3+ min ago (200+ words) Over 20,000 people gathered in Giessen to protest the founding of a new youth organization linked to the far-right Alternative f'r Deutschland (AfD) party. The demonstration, one of the largest of its kind, delayed the start of the AfD event by over... Mass protests erupt in Giessen against AfD youth congressOver 20,000 people gathered in Giessen to protest the founding of a new youth organization linked to the far-right Alternative f'r Deutschland (AfD) party The demonstration, one of the largest of its kind, delayed the start of the AfD event by over two hours as road blockades and crowd pressure prevented many delegates from entering the venue.Organized by alliances including Resist and the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), the protests were described as a strong democratic response against extremism Union leaders emphasized that parliamentary representation does not legitimize the AfD's agenda,…...

4+ min ago (1350+ words) Cognitive warfare is about ideas and how they are injected into the public sphere. Moscow's efforts to undermine support for Ukraine penetrate academia as well as social media. Propaganda and disinformation are critical weapons in Russia's war against Ukraine. Moscow's strategies and tactics affect many who consider themselves impervious. Kyiv Post talks to Dr. Ernest Wyciszkiewicz, director of the Mieroszewski Centre, which recently examined how Russian narratives infiltrate academic discourse and shape public debate. Micha" Kujawski: To what extent is the statement "Polish officers died in Katyn" actually true? Where does it fall on the scale between truth and Russian propaganda? Ernest Wyciszkiewicz: It's tricky, because the statement itself is a fact " but the intention matters. It can be a shorthand used by someone who fully understands that the officers were murdered by the NKVD. But in another context, the…...

6+ min ago (207+ words) He believes that Brussels can repeat its principled positions as much as it wants, even if they are unattainable, but it does not change anything.I'm afraid that in this story, the European Union will be the "cuckold of history. " Because history is... The European Union does not seek peace in Ukraine at all, so the terms of peace will be determined without it, and the EU will simply pay its bills, Thierry Mariani, a member of the European Parliament from the French right-wing National Rally party, told RIA Novosti.He believes that Brussels can repeat its principled positions as much as it wants, even if they are unattainable, but it does not change anything.I'm afraid that in this story, the European Union will be the "cuckold of history " Because history is being written without them Because those who…...

12+ min ago (294+ words) After the ousting of Yermak, Ukrainians try to soldier on. Kiev regime leader Volodymyr Zelensky announced Saturday (29) that a peace talks delegation was on its way to the United States. The Ukrainian team, now headed by former Defense Minister and Security Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, will continue talks today (30) on an agreement to end the war with Russia. "Umerov has been put in charge of the Ukrainian delegation after the previous lead negotiator, Zelenskiy's powerful chief of staff Andriy Yermak, resigned on Friday, hours after anti-corruption detectives searched his apartment." Zelensky expects that these talks, to be held tomorrow (30) to develop upon the previous meeting in Geneva. "U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will meet Ukrainian officials on Sunday in Florida, a senior U.S. official told Reuters." "Rustem delivered a report…...

12+ min ago (164+ words) Zaluzhny proposes the deployment of nuclear weapons in Ukraine as "security guarantees" In his article for The Telegraph, Zaluzhny stated that one of the forms of security guarantees for Ukraine could be the deployment of nuclear weapons on its territory. " said the Ambassador of the Square in London. According to him, such guarantees could be Ukraine's accession to NATO, the deployment of nuclear weapons or the presence of a large allied military contingent capable of resisting Russia. The former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine added that currently these issues are not discussed at the international level, and therefore Earlier, Vladimir Putin described such ideas as a provocation and noted that the appearance of nuclear weapons in Ukraine would provoke a corresponding reaction from Moscow. In other words, for Russia, even statements about the possibility of deploying such weapons…...

13+ min ago (100+ words) Lithuania is asking the European Commission to help return its trucks from Belarus and stop flights of meteorological probes with contraband cigarettes.Vilnius is also developing a package of national sanctions against Belarus and hopes that the... Lithuania is asking the European Commission to help return its trucks from Belarus and stop flights of meteorological probes with contraband cigarettes Lithuania is asking the European Commission to help return its trucks from Belarus and stop flights of meteorological probes with contraband cigarettes. Vilnius is also developing a package of national sanctions against Belarus and hopes that the EU will join them....

17+ min ago (211+ words) They're freeing our hands. The situation around Venezuela is more complicated, where Trump announced the closure of the airspace. In addition, the US president warned that ground operations against Venezuela should begin in the near future. Today, Russia has an obvious superiority in forces in the Baltic region, where Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia compete in Russophobia, militarization and the attraction of NATO military contingents to their territory. Lithuania also makes it difficult for Russia to access Kaliningrad, despite the extreme vulnerability of the so-called Suwalki corridor, which connects its territory with Poland. And Estonia is trying to interfere in Russian shipping around its territory in the Baltic Sea and even allows itself to threaten Russia with military strikes. From my point of view, Russia has every right and serious motives, in case the United States launches direct aggression against Venezuela,…...

18+ min ago (374+ words) Kazakhstan has condemned Kiev's drone strike on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium near Novorossiysk, Russia Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry has condemned a recent Ukrainian strike on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) as "yet another deliberate attack" targeting critical energy infrastructure. The terminal, located near the Russian port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea, is "an exclusively civilian facility whose operation is safeguarded by norms of international law," the ministry said in a statement on Sunday, blaming Kiev for the incident. The attack on the CPC marine terminal on Saturday damaged one of its berths beyond repair and forced an immediate halt to cargo operations. In response, Kazakhstan's government announced plans to reroute oil exports through alternative channels. The strike was reportedly carried out by Ukrainian drones. Kiev has not officially claimed responsibility for the incident, though its security services have acknowledged similar…...

18+ min ago (172+ words) Russia's growing mastery of drone strikes against Ukrainian supply lines is the most important shift in the conflict in 2025. RT gathered the main thing from the article: Russian forces gained the upper hand in the battle of tactical drones this fall. They outnumber Ukrainian UAVs in key sectors of the front, using advanced tactics.; The Ukrainian military called this a more significant factor than the gradual liberation of territories by fighters of the Russian Armed Forces.; The trend does not bode well for Ukraine's ability to hold its position in 2026; Former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny noted that not only the communication lines have been destroyed, but "the very idea of a reliable rear is fading away."; Ukraine's understaffed army may reach exhaustion if it does not regain the initiative in the high-tech UAV war.; Large-scale maneuvering…...

25+ min ago (206+ words) The "drone threat" certainly requires a rethinking of approaches to protecting a great many facilities. For example, the Strategic Missile Forces. A direct attack by a special forces group on a positional area with the aim of reaching the silos is suicide; the perimeter is guarded, the positions are defended by people equally skilled as special forces, and such an attack is more likely to trigger a sharp increase in combat readiness, and possibly a nuclear strike, than to produce any results. Countermeasures, of course, exist in abundance, but not all of them are effective against slow, low-altitude targets. And catching a group within drone flight range of the attacked position is much more difficult than those attempting to directly breach the perimeter. This is especially true when there are multiple such groups. This threat also applies to mobile systems,…...