U.S. official to Reuters:

Trump is focused on stopping the Russians moving west.

U.S. official to Reuters:

We believe that the Russians will accept guarantees in the final deal.

U.S. official to Reuters:

Article 5-like guarantee is something Trump believes he can get Russia to accept.

U.S. official to Reuters:

Trump is satisfied with the results of the Ukraine–U.S. negotiations in Berlin.

90% of the issues have already been resolved.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjártó:

We have now submitted a proposal calling on the EU to list Antifa as a terrorist group.

German Chancellor Merz proposed that Russia declare a Christmas ceasefire:

“Perhaps the Russian government still has some remnants of humanity and will leave people in peace for a few days. This could become the beginning of peace.”

Zelensky:

I wouldn’t say that the U.S. demanded anything during the talks. These are Russia’s demands.

BREAKING: Turkish MoD:

Statement Regarding the Downed UAV

An air track approaching our airspace over the Black Sea was detected and taken under surveillance in accordance with routine procedures.

In order to ensure airspace security, NATO- and National Control–assigned F-16 aircraft were tasked with an alert reaction mission.

The air track in question was identified as an unmanned aerial vehicle that was determined to be out of control; to prevent any potential adverse situation, it was shot down in a safe area outside residential zones.

Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, Trump’s pick for US Anti-Semitism Czar, says the State Department will create “a whole division” to fight “anti-Semitism on the internet” and push social media to do “better on algorithms.”

Tech leaders, “many of whom are Jewish,” have “offered their assistance.”

Pete Hegseth:

Please join me in prayer today for the souls of our brave Army Soldiers Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, who were killed by Islamic terrorists in Syria this past weekend.

The United States of America will avenge these fallen Americans with overwhelming force.

The U.S. is proposing a deal that trades strong, NATO-style security guarantees for Ukraine for painful territorial concessions.

Under the plan, Ukraine would withdraw from parts of Donbas it controls, which would become a demilitarized free economic zone, while the U.S. and European allies provide Article 5–like protection, push Ukraine toward EU membership, and commit billions for reconstruction.

Talks in Berlin made progress on security guarantees but stalled on territory.

Source: Axios

Elon Musk’s net worth has surged to an estimated $677 billion, making him the first person in history worth more than $600 billion.

Source: Forbes

Trump:

We had a very good conversation with the European leaders about the war in Ukraine.

Things are seemingly going well, but we have been saying that for a long time.

Trump on Russia-Ukraine:

I think we are closer now than we have been ever.

Trump:

Russia wants to get it ended, problem is: they will want to get it ended and then all of a sudden they won't.

And Ukraine will want to get it ended and all of a sudden they won't.

Trump:

Drugs coming in by sea are down 94%, we are trying to figure out who the other 6% are.

We will start hitting them on land, which is a lot easier to do.

Trump:

They are trying to drug out our country.

Look at history, look at China when they were loaded up with drugs, they were suffering greatly and others were able to take them over.

Trump:

Criminals from Venezuela took over sections of Colorado.

BREAKING: Trump:

Today, we are formally classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.

No bomb does what this is doing.

NOW: Trump classifies fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.

Trump:

I am suing the BBC for putting words in my mouth.

They had me saying things I never said.

I guess they used AI or something.