Ukraine has ramped up attacks on Russian oil tankers in the region in its latest effort to try and paralyze Moscow’s energy-dependent economy—even as the Trump administration tries to end the war with a peace deal.
Category: TRENDS IN GEOPOLITICS – Dec 23 2025
PRIVATE GERMAN COMPANIES RUSH TO POSITION THEMSELVES TO BENEFIT FROM BERLIN’S MASSIVE MILITARY BUILDUP
There’s a rush inside Germany among companies and workers who want a piece of the action as Berlin committed itself to increasing military spending by more than $500 billion over the next 10 years and see the funds as a way to shake off the country’s struggling industrial economy.
BRITISH MILITARY CHIEF TO FAMILIES ACROSS UK: PREPARE TO LOSE ‘SONS AND DAUGHTERS’ IN WAR WITH RUSSIA
The anti-Russia hysteria seems to be hitting its peak in the UK, with the country’s top military officer now stating that the public needs to prepare itself to start losing its “sons and daughters” in a major war with Russia as efforts to bring the Ukraine War to an end continue to hit snags over security guarantees and land.
WWIII: GERMANY APPROVES €50 BILLION IN MILITARY PURCHASES IN RUSH BEFORE 2029
The German government approved a €50 billion package to purchase military equipment as the country rushes to bolster its forces before 2029, when it thinks it needs to be prepared for a war with Russia.
PUTIN TELLS REPORTERS THAT RUSSIA WILL ACHIEVE ALL OF ITS GOALS IN UKRAINE
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday held his annual year-end marathon press conference and struck an optimistic tone about the Ukraine War, whether there is a diplomatic settlement or if victory needs to be achieved on the battlefield.
U.S. WOULD FIGHT RUSSIA IF IT BREAKS ANY CEASEFIRE, POLISH PM SAYS
U.S. negotiators made it clear that American forces would fight Russian forces if Moscow violated a future ceasefire deal, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said last week.
PUTIN EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION WITH EUROPEAN ‘LITTLE PIGS’ WHO WANT MORE WAR
Russian President Vladimir Putin was critical of the Biden administration and the “European piglets” who tried to join in the effort to “destroy Russia” in the early stages of the war.
EU PUTS TOGETHER €90 BILLION LOAN TO MAKE SURE UKRAINE WAR KEEPS GOING
Although there was no consensus about using frozen Russian assets to back a massive loan for Ukraine, the European Union (EU) managed to scrape together a €90 billion loan that leaders believe will ensure funding for Kyiv to cover the next two years if there is no peace deal with the Kremlin.







