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Europe's plan to use $105 billion of frozen Russian assets tantamount to war, says Russia's Medvedev
The European Commission is considering using frozen Russian assets held in Europe to support Ukraine. It plans to unlock $105 billion for the effort through a reparations loan or international borrowing, though favors the former. Russia's Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said that it could be tantamount to an act justifying war.

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After Putin’s chilling threat, is Europe ready for war with Russia?
Putin Warns Europe Of “Total Defeat” If War Breaks Out, Says Russia Would Have ‘No One Left To Negotiate With’
Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia
President Donald Trump's envoys were to meet Thursday with Ukrainian negotiators for the third time in two weeks to press his plan to end the war as his administration eased economic pressure on Russi...

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Ukraine, US Delegation To Hold Talks In Florida After Moscow Meet: White House
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Trump says Putin 'would like to end war' with Ukraine
December 3, 2025 - Trump administration updates
Trump also said that special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner had a “very good meeting” yesterday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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U.S. President Donald Trump has set in motion the most intense diplomatic push to stop the fighting
Putin says Russia will take Donbas by force or Ukraine's troops will withdraw

Europe Wants to Get the Word Out: Russia Is to Blame for Sabotage

Officials are accusing Russia of smaller-scale assaults. President Vladimir V. Putin sought to turn the tables, saying that if Europe were to start a war, Russia is ready.
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Europe is going on a huge military spending spree

The other is the National Escape Clause (nec), which allows countries to increase defence spending by up to 1.5% of gdp over the next four years without falling foul of eu deficit rules. Already 16 countries have signed up,

Trump’s push to end the Russia-Ukraine war raises fears of an ‘ugly deal’ for Europe

BRUSSELS - However Donald Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine pans out, Europe fears the prospect of a deal – sooner or later – that will not punish or weaken Russia as its leaders had hoped, placing the continent’s security in greater jeopardy.
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Putin’s threats grow more erratic as he vows to seize Donbas and warns Europe of war

Vladimir Putin delivered one of his most confrontational statements in months, vowing that Russia would seize the entire Donbas region and warning that Europe could face war if it chose to challenge Moscow.

Europe will be 'unrecognizable' in 20 years due to immigration, White House strategy document claims

Political experts told NBC News that the reports' language regarding "civilization erasure" and immigration echoes "great replacement theory."

German president visits WWII bombing site as Europe seeks to bolster united front against Russia

Germany’s president is set to lay a wreath Friday at Coventry Cathedral in central England, symbolically atoning for the atrocities of World War II as his country and the United Kingdom seek to bolster an alliance to combat the new war raging in Europe.
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