(2024-12-25). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,035. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,035th day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
(2024-12-25). Russian attacks kill one in Ukraine, damage energy infrastructure. aljazeera.com One killed in southern Ukraine city of Kherson as Russian missiles cause significant damage to energy infrastructure.
(2024-12-24). Group members call for support for peaceful resolution of Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn China hopes to work with other members of the "Friends for Peace" group toward the peaceful resolution of the Ukraine crisis, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday, days after the group members convened in New York.
(2024-12-24). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,034. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,034th day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
(2024-12-24). Is Russia's Mutual Defense Pact With North Korea Truly Mutual? counterpunch.org 
Against the backdrop of nearly 11 years of total war in Ukraine, Russia and North Korea are increasing military cooperation into a full military defense pact. Both Pyongyang and Moscow have signed a mutual defense obligation if either country is attacked. Currently, several thousand North Korean troops have been deployed to fight Ukrainian forces in
(2024-12-24). West is 'completely delusional' over Ukraine and will pay dearly for this mistake, warns Orbán. infobrics.org Orbán works to keep Russian gas flowing to Europe.
(2024-12-24). Violence at recruitment centers in Ukraine escalating. infobrics.org Recently, soldiers murdered the father of a conscript at a recruitment center in Odessa.
(2024-12-24). U.S. corporate land grab in Ukraine underlies war with Russia. mronline.org Heralded as a hero in Western media, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has allowed foreign private interests to steal his country's best land.
(2024-12-24). Ukraine Briefing: Russia issues ultimatum and challenges West to a duel. thesiriusreport.com 
We assess the latest developments associated with Ukraine as the West continues to live in the deluded fantasy that it will control the outcome of this war.
(2024-12-24). Robert Fico and the $500 million bribe from Zelensky. gilbertdoctorow.com Robert Fico and the $500 million bribe from Zelensky In the past week, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been in a public exchange of insults with the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. Their dispute centered on Ukraine's decision not to renew its gas transit agreement with Russia that expires in one week's time, leaving Slovakia, …
(2024-12-24). CPJ urges Ukraine president to halt media intimidation, allow journalists to work freely. cpj.org/feed/atom/
(2024-12-24). Transcript of NewsX 'debate' with Team Zelensky. gilbertdoctorow.com Transcript submitted by a reader NewsX Anchor, Joshua Barnes: 1: 57Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed a swift retaliation following a Ukrainian drone strike in Kazan, Tatarstan, that damaged, attacked residential buildings and an industrial facility. Though officials reported no casualties, Putin warned that attempts to destroy Russia would be met with multiple times more destruction. …
(2024-12-24). 'Dialogue Works' edition of 24 December. gilbertdoctorow.com This chat with host Nima Alkhorshid covered several important developments in the past week with respect to Russia's relations with Slovakia, Zelensky's slush fund for bribing Western politicians and the latest thinking in Moscow about the chances for reaching some accommodation with Donald Trump. As I mention in this discussion, Russian thinking about Trump has …