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28.11.2025 - 18:27 [ Atlantic Council ]

Putin wants to capture Ukraine’s crucial fortress belt without a fight

(August 28, 2025)

As US-led efforts to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine struggle to gain momentum, Vladimir Putin’s latest territorial demands include the surrender of strategically vital and heavily fortified Ukrainian land in the east of the country. Moscow is calling on Kyiv to unilaterally withdraw from the approximately one-third of Donetsk province that remains in Ukrainian hands as part of any peace deal. In other words, Putin aims to secure territory at the negotiating table that his army has been unable to conquer in more that three and a half years of full-scale war.

28.11.2025 - 00:39 [ Kyiv Independent ]

Russia‘s coy game: Why Kremlin won‘t commit to Trump‘s peace push

There are signs that the Kremlin is not interested in a U.S.-brokered peace deal at all, with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top officials reiterating maximalist demands and refusing to accept any compromise.

Instead of seeking peace, the Kremlin is trying to buy time and undermine Ukraine’s allies, analysts say. Another goal is to shift the blame to Kyiv by accusing it of rejecting Russian conditions that are effectively tantamount to capitulation.

28.11.2025 - 00:31 [ Euromaidanpress.com ]

Putin in his last address: Russia ready to fight until the last Ukrainian, offers no concessions, demands Kyiv surrender Donbas

Putin reiterated that the war in Ukraine will end only when Ukraine withdraws its forces from Donbas.

“If Ukrainian troops leave the territories they occupy, the fighting will stop. If they don’t, we will achieve this through military means,” he said.

He offered no concessions from Russia’s side.

27.11.2025 - 23:59 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Putin bleibt bei seinen Bedingungen – und droht

„Wenn die ukrainischen Truppen die von ihnen gehaltenen Gebiete verlassen, werden wir die Kampfeinsätze beenden“, sagte Putin bei einem Besuch in Bischkek, der Hauptstadt Kirgistans. „Wenn sie dies nicht tun, werden wir dies mit militärischen Mitteln erreichen“, so der Kremlchef.

Aus welchen Regionen genau sich die ukrainischen Truppen zurückziehen sollten, sagte Putin nicht. Russland hatte immer wieder gefordert, dass die Ukraine die vier Regionen Donezk, Luhansk, Cherson und Saporischschja vollständig an Russland abgeben müsse – auch die Teile, die Russland nie erobert hat.

20.11.2025 - 20:30 [ UnderstandingWar.org ]

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 19, 2025

(November 19, 2025)

Key Takeaways

Russia killed at least 26 Ukrainian civilians and injured at least 139 on the night of November 18 to 19 during its combined missile and drone strikes that disproportionately impacted civilian areas.
US and Russian officials reportedly drafted a 28-point peace plan that amounts to Ukraine’s full capitulation and would set conditions for renewed Russian aggression against Ukraine.
The reported proposed peace plan would deprive Ukraine of critical defensive positions and capabilities necessary to defend against future Russian aggression, apparently in exchange for nothing.
This reported peace plan is fundamentally the same as Russia’s 2022 Istanbul demands, which Russia presented to Ukraine when the circumstances on the battlefield appeared to favor Russia more heavily.
Russia’s long-held demands are dependent on the false premise that a Russian battlefield victory is inevitable.
Ukraine’s interdiction efforts are preventing Russian forces from using vehicles and concentrating manpower in Pokrovsk and are likely slowing down Russia’s rate of advance within the town.
Russian forces recently advanced near Borova and Hulyaipole.

20.11.2025 - 19:29 [ New York Times ]

U.S.-Russian Peace Plan Would Force Ukraine to Cede Land and Cut Army

(November 19, 2025)

A plan to end the war in Ukraine, negotiated between the Trump administration and Russia, would require Kyiv to surrender territory, significantly reduce the size of its army and relinquish some types of weaponry, according to officials familiar with the proposal.

The 28-point proposal, drafted without Ukrainian involvement, reflects the maximalist demands the Kremlin has made throughout the war, which Ukraine has long denounced as amounting to capitulation.

17.11.2025 - 19:18 [ Independent.co.uk ]

Don’t be fooled – Trump’s Gaza peace plan is a colonial con-trick on the Palestinians

(September 30, 2025)

The colonial reality is that Israel and the US have come up with a cunning plan to outsource Israel’s continued dominance or occupation of the Gaza Strip under a governor, Tony Blair (a man much reviled in the Middle East), and a king, Donald Trump, who would run Gaza.

They would rule indefinitely or until the Palestinian Authority, which governs the bits of the West Bank where Israel doesn’t want to be bothered with directly occupying, can show that it can be trusted to also run Gaza the way that the US and Israel want.

17.11.2025 - 19:10 [ theConversation.com ]

Trump’s Gaza peace plan faces a pivotal UN Security Council vote. Can it get across the line?

While many countries continue to be concerned about the details (or lack thereof) in the resolution, support from a broad coalition of regional states will probably push it over the line.

Neither the Israelis nor Palestinians have been formally included in the negotiations, but Israel has presumably worked closely to shape the text. It has pushed back strongly on language supporting Palestinian statehood and will continue to do so.

The Palestinian Authority leader, Mahmoud Abbas, has given his broad support to the plan.

30.09.2025 - 01:10 [ Middle East Eye ]

Palestinian Authority thanks Trump for ‚determined effort‘ to end Gaza war

The Palestinian Authority on Monday welcomed US President Donald Trump‘s „determined efforts“ to end Israel‘s genocide in Gaza.

Trump‘s 20 point plan to end what a growing chorus of experts, world leaders and historians call a genocide in Gaza leaves open the door for the Palestinian Authority to govern the enclave after „reforms“.

03.09.2025 - 16:54 [ China Radio International ]

Xi Jinping hält Ansprache zu 80. Jahrestag des Sieges im Widerstandskrieg des chinesischen Volkes gegen japanische Aggression

Die großartige chinesische Nation scheue keine Macht und Gewalt, stehe auf eigenen Füssen und verbessere sich ständig. Im lebensentscheidenen Kampf von Gut gegen Böse, Licht gegen Dunkelheit und fortschrittlichen Kräften gegen reaktionäre Kräfte habe das chinesische Volk damals gemeinsam hart gegen die Feinde sowie um das Überleben des Landes, die Wiederauferstehung der chinesischen Nation und die Gerechtigkeit der Menschheit gekämpft. Heutzutage stehe die Menschheit erneut vor der Entscheidung zwischen Frieden und Krieg, Dialog und Konfrontation sowie gemeinsamem Gewinn und Nullsummenspiel. Das chinesische Volk stehe fest auf der Seite der historischen Richtigkeit und des Fortschritts der menschlichen Zivilisationen sowie halte am Weg der friedlichen Entwicklung fest, um gemeinsam mit der Bevölkerung aller Länder eine Gemeinschaft der Menschheit mit geteilter Zukunft aufzubauen.

14.07.2025 - 23:42 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Attorney-General Baharav-Miara refuses to attend her own dismissal hearing

“The hearing scheduled for today allows the government to dismiss the attorney general and any future advisor for foreign and corrupt considerations. In response to the fact that the advisor prevented illegal actions, ordered an investigation or prosecution of a coalition member, refused to halt a criminal proceeding against a sitting government member, or as part of a ‚political deal‘ to ensure the survival of the government,” she wrote.

14.07.2025 - 23:23 [ Times of Israel ]

High Court gives government green light to convene new panel on firing attorney general

(July 13, 2025)

The decision by Judge Noam Sohlberg came hours after Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli filed a notice to the court asking it to reject petitions against the new procedure and implied that the coalition could ignore the court if it ruled against it on the matter.

17.06.2025 - 23:09 [ Associated Press ]

Trump says the US knows where Iran’s Khamenei is hiding and urges Iran’s unconditional surrender

President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. knows where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hiding during the Israel-Iran conflict but doesn’t want him killed “for now.”

Trump urged, in a social media posting, Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” as the five-day conflict continues to escalate.

08.05.2025 - 13:27 [ RT.com ]

Russia’s 72-hour ‘Victory Day’ truce begins

The pause in fighting, set to last until midnight on May 10–11, has been described as a humanitarian gesture marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. The Kremlin says the ceasefire also aims to create space for direct peace talks with Ukraine, without preconditions.

”Yes, this is an initiative by the Russian side, by President Putin. It remains in force,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Wednesday, stressing that Moscow is committed to honoring the truce despite Ukraine’s record-breaking drone assault ahead of its start.

08.05.2025 - 12:59 [ USA Today ]

101-year-old vet recalls ‚fight for civilization‘ 80 years after V-E Day

For Jack Appel, 101, the Allies‘ victory in Europe − made official on May 8, 1945 − wasn‘t just vital because otherwise, as he said, „we‘d all be speaking German now.“

„World War II was a major, major fight for civilization,“ the World War II veteran told USA TODAY this week as the globe marks the 80th anniversary of V-E Day.

08.05.2025 - 12:50 [ BBC ]

VE Day: Thanksgiving service and two-minute silence to mark 80th anniversary

A thanksgiving service will be held at Westminster Abbey to mark 80 years since Victory in Europe (VE) Day from 12:00 BST

30.03.2025 - 15:49 [ Quora.com ]

How long did it take Denmark to surrender in WW2?

The German invasion began at 4:15 AM on April 9, 1940. Denmark surrendered at 8:43 AM.

13.12.2024 - 17:49 [ Middle East Eye ]

Kurdish-led administration in northeastern Syria urges ‚unity‘ as Turkey presses assault

The Kurdish-led administration says it is willing to „unite“ with the new administration in Damascus, as it raises the flag of the opposition in the territories it controls in northeastern Syria.

Northeastern Syria, which is controlled by the People‘s Protection Units (YPG) and their US-backed affiliate the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has been under attack by Turkish forces since the ousting of Bashar al-Assad on Sunday.

11.12.2024 - 09:50 [ Middle East Eye ]

HTS-aligned forces seize critical oil field

Syrian media is reporting that Hay‘at Tahrir al-Sham-aligned forces have taken control of al-Taym oil field in the Deir Ezzor desert, which produces 5,000 barrels per day. Russian-backed forces had run the area.

11.12.2024 - 08:53 [ Reuters ]

Rebels take Syrian city from U.S.-backed group after U.S.-Turkey deal, source says

(December 9, 2024)

The Kurdish fighters „have withdrawn from the city and still need to withdraw from the other areas“ east of Manbij, said the Syrian opposition source familiar with the matter.

08.05.2024 - 18:55 [ KleineZeitung.at ]

Österreich gedenkt mit „Fest der Freude“ der Kapitulation der NS-Diktatur

In der Vergangenheit war der Heldenplatz am 8. Mai stets in der Hand der schlagenden Burschenschaften, die mit Fackeln des Endes des Zweiten Weltkriegs gedachten. Die Aufmärsche wurden meistens von heftigen Protesten begleitet, die Polizei war im Großeinsatz. Mit Rückendeckung der Regierung und der Stadt Wien wurde vor elf Jahren der Spieß umgedreht. Auch heute findet zum 8. Mai in Wien wieder ein „Fest der Freude“ statt.

08.05.2024 - 18:46 [ Nationalww2museum.org ]

The End of World War II

On May 8, 1945, World War II in Europe came to an end. As the news of Germany’s surrender reached the rest of the world, joyous crowds gathered to celebrate in the streets, clutching newspapers that declared Victory in Europe (V-E Day). Later that year, US President Harry S. Truman announced Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II. The news spread quickly and celebrations erupted across the United States. On September 2, 1945, formal surrender documents were signed aboard the USS Missouri, designating the day as the official Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day).

12.07.2023 - 04:29 [ SverigesRadio.se ]

Changes on the horizon as Swedish armed forces prepare for Nato membership

Last night Nato‘s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that Turkey has, after months of negotiations, said yes to Sweden joining the military alliance.

This will mean new tasks ahead for the Swedish armed forces.

29.06.2023 - 18:55 [ ORF.at ]

Blockade: Kein NATO-Beitritt Schwedens auf Gipfel

Schweden kann seine Hoffnungen auf einen NATO-Beitritt auf dem Gipfel des Verteidigungsbündnisses Mitte Juli begraben.

Das ungarische Parlament habe die Ratifizierung des Beitrittsprotokolls nicht auf die Tagesordnung seiner letzten Sitzung vor der Sommerpause gesetzt, teilte die oppositionelle Abgeordnete Agnes Vadai heute nach einer Sitzung des parlamentarischen Hauptausschusses mit.

15.05.2023 - 15:11 [ Interfax.com.ua ]

Germany supports NATO-Ukraine Commission as platform for expanding partnership – statement

This is stated in a joint Ukrainian-German statement following the visit to Germany of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, published on Sunday.

„Ukraine and Germany look forward to resolving these issues at the NATO Summit in Vilnius in July 2023,“ the text says.

„The future of Ukraine and its people lies in Europe. The European Union has recognized the European perspective of Ukraine and granted Ukraine the status of candidate country.

13.05.2023 - 21:18 [ 20min.ch ]

EU-Beitritt oder Freihandelsabkommen – das wären die Folgen für die Schweiz

(28. Februar 2023)

Eine neue Studie zeigt nun, was der Schweiz ein Freihandelsabkommen, eine Drittstaatenregelung oder ein kompletter Beitritt bringen würde. Die Studie kommt vom Institut für Schweizer Wirtschaftspolitik in Luzern, vom Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft und vom österreichischen Wirtschaftsforschungsinstitut in Wien.

13.05.2023 - 20:46 [ Euractiv.de ]

Trotz Neutralität: Schweiz erwägt Beitritt zu EU-Verteidigungsprojekten

(04.05.2023)

Cyberangriffe seien eines der Instrumente, die für „Wettbewerb, Einschüchterung und Zwang“ eingesetzt werden, so die EU in ihrer im vergangenen Jahr veröffentlichten Sicherheitsstrategie, die darauf hinwies, dass „in den letzten Jahren die klassische Unterscheidung zwischen Krieg und Frieden immer mehr abnimmt.“

Auch die NATO hat den Cyberspace zu einem Bereich erklärt, in dem ein gewisses Maß an Angriffen als Bedrohung definiert werden könnte und ein Mitglied des Militärbündnisses dazu veranlassen könnte, sich auf die Klausel der kollektiven Verteidigung nach Artikel 5 zu berufen.

13.05.2023 - 20:24 [ Watson.ch ]

«Ausgedient»: Thomas Borer fordert Abschaffung der Neutralität

(28.04.2023)

Konkret geht es um einen Meinungsartikel von Thomas Borer, den die «Post» am Donnerstag publiziert hat. Sie trägt damit die Meinung des ehemaligen Schweizer Botschafters, die er bereits vor bald einem Monat identisch auch im «Tages-Anzeiger» kundgetan und zuvor auch CH Media angeboten hatte, über den grossen Teich.

Der Unternehmensberater und Lobbyist sowie ehemalige Schweizer Botschafter in Berlin und vormaliger Leiter der Taskforce Schweiz – Zweiter Weltkrieg (von 1996 bis 1999) rät im Text der Schweiz:

«Es ist an der Zeit, dass die Schweiz die Neutralität aufgibt.»

13.05.2023 - 20:20 [ Washington Post ]

It’s time for Switzerland to ditch neutrality

(April 27, 2023)

As a Swiss diplomat in the United States in 1990, I adhered to this idea in our effort to reposition Switzerland after the end of the Cold War, arguing that “neutrality should remain a means of foreign policy only so long as it is better able than other concepts to serve the realization of national interests.”

Because of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the tightening relationship between Russia and China, the Swiss Confederation must ask itself: Does permanent neutrality benefit or harm our country?

13.05.2023 - 19:53 [ 24hamburg.de / Nitter ]

Zeitenwende in der Schweiz: Erstmals Mehrheit für Nato-Annäherung

(17.03.2023)

13.05.2023 - 18:17 [ Interfax.com.ua ]

Switzerland amends legislation to allow supply of weapons to Ukraine – media

Switzerland amends legislation to allow supply of weapons to Ukraine – media

Both chambers of the Swiss parliament voted to amend the Federal Act on War Material, which will allow military equipment to be transferred to Ukraine in the future, Euronews reports.

13.05.2023 - 18:10 [ Interfax.com.ua ]

Ukraine needs clear signals about its future with NATO – Zelenskyy in conversation with Sunak

The interlocutors also discussed further defense cooperation and coordinated their positions on the eve of upcoming international events.

„In particular, we need clear signals about Ukraine‘s future with NATO,“ Zelenskyy said.

05.05.2023 - 17:31 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Corona-Pandemie: WHO hebt Corona-Gesundheitsnotstand auf

Den internationalen Gesundheitsnotstand – und damit die höchste Alarmstufe – hatte die WHO bereits Ende Januar 2020 aufgrund der rasanten Ausbreitung des Virus in China ausgerufen. Es handele sich um eine „gesundheitliche Notlage von internationaler Tragweite“, begründete sie damals diesen Schritt.

Zuletzt hatte das zuständige Expertengremium im Januar dieses Jahres getagt und noch an der Einstufung festgehalten.