Political impacts of Ukraine war

[RangerRay]

IF they get admitted into the EU the crack down in corruption will be intense.
Though not perfect, EU standards and policies have hugely cleaned up overall corruption levels throughout the former Warsaw Pact nations, and elsewhere in Europe.

I have a hard time imagining any agency being this aggressive towards corruption in the US or Canada as the Ukrainian agencies are.

 

[brihard]

I have a hard time imagining any agency being this aggressive towards corruption in the US or Canada as the Ukrainian agencies are.

It’s an existential thing for them. Cracking down on corruption is directly tied to their ability to further integrate into multilateral bodies and agreements that will help buttress them against aggression, and rebuild their country.

 

[HavokFour]

An unexpected twist, someone from JD's circle has been benched.

Head of US army cut out of Ukraine talks by ‘paranoid Hegseth’

Dan Driscoll seen to be ‘exerting himself a bit too much’, insiders say

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[McG]

I have a hard time imagining any agency being this aggressive towards corruption in the US or Canada as the Ukrainian agencies are.

If the US wants back into the circle of trust for democracies, it is going to have to be as aggressive whenever the current regime changes.

In other news,

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999489937113321697

 

[HavokFour]

If the US wants back into the circle of trust for democracies, it is going to have to be as aggressive whenever the current regime changes.

In other news,

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999489937113321697

Holy moly. This is what happens when you surround yourself with only yes men.

 

[Rifleman62]

Too bad Trump believes Putin view that the Russians are the winner, winner.

 

[HavokFour]

Any coin collectors in the house?

NBU issued a commemorative coin in honor of the SBU's unique special operation "Spiderweb"

УНН Society ✎ On December 12, 2025, the National Bank of Ukraine put into circulation a commemorative coin "Security Service of Ukraine. Protecting Ukraine Together…

unn.ua

Also another first, an An-26 was destroyed while preparing for take off with a long range FP-2 drone with one crew member confirmed dead.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999453033625747689

 

[HavokFour]

It's been a while, but a second submarine has been struck.

Add this to the list of things we're going to need to address for our new subs.

https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social%2Fpost%2F3m7zx4pw2rk24

 

[Colin Parkinson]

That harbour is a "Target Rich environment"

I think submarine nets and gate vessels are due for a rebirth.

 

[GR66]

That harbour is a "Target Rich environment"

I think submarine nets and gate vessels are due for a rebirth.

I'm shocked they didn't have those in place already

 

[YZT580]

I'm shocked they didn't have those in place already

perhaps they do, on paper at least. Wouldn't surprise me if they haven't been ordered and delivered and are being manned according to the payroll.

 

[HavokFour]

That harbour is a "Target Rich environment"

I think submarine nets and gate vessels are due for a rebirth.

I'm shocked they didn't have those in place already

It is possible that there are nets there, however the gaps in those nets might not take into account of the sizes of modern UUV's. My Google-fu says they (the net gaps) can range from 1-8ft in size.

There is also the other massive elephant in the room, the fact that the footage was recorded through their own security camera. The boxes appearing is machine vision (AI) picking out navel vessel shaped things in real time, which may have also been from the Ukrainian's side of things.

 

[RangerRay]

Many in the West are invested in the “Ukraine is losing” narrative.

I wonder why that is?

Weekend Update #163: Ukraine Goes From Collapsing to Liberating Kupyansk

The Two Negotiations; Stirrings in Europe

phillipspobrien.substack.com

 

[daftandbarmy]

Well, that's good news... I think:

Ukraine war briefing: US offers Nato-style security guarantees to Kyiv​

Trump envoys warn deal will not be on table forever but European leaders say it’s still unclear ‘whether Russia wants peace at all’. What we know on day 1,392

• The United States has offered to provide Nato-style security guarantees for Kyiv as US and European negotiators report progress in talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, but a deal on territorial concessions remained elusive. Envoys sent by Donald Trump made the unprecedented offer at talks on Monday with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Berlin. US officials have warned that such a deal would not be on the table forever. European leaders stressed the outcome of the talks would affect their own countries’ security for decades to come, write Andrew Roth, Deborah Cole and Shaun Walker.
• Zelenskyy said after the talks he would ask the US to hit Russia with sanctions and provide Ukraine with more arms, including long-range weapons, if Moscow rejected the proposals being discussed between Kyiv, Washington and European leaders. “I think America will apply sanctions pressure and give us more weapons if he [Putin] rejects everything,” Zelenskyy told reporters. Kyiv supported the idea of a ceasefire, in particular for energy strikes, during the Christmas period, he added.

Ukraine war briefing: US offers Nato-style security guarantees to Kyiv

Trump envoys warn deal will not be on table forever but European leaders say it’s still unclear ‘whether Russia wants peace at all’. What we know on day 1,392

www.theguardian.com

 

[Genetk44]

Well, that's good news... I think:

Ukraine war briefing: US offers Nato-style security guarantees to Kyiv​

Trump envoys warn deal will not be on table forever but European leaders say it’s still unclear ‘whether Russia wants peace at all’. What we know on day 1,392

• The United States has offered to provide Nato-style security guarantees for Kyiv as US and European negotiators report progress in talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, but a deal on territorial concessions remained elusive. Envoys sent by Donald Trump made the unprecedented offer at talks on Monday with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Berlin. US officials have warned that such a deal would not be on the table forever. European leaders stressed the outcome of the talks would affect their own countries’ security for decades to come, write Andrew Roth, Deborah Cole and Shaun Walker.
• Zelenskyy said after the talks he would ask the US to hit Russia with sanctions and provide Ukraine with more arms, including long-range weapons, if Moscow rejected the proposals being discussed between Kyiv, Washington and European leaders. “I think America will apply sanctions pressure and give us more weapons if he [Putin] rejects everything,” Zelenskyy told reporters. Kyiv supported the idea of a ceasefire, in particular for energy strikes, during the Christmas period, he added.

Ukraine war briefing: US offers Nato-style security guarantees to Kyiv

Trump envoys warn deal will not be on table forever but European leaders say it’s still unclear ‘whether Russia wants peace at all’. What we know on day 1,392

www.theguardian.com

Sounds good….but more to the point, can Trump be trusted to follow through should things go terribly wrong?