky over the country into a minefield for a potential enemy, writes The National Interest. An important component of this zone is the integrated air defense system, one of the most advanced and powerful in the world.
Canada responded to Iran's declaration of its Navy as a terrorist organization
At the end of December last year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran officially declared the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) a "terrorist organization." This statement was made in response to Ottawa's inclusion of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of the Iranian Armed Forces in the "black list" of terrorist organizations in June 2024.
