Clash Report

Ukrainian President Zelensky said a nationwide referendum on a peace deal could be held alongside an early presidential election, potentially within 60 to 90 days after the agreement is signed. Zelensky says he does not intend to cling to power. READ MORE

Zelensky Unveils 20-Point Peace Framework Ukraine would keep a 800,000-strong army. Security guarantees would mirror Article 5. Russia would legally commit to non-aggression. Territorial questions remain unresolved. READ MORE

Christmas Returns to Bethlehem After Two Years of War Events were canceled in 2023 and 2024 due to the Gaza war. A fragile Gaza ceasefire enabled celebrations to resume. READ MORE

U.S. GDP grew 4.3% in Q3 2025. This is the fastest pace in two years, well above forecasts. Marks a sharp pickup from earlier in the year. READ MORE

NEW: The U.S. imposed sanctions on Thierry Breton and four other Europeans over alleged “extraterritorial censorship” tied to EU digital laws. Breton was a central architect of the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA). READ MORE

Trump-Aligned Think Tank Calls for End of EU Heritage Foundation says the EU should be dismantled. READ MORE

Putin Meets Syria on Defense Industry Putin met Syria’s foreign and defense ministers. Focus was on military modernization and defense-industry cooperation. READ MORE

NEW: A car explosion was reported overnight in southern Moscow near Yasenevaya Street, the same area where Russian Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov was killed by a car bomb two days earlier. The blast appears to have involved a vehicle near a police post or police car and may have been caused by an explosive device. Three police officers were either injured or killed, though details remain unconfirmed.

Trump: If Network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% Negative to President Donald J. Trump, MAGA, and the Republican Party, shouldn’t their very valuable Broadcast Licenses be terminated? I say, YES!

The Trump administration says it needs about one more week to finish releasing the remaining Jeffrey Epstein files, with as many as 700,000 pages still under review. Source: Axios

Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni: 2025 has been tough for all of us, but don’t worry—next year will be much worse.

A Turkish-flagged cargo ship was reportedly hit by a kamikaze drone in the Black Sea yesterday morning while sailing from a Ukrainian port to Türkiye. It’s the fourth attack on Turkish-linked ships in the recent weeks in the Black Sea.

Nebenzya to Latin American Countries: Don’t ask for whom the bell tolls — the bell tolls for you.

Russia’s UN Envoy Nebenzya: We regret the fact that the new US administration, which has been sober and pragmatic in its approach to other crisis situations, remains mired in approaches which it itself actively criticizes when it comes to Venezuela.

Russia’s UN Envoy Nebenzya: Washington respects independence only if states tailor their policies to U.S. interests. Otherwise, they will be treated the same way Venezuela is being treated.

Russia’s UN Envoy Nebenzya: We firmly condemn the seizure of petroleum tankers and the effective blockade of Venezuela, which constitute a clear act of aggression. This intervention risks becoming a template for future actions against Latin American states under the Monroe Doctrine.

Russia’s UN Envoy Nebenzya: For several months now, the entire world has had the opportunity to observe the way that the United States has been continuing to deliberately foment tensions around the friendly nation of Venezuela under the pretext of combating drug trafficking and the terrorist threat. This artificial smokescreen is concealing the goal of U.S. military groups exerting pressure on an independent state whose policy is not to the liking of Washington.

US Envoy to the UN Mike Waltz: Why have sanctions if unenforced? The United States under Trump is enforcing them in international waters; otherwise, they are just empty words.

US Envoy to the UN Mike Waltz: The United States will impose and enforce sanctions to the maximum extent to deprive Maduro of the resources he uses to fund “Cartel de los Soles,” which the United States has designated as a foreign terrorist organization, along with Tren de Aragua. Sanctioned oil tankers operate as the primary economic lifeline for Maduro and his illegitimate regime.

US Envoy to the UN Mike Waltz: The single most serious threat to this hemisphere is from transnational terrorist and criminal groups. These cartels are not like the mafia; they are sophisticated, very technically capable, well financed, and are wreaking havoc in our region.