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Ville Kostian
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Geopolitics, geoeconomics and military.
" #NATO has built a cloud for #Ukraine ’s classified battle data"
www.defenseone.com/defense-syst...
NATO has built a cloud for Ukraine’s classified battle data
The last hurdle is figuring out information-sharing policies to keep it all safe.
www.defenseone.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
"Russian mercenaries accused of cold-blooded killings in #Mali" - #Russia
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Russia's Wagner group accused of killing civilians in cold-blood in Mali
Refugees have given the BBC a harrowing account of atrocities committed by the Russian paramilitary force.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:52 AM
" #Russia ’s #shadowfleet just won’t go away. Countries in the #Baltic Sea region have tried virtually every legal means of stopping this gnawing headache for every country whose waters have been traversed by these mostly dilapidated vessels"
www.politico.eu/article/emer...
The emergence of the shadow shipbreaking market
The shadow fleet now has its own system for scrapping ships, and it’s even riskier than the official one.
www.politico.eu
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 AM
#EU - "Europeans sketch out plan B in race to raid Russian assets for #Ukraine" - #Russia
www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...
Europeans sketch out plan B in race to raid Russian assets for Ukraine
Officials are looking at an EU bridging loan to help Kyiv stay afloat if they can’t agree on using Moscow’s frozen state assets in time.
www.politico.eu
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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4/ Russian officials and ultranationalist voices continue rejecting the original and revised US-proposed peace plan drafts and are attempting to portray Europe as responsible for the Russian rejection.
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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3/ Russian forces recently advanced near Vovchansk, Velykyi Burluk, Siversk, Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, Velykomykhailivka, and Hulyaipole and in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area.
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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7/ The Trump Administration should use its relationship with the new Syrian government to push the Russians out entirely.
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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As ISW’s Nataliya Bugayova writes, Putin counts on offsets — using operations and partnerships in one region to offset the limits of Russia’s capability in another. (1/7)

Read the full report: isw.pub/SeizingtheIn...
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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4/ PRC state media signalled support for independence movements on Japan’s Ryukyu islands as part of the CCP coercion of Tokyo. This PRC rhetoric threatens Japanese sovereignty and may be part of an effort to erode Japanese control there.
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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3/ The CCP has further escalated against Japan in response to Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi saying that a war over Taiwan could threaten Japanese security. The CCP is trying to deter Japan and others from tying their security to that of Taiwan.
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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NEW: The PLA experimented with using civilian vessels in an amphibious landing exercise in August 2025 to enhance its limited sealift capacity. (🧵1/4)
Read more in the November 25, 2025, China & Taiwan Update: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanU...
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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5/ Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Ground Forces interdicted a shipment of explosive devices, weapons, and ammunition reportedly smuggled by Kurdistan Workers’ Party-linked fighters into northwestern Iran on November 25.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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NEW: Unspecified Iranian officials told The Telegraph on November 25 that the Houthis and some unspecified Iranian-backed Iraqi groups have become less responsive to Tehran. (1/5)

Iran Update, November 25, 2025: isw.pub/IranUpdate11...

Other Key Takeaways:
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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November 26, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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7/ Russian forces are employing their new offensive template in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area, setting conditions for a future dedicated effort to seize Kostyantynivka and threaten the Ukrainian Fortress Belt from the south.
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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NEW: The Trump administration continues efforts to negotiate a peace deal to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.🧵(1/7)

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 25, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar112525

Other Key Takeaways:
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff isn’t working for the US, or for humanity. He’s working for Vladimir Putin. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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There is a sense that even Trump’s MAGA movement doesn’t totally belong to him any longer.
The Wobbling of King Trump
At home and abroad, his autocratic approach is starting to run aground.
foreignpolicy.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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⚡️ Ukraine reportedly destroys 2 Russian aircraft, including rare A-60.

The A-60 is a rare Soviet-era experimental aircraft developed to test missile defense and anti-satellite technologies.
Ukraine reportedly destroys 2 Russian aircraft, including rare A-60
Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian Il-76 heavy transport aircraft as well as an experimental A-60 airborne laser complex, according to Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems...
kyivindependent.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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"We work, we fight, we defend the northern borders," Murmansk Governor Andrei Chibis exclaimed and slammed his hands on Putin's table in a bid to attract the dictator's attention
Banging on Putin's table
'We work, we fight, we defend the northern borders,' Governor of Murmansk Andrei Chibis exclaimed and beat his hands against the dictator's table in a meeting in the Kremlin this week.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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As many as 16 bomber planes flew from Belaya air base in Siberia to the Olenya air base south of Murmansk on Monday.
Group of Tu-22M3 bombers redepolyed to Kola
As many as 16 bomber planes flew from Belaya air base in Siberia to the Olenya air base south of Murmansk on Monday.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
" #Nato scrambles jets as Russian drones make deepest incursion into #Romania" - #Russia
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Nato scrambles jets as Russian drones make deepest incursion into Romania
Fighter jets track two uncrewed aircraft in first daytime breach of Romanian airspace since full-scale Ukraine war
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM