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Trump-connected consultants at an SNSD rally and millions in Republika Srpska lobbying raise questions about transparency and European security. The evidence does not prove a coordinated Trump–Putin plan.
The Pentagon confirms $65.9 billion in military aid. No official record supports $350 billion, which matches a World Bank estimate of Ukraine's reconstruction cost.
A reported Russian plan targets electricity, heating, water and sewage in Ukraine's major cities. Its authorship is unconfirmed, but the stakes for civilians this winter are clear.
Alexander Dugin's 1997 book reads like a script for today's confrontation with the West. This is an opinion piece on why that narrative is dangerous and why it fails.
Zelensky offered to halt fighting along the current front line. Moscow still demands the rest of Donetsk, including the Fortress Belt it has not managed to capture.
