Ukraine War Brief Podcast
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If I use an estimated 6 trillion ruble deficit—instead of the “very optimistic” 3.8 trillion rubles currently under consideration—the gap is even more profound.
From November 28 to November 29, Ukraine attacked the Afipsky, Kamensky, and Saratov oil refineries in Russia. 🔥
November 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
From November 28 to November 29, Ukraine attacked the Afipsky, Kamensky, and Saratov oil refineries in Russia. 🔥
Imagine thinking Russia is some sort of land of plenty. Russia took a year to capture… 1%(?) of Ukrainian territory.
November 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Imagine thinking Russia is some sort of land of plenty. Russia took a year to capture… 1%(?) of Ukrainian territory.
Russian world
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Kazan, electrical substation in Russia, two nights ago. 🔥⚡️
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I added a soundtrack
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Kazan, electrical substation in Russia, two nights ago. 🔥⚡️
I added a soundtrack
I added a soundtrack
Russia lost at least two oil tankers in the Black Sea on November 28. In July 2023, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said all Russian ships in the Black Sea are legitimate military targets and will be sunk. 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Russia lost at least two oil tankers in the Black Sea on November 28. In July 2023, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said all Russian ships in the Black Sea are legitimate military targets and will be sunk. 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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This “plan” is insane: Putin wouldn’t accept anything less than Ukrainian capitulation. And that’s never going to happen. More stalling tactics from the Kremlin.
This “plan” is insane: Putin wouldn’t accept anything less than Ukrainian capitulation. And that’s never going to happen. More stalling tactics from the Kremlin.
This is one of the most important exposés published in WSJ in several years, and it derives from intercepts and analyses by foreign intelligence services studying the conduct of Trump and his inner team. It's first and foremost a wake up call to the people of the United States.
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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This “plan” is insane: Putin wouldn’t accept anything less than Ukrainian capitulation. And that’s never going to happen. More stalling tactics from the Kremlin.
This “plan” is insane: Putin wouldn’t accept anything less than Ukrainian capitulation. And that’s never going to happen. More stalling tactics from the Kremlin.
How is the space sector going to work? Their launch pad is destroyed!
Moscow courted the White House with business proposals in the creation of the peace plan, WSJ reports.
Trump-aligned businessmen discussed deals in the energy, critical minerals and space sectors with Russian partners.
Trump-aligned businessmen discussed deals in the energy, critical minerals and space sectors with Russian partners.
November 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
How is the space sector going to work? Their launch pad is destroyed!
Russian Railways “on brink of collapse,” with debt of 4 trillion rubles. Russian government scrambling to rescue it from insolvency. It employs 700,000 people.
Why is Trump hitching his wagon to this obviously dying country?
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
Why is Trump hitching his wagon to this obviously dying country?
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
November 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Russian Railways “on brink of collapse,” with debt of 4 trillion rubles. Russian government scrambling to rescue it from insolvency. It employs 700,000 people.
Why is Trump hitching his wagon to this obviously dying country?
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
Why is Trump hitching his wagon to this obviously dying country?
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
Third wave of missiles was just launched from Russia. There are 20+ missiles in Ukrainian-owned airspace. 😡
November 29, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Third wave of missiles was just launched from Russia. There are 20+ missiles in Ukrainian-owned airspace. 😡
Rosstat’s CPI looks pretty recessiony if you ask me. Seems similar to 2022.
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Rosstat’s CPI looks pretty recessiony if you ask me. Seems similar to 2022.
Massive air attack in Ukraine right now. My air raid alarm has been going off for 4 hours now. 😡
This is Russia’s “peace deal.”
This is Russia’s “peace deal.”
November 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Massive air attack in Ukraine right now. My air raid alarm has been going off for 4 hours now. 😡
This is Russia’s “peace deal.”
This is Russia’s “peace deal.”
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“Such a color of the cloud after the explosion is characteristic only for missiles that use highly toxic fuel — the nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine pair, better known as amyl and heptyl.”
- Defense Express
- Defense Express
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“Such a color of the cloud after the explosion is characteristic only for missiles that use highly toxic fuel — the nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine pair, better known as amyl and heptyl.”
- Defense Express
- Defense Express
Russian economist Igor Lipsitz estimates 1 million people switched from working in the civilian sector to the military industrial complex during the war.
He says 56 regions have to borrow money this year and at interest rates of 19% or more.
youtu.be/0dqeJIgBWZ4
He says 56 regions have to borrow money this year and at interest rates of 19% or more.
youtu.be/0dqeJIgBWZ4
ЛИПСИЦ: ИНТЕРВЬЮ ДЛЯ ПРОГРАММЫ "ЧЕСТНОЕ СЛОВО" 28.11.2025 - видео другого качества
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November 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Russian economist Igor Lipsitz estimates 1 million people switched from working in the civilian sector to the military industrial complex during the war.
He says 56 regions have to borrow money this year and at interest rates of 19% or more.
youtu.be/0dqeJIgBWZ4
He says 56 regions have to borrow money this year and at interest rates of 19% or more.
youtu.be/0dqeJIgBWZ4
The federal murder statute still has the death penalty as an option for sentencing! Why shouldn’t it be used here, in this context?
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The federal murder statute still has the death penalty as an option for sentencing! Why shouldn’t it be used here, in this context?
Orbán’s translator totally mistranslated what Putin was saying and vice versa.
Surreal scenes from Orbán's visit in Moscow. Putin gives a big-picture overview of bilateral relations peppered with some numbers, while Orbán's interpreter keeps saying completely different things, vague formulations about cooperation and good relationship. Baffling.
telex.hu/video/2025/1...
telex.hu/video/2025/1...
Videón mutatjuk, hogyan fordította rosszul Orbán tolmácsa Putyin beszédét
A mai Putyin–Orbán-találkozó egyik legérdekesebb része az volt, amikor Orbán Viktor tolmácsa szinte végig rosszul fordította az orosz elnök köszöntő beszédét. A magyar tolmács fontos részleteket hagyo...
telex.hu
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Orbán’s translator totally mistranslated what Putin was saying and vice versa.
What are we even doing here? How much is Trump extorting from Ukraine?
U.S. Commerce Department pressed Switzerland during recent trade talks to commit billions of dollars in investments that "Washington could allocate at its discretion", but Swiss officials refused, according to two people familiar with the matter.
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
What are we even doing here? How much is Trump extorting from Ukraine?
Despite pumping 3 trillion rubles into the banking system, the Russian government sold just 138 bn in bonds.
November 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Despite pumping 3 trillion rubles into the banking system, the Russian government sold just 138 bn in bonds.
Congress must step in. Trump must be stopped. This would break multiple treaties and violate international law.
Any legal recognition of Russian territorial grabs puts us all in danger. It must be stopped, and if not, reversed by the next administration.
Any legal recognition of Russian territorial grabs puts us all in danger. It must be stopped, and if not, reversed by the next administration.
November 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Congress must step in. Trump must be stopped. This would break multiple treaties and violate international law.
Any legal recognition of Russian territorial grabs puts us all in danger. It must be stopped, and if not, reversed by the next administration.
Any legal recognition of Russian territorial grabs puts us all in danger. It must be stopped, and if not, reversed by the next administration.
Ionuț Moșteanu, Romania’s defense minister, has resigned following a scandal. Moșteanu lied about his university degree. He fabricated the university he supposedly obtained it from.
hotnews.ro/ministrul-us...
hotnews.ro/ministrul-us...
Ministrul USR al Apărării, Ionuț Moșteanu, și-a anunțat demisia, după scandalul studiilor sale / Reacția lui Bolojan - HotNews.ro
Demisia lui Ionuț Moșteanu vine la cinci luni după ce a preluat funcția de ministru al Apărării. El și-a anunțat colegii de partid într-o ședință de la ora
hotnews.ro
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Ionuț Moșteanu, Romania’s defense minister, has resigned following a scandal. Moșteanu lied about his university degree. He fabricated the university he supposedly obtained it from.
hotnews.ro/ministrul-us...
hotnews.ro/ministrul-us...
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A reckoning for the Far Right.
The Putin Domino Theory
When one man goes, everything changes
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A reckoning for the Far Right.
Andriy Yermak has resigned!! 🎉 🎉
I’ve been waiting over 5 years for this! Traitor. Corruption is akin to treason while Ukraine is at war.
I’ve been waiting over 5 years for this! Traitor. Corruption is akin to treason while Ukraine is at war.
Happy Thanksgiving and Black Friday!! A lot happened over the holiday break. Russia’s space program is caput thanks to a massive explosion, and Yermak’s home was raided by Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency.
www.wsj.com/world/pressu...
www.wsj.com/world/pressu...
Pressure Mounts on Zelensky as Investigators Search Home of Right-Hand Man
Authorities target Andriy Yermak at a moment when Ukraine’s president needs his experience dealing with Trump.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Andriy Yermak has resigned!! 🎉 🎉
I’ve been waiting over 5 years for this! Traitor. Corruption is akin to treason while Ukraine is at war.
I’ve been waiting over 5 years for this! Traitor. Corruption is akin to treason while Ukraine is at war.
Happy Thanksgiving and Black Friday!! A lot happened over the holiday break. Russia’s space program is caput thanks to a massive explosion, and Yermak’s home was raided by Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency.
www.wsj.com/world/pressu...
www.wsj.com/world/pressu...
Pressure Mounts on Zelensky as Investigators Search Home of Right-Hand Man
Authorities target Andriy Yermak at a moment when Ukraine’s president needs his experience dealing with Trump.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Happy Thanksgiving and Black Friday!! A lot happened over the holiday break. Russia’s space program is caput thanks to a massive explosion, and Yermak’s home was raided by Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency.
www.wsj.com/world/pressu...
www.wsj.com/world/pressu...
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Russia's Economic Optimism Index hits lows only matched by COVID, Great Financial Crisis and 1999.
Q: Why will this be way worse?
A: Because back then, Russia wasn't engaged in an unaffordable war and no one was bombing the core of the Russian economy.
Q: Why will this be way worse?
A: Because back then, Russia wasn't engaged in an unaffordable war and no one was bombing the core of the Russian economy.
November 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Russia's Economic Optimism Index hits lows only matched by COVID, Great Financial Crisis and 1999.
Q: Why will this be way worse?
A: Because back then, Russia wasn't engaged in an unaffordable war and no one was bombing the core of the Russian economy.
Q: Why will this be way worse?
A: Because back then, Russia wasn't engaged in an unaffordable war and no one was bombing the core of the Russian economy.