Ville Kostian
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Geopolitics, geoeconomics and military.
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Good morning on Day 1374 of Ukraine's brave resistance against its bullying neighbour, although it's almost 12 years since Russia's initial invasion and breaking international law.
This is THE daily thread with all the news, all the time, in a handy thread, updated all day long.
This is THE daily thread with all the news, all the time, in a handy thread, updated all day long.
November 28, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Good morning on Day 1374 of Ukraine's brave resistance against its bullying neighbour, although it's almost 12 years since Russia's initial invasion and breaking international law.
This is THE daily thread with all the news, all the time, in a handy thread, updated all day long.
This is THE daily thread with all the news, all the time, in a handy thread, updated all day long.
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Ukraine’s chief negotiator, who is currently facing searches by anti-corruption investigators, says Zelensky will never cede land to Russia, insisting that both the constitution — and the nation — forbid it.
www.kyivpost.com/post/65157
www.kyivpost.com/post/65157
Zelensky Draws Red Line in Peace Talks: ‘He Will Not Sign Away Territory’ - Yermak
Ukraine’s chief negotiator says Zelensky will never cede land to Russia, insisting the constitution - and the nation - forbid it.
www.kyivpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Ukraine’s chief negotiator, who is currently facing searches by anti-corruption investigators, says Zelensky will never cede land to Russia, insisting that both the constitution — and the nation — forbid it.
www.kyivpost.com/post/65157
www.kyivpost.com/post/65157
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⚡️ WAR IN UKRAINE & RUSSIA — NOV 28, 2025 (1/2)
■ High level of engagements, with casualties slightly above the 7-day average
■ Notable armored losses (tanks and APVs); fewer drone losses due to weather conditions
■ ...
📈 See dashboard for full data:
lookerstudio.google.com/s/nJZXk6yKTNM
■ High level of engagements, with casualties slightly above the 7-day average
■ Notable armored losses (tanks and APVs); fewer drone losses due to weather conditions
■ ...
📈 See dashboard for full data:
lookerstudio.google.com/s/nJZXk6yKTNM
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
⚡️ WAR IN UKRAINE & RUSSIA — NOV 28, 2025 (1/2)
■ High level of engagements, with casualties slightly above the 7-day average
■ Notable armored losses (tanks and APVs); fewer drone losses due to weather conditions
■ ...
📈 See dashboard for full data:
lookerstudio.google.com/s/nJZXk6yKTNM
■ High level of engagements, with casualties slightly above the 7-day average
■ Notable armored losses (tanks and APVs); fewer drone losses due to weather conditions
■ ...
📈 See dashboard for full data:
lookerstudio.google.com/s/nJZXk6yKTNM
"Will a #Ukraine Peace Deal Really Lure #Europe Back to Russian #Gas?" - #Russia
oilprice.com/Energy/Natur...
oilprice.com/Energy/Natur...
Will a Ukraine Peace Deal Really Lure Europe Back to Russian Gas? | OilPrice.com
Analysts say even a ceasefire would not reverse Europe’s break from Russian gas after 2022.
oilprice.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
"Will a #Ukraine Peace Deal Really Lure #Europe Back to Russian #Gas?" - #Russia
oilprice.com/Energy/Natur...
oilprice.com/Energy/Natur...
" #EU allies turn screws on #Belgium over its tax income from #Russia ’s frozen assets"
www.politico.eu/article/bart...
www.politico.eu/article/bart...
EU allies turn screws on Belgium over its tax income from Russia’s frozen assets
European governments are piling pressure on Bart De Wever to allow the Russian cash to go to Kyiv as a mega loan.
www.politico.eu
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
" #EU allies turn screws on #Belgium over its tax income from #Russia ’s frozen assets"
www.politico.eu/article/bart...
www.politico.eu/article/bart...
"Keeping #China at bay: #EU countries tighten rules on port and railway bids"
www.politico.eu/article/keep...
www.politico.eu/article/keep...
Keeping China at bay: EU countries tighten rules on port and railway bids
Countries are worried about outsiders controlling key infrastructure.
www.politico.eu
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
"Keeping #China at bay: #EU countries tighten rules on port and railway bids"
www.politico.eu/article/keep...
www.politico.eu/article/keep...
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OTD in 1943 at the Tehran conference USSR reaffirmed Iranian independence and promised to remove troops as per treaty the of 1942 once war was over.
Can you guess what happened once war was over?
Can you guess what happened once war was over?
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
OTD in 1943 at the Tehran conference USSR reaffirmed Iranian independence and promised to remove troops as per treaty the of 1942 once war was over.
Can you guess what happened once war was over?
Can you guess what happened once war was over?
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SITREP 🇺🇦 DAY 1374
1. Putin restates claim on parts of oblasts not occupied by🇷🇺. No direct talks with🇺🇦
2. 🇫🇷to reinstate 10 months voluntary mil service. 80% support in opinion poll
3..🇺🇦in disorderly retreat fm flanks of Huliaipole (of NestorMakhno fame)
4. 50 Shahed launched, 9 leakers. 1 Iskander M
1. Putin restates claim on parts of oblasts not occupied by🇷🇺. No direct talks with🇺🇦
2. 🇫🇷to reinstate 10 months voluntary mil service. 80% support in opinion poll
3..🇺🇦in disorderly retreat fm flanks of Huliaipole (of NestorMakhno fame)
4. 50 Shahed launched, 9 leakers. 1 Iskander M
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
SITREP 🇺🇦 DAY 1374
1. Putin restates claim on parts of oblasts not occupied by🇷🇺. No direct talks with🇺🇦
2. 🇫🇷to reinstate 10 months voluntary mil service. 80% support in opinion poll
3..🇺🇦in disorderly retreat fm flanks of Huliaipole (of NestorMakhno fame)
4. 50 Shahed launched, 9 leakers. 1 Iskander M
1. Putin restates claim on parts of oblasts not occupied by🇷🇺. No direct talks with🇺🇦
2. 🇫🇷to reinstate 10 months voluntary mil service. 80% support in opinion poll
3..🇺🇦in disorderly retreat fm flanks of Huliaipole (of NestorMakhno fame)
4. 50 Shahed launched, 9 leakers. 1 Iskander M
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Total population of Finland is 5.6 million, by the way.
Those 🇫🇮Finns who have completed their conscription service, “regardless of rank, [will have] to carry on as reservists until age 65.
Over a 5-year period, the change is projected to boost the number of reservists by around 125,000 members, bringing the total to approximately one million by 2031.”
Over a 5-year period, the change is projected to boost the number of reservists by around 125,000 members, bringing the total to approximately one million by 2031.”
Finland's Defence Committee supports increasing reservist numbers
The change would expand Finland's military reserve to around a million people by the year 2031.
yle.fi
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Total population of Finland is 5.6 million, by the way.
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⚡️Russia’s Roscosmos space agency reported on Nov. 27 that the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan sustained damage during the Soyuz MS-28 liftoff to the International Space Station.
Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan damaged after Russia’s 'Soyuz' launch to the International Space Station
Russia’s Roscosmos space agency reported that the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan sustained significant damage during the Soyuz MS-28 launch to the International Space Station, acc...
kyivindependent.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:40 AM
⚡️Russia’s Roscosmos space agency reported on Nov. 27 that the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan sustained damage during the Soyuz MS-28 liftoff to the International Space Station.
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Trump says land operations against Venezuela drugs gangs to start 'very soon'
Trump says land operations against Venezuela drugs gangs to start 'very soon'
Donald Trump has warned US action against suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers will move to the land "very soon".
news.sky.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Trump says land operations against Venezuela drugs gangs to start 'very soon'
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As a mounting number of Russia's shadow fleet ships sails across the Northern Sea Route to Chinese ports, a Beijing-led business delegation came to Arkhangelsk to discuss shipping
Beijing's men on the Northern Dvina
As a mounting number of Russia's shadow fleet ships sails across the Northern Sea Route to Chinese ports, a Beijing-led business delegation comes to Arkhangelsk to discuss shipping.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
As a mounting number of Russia's shadow fleet ships sails across the Northern Sea Route to Chinese ports, a Beijing-led business delegation came to Arkhangelsk to discuss shipping
"A group of soldiers has seized power by force in #GuineaBissau. The results of Sunday's election were never announced. Who's behind the #coup?"
www.dw.com/en/coup-in-g...
www.dw.com/en/coup-in-g...
Guinea-Bissau: Who is toppling whom, how and why? – DW – 11/27/2025
On Wednesday, a group of soldiers seized power by force in Guinea-Bissau. The parliamentary and presidential elections held on Sunday were suspended before the results could even be announced. But who...
www.dw.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"A group of soldiers has seized power by force in #GuineaBissau. The results of Sunday's election were never announced. Who's behind the #coup?"
www.dw.com/en/coup-in-g...
www.dw.com/en/coup-in-g...
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Polish police have arrested a Russian citizen in Kraków for allegedly breaching corporate IT systems.
Authorities accuse him of bypassing security to access databases. He’s now in temporary detention.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/k...
Authorities accuse him of bypassing security to access databases. He’s now in temporary detention.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/k...
Kraków police bust suspected Russian hacker targeting Polish firms’ data systems
Authorities in Poland placed the suspect in temporary custody after allegations of unauthorized intrusion into multiple companies’ networks.
euromaidanpress.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Polish police have arrested a Russian citizen in Kraków for allegedly breaching corporate IT systems.
Authorities accuse him of bypassing security to access databases. He’s now in temporary detention.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/k...
Authorities accuse him of bypassing security to access databases. He’s now in temporary detention.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/k...
"West is ‘missing obscure sanctions that could set back #Russia ’s war machine’"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
West is ‘missing obscure sanctions that could set back Russia’s war machine’
US group Dekleptocracy identifies additives for military vehicles’ lubricants and tyres as potential vulnerabilities
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"West is ‘missing obscure sanctions that could set back #Russia ’s war machine’"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
"West African bloc #ECOWAS condemns Guinea-Bissau coup" p.dw.com/p/54JMa?maca...
p.dw.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"West African bloc #ECOWAS condemns Guinea-Bissau coup" p.dw.com/p/54JMa?maca...
" #France to bring in form of military service, 25 years after #conscription was phased out"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
France brings back limited military service with 3,000 volunteers next year
"The only way to avoid danger is to prepare for it," says President Emmanuel Macron.
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
" #France to bring in form of military service, 25 years after #conscription was phased out"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"US deal must punish #Russia war crimes, says #Ukraine ’s Nobel peace prize winner" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
US deal must punish Russia war crimes, says Ukraine’s Nobel peace prize winner
Oleksandra Matviichuk warns any amnesty could encourage authoritarian leaders to attack their neighbours
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"US deal must punish #Russia war crimes, says #Ukraine ’s Nobel peace prize winner" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
" #Georgia 's pro-EU protesters defiant year after accession process was halted"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Georgia's pro-EU protesters defiant year after accession process was halted
The demonstrations began when Georgia's prime minister called a four-year halt on moves towards joining the EU.
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:37 AM
" #Georgia 's pro-EU protesters defiant year after accession process was halted"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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7/ Russian Occupation Update, November 26, 2025:
Russian Occupation Update, November 26, 2025
Key Takeaways Deportation and Forcible Transfer of Ukrainian Citizens, Including Children The Russian “University Shifts” program continues to deport Ukrainian children to Russia to prepare them for future careers in Russia. The Shakhtarsk, Donetsk Oblast occupation administration reported on November 11 that 30 schoolchildren from grades 8 to 11 arrived on Sakhalin Island in Russia’s ... Read more
isw.pub
November 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
7/ Russian Occupation Update, November 26, 2025:
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6/ Russian occupation courts continue to pass harsh espionage charges against Ukrainians for perceived anti-Russian behavior.
Russia continues to invest in the development of tourist potential in occupied Ukraine.
Russia continues to invest in the development of tourist potential in occupied Ukraine.
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
6/ Russian occupation courts continue to pass harsh espionage charges against Ukrainians for perceived anti-Russian behavior.
Russia continues to invest in the development of tourist potential in occupied Ukraine.
Russia continues to invest in the development of tourist potential in occupied Ukraine.