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.
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GERMANY WILL ONLY RECOVER SLOWLY FROM RECESSION, BANK FORECASTS
Germany’s economy will need much of 2026 to emerge from its multiyear recession, the country’s central bank has said, frustrating hopes for a quick growth spurt sparked by Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s €1-trillion-plus spending splurge on infrastructure repair and military readiness.
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HE SHOULD KNOW! GERMANY CHANCELLOR WHOSE GRANDFATHER SERVED IN THE NAZI PARTY COMPARES PUTIN TO HITLER
Friedrich Merz, the warmongering German chancellor, addressed a conference on Sunday and compared President Vladimir Putin to Adolph Hitler—stating that if Russia is not stopped in Ukraine, it will continue on, just like the "Sudetenland was not enough” for the Nazi leader in 1938.
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GERMANY CRACKS PIGGY BANK FOR WAR SPENDING AS NEW EQUIPMENT SPENDING APPROACHES $40 BILLION IN 2025
The German government last week approved its latest weapons project that will bring the country’s total military spending on weapons alone this year to just about $40 billion, as Berlin continues to lead the charge in Europe’s military buildup.
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PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA DOES NOT WANT WAR WITH EUROPE, BUT SAYS SUCH A CONFLICT WOULD BE RESOLVED QUICKLY
Russian President Vladimir Putin struck a realistic tone after a meeting with a delegation from the U.S. that included Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, and placed blame on Europe for interfering with the peace process by refusing to acknowledge Russia’s demands to end the war.
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EUROPEAN COUNTRIES BLAME RUSSIA FOR SABOTAGE—WITHOUT PROVIDING EVIDENCE
Just a few months ago, European leaders tried to sell war with Russia by claiming that drones from Moscow were violating their airspace, and the situation was urgent because the Russians were using these violations to collect data to find weak spots.
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AS FORECAST: UKRAINE CARRIES OUT NEW STRIKE ON RUSSIAN CHEMICAL PLANT USED BY MILITARY
The Ukrainian military carried out a new strike on Russian infrastructure last week, this time striking a plant in Stavropol Krai that produces chemicals used in artillery.
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LAVROV INDICATES THAT REVISED PEACE PROPOSAL COULD BE REJECTED BY MOSCOW
Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, seemed to cast doubt on the viability of the Washington-backed peace proposal if the document undergoes any edits that erase “key understandings” that he said Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with President Donald Trump during their Alaska summit in August.
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WWIII: UKRAINE SAYS IT LAUNCHED U.S. ATACMS INTO RUSSIA FOR THE FIRST TIME
Ukraine acknowledged last week that it fired U.S.-provided ATACMS into Russia on Tuesday for the first time since the Trump administration lifted the ban, which was seen as a significant escalation because these systems require targeting and intelligence guidance to fire.
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OIL PRICES JUMP AFTER UKRAINE BOMBS RUSSIAN EXPORT TERMINAL
Global oil prices shot up 2 percent Friday, 14 November, after Ukraine bombed a Russian oil export terminal in the Black Sea, damaging an oil depot, a ship in port, and apartments.