Why does @RepLuna support Russia? @realannapaulina asks for prayers for our servicemen. But she smiled for selfies with the Russian ambassador as Putin sent 15 cargo planes full of weapons to Iran to kill US soldiers. Check out our piece in the @TB_Times. tampabay.com/viewpoints/2026…

We are grateful to the G7 for its unwavering support for Ukraine. Cooperation between Ukraine and the G7 has become a strategic instrument of resistance to Russia’s war of aggression, transforming challenges into concrete opportunities. We thank the Group of Seven for every assistance package and every practical step that strengthens Ukraine and our shared resilience. We count on the G7 to further increase pressure on Russia and look forward to continued close cooperation to restore a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace for Ukraine. elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-macron…

🔥🔥Moscow’s Caribbean empire has officially imploded. 📌Cuba is asking Moscow to fix its air defense, S-75 (circa 1957) and S-125 (circa 1961). These are Cold War relics, and Russia still cannot reliably keep even its old exports running. ⚡Putin is out of parts and out of time. 📌After the U.S. capture of Maduro in January 2026, coupled with the regional fuel blockade, the Kremlin stopped being able to project strength in the Caribbean. 📌Now the humiliation is public: Russia is evacuating its own tourists from Cuba because it cannot guarantee that they will always have enough jet fuel to fly them home. If Russia cannot fuel planes for its own civilians, clearly it cannot sustain power projection. 📌The “mighty” Russian defense industry is now a graveyard, and its partners can see it in real time. 👉Game is nearly over for the Kremlin

Small undisclosed number of Tomahawks transferred to 🇺🇦 would indeed be real leverage kyivpost.com/post/68748

The core issue with the current Ukraine peace efforts is that the framework developed between the US and Ukraine—while incorporating some Russian interests—remains fundamentally unacceptable to Moscow. There's no need to dissect the ~20-point plan clause by clause; it's simply not a viable starting point for the Kremlin. Following Steve Witkoff's early December visit to Moscow (accompanied by Jared Kushner), the dynamics shifted markedly: Washington intensified its coordination with Kyiv, seemingly misinterpreting Russia's stance. Over the past three weeks, Russian officials have been desperately signaling—through statements and actions—that this approach is misguided and doomed to fail. Lavrov, Ushakov, Peskov, and Putin himself (who has visibly ramped up engagements with the military while doubling down on "we will achieve our goals") have made it clear that the revised plan is entirely unacceptable. Yet Washington continues engaging Kyiv, touting "progress" that Moscow views as illusory. This is precisely what the Russian story about a drone attack on Putin's residence is about: a forceful "pound on the table" to make the West finally hear that the current peace negotiations are heading in a completely unacceptable direction for Moscow and to derail the emerging US-Ukrainian framework.

Torture and imprisonment await Protestants and Catholics practicing their faith in Russian-occupied Ukraine. Why? Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill declared a Holy War on Ukraine and the west. The @societyofstjohn, followers of Kirill, are on Capitol Hill today. Ask them about it.

⚡️ Goodbye, beautiful Kyiv 🇺🇦! Wrapped-up this week’s work and heading to the UK🇬🇧 to see family in a country that stands with Ukraine 🇺🇦. Next year will be a decisive year for Ukraine 🇺🇦: 👉 Victory over fascism is near.

Remember: when Putin’s apologists praise him as a defender of Christendom, this is what they are embracing. Don't miss this important documentary on the Kremlin's war on faith in Ukraine. youtube.com/watch?v=-E4gJWds…

Russia's largest oil company Rosneft reporting a devastating drop in income, earning only $3.5 billion in the first 9 months of 2025, down -70% year-over-year. The flagship of the Russian economy now earns less than: • Apple – ~3 days income • Microsoft – 4–5 days income • Saudi Aramco – ~48 hours income • Meta (Facebook) – ~1 week income • Visa – ~10–12 days income • ExxonMobil – ~2 weeks income • McDonald’s – ~7 months income • Starbucks – ~8 months income Russia’s ‘oil giant’ now competes on profit timelines with coffee shops and burger chains.

“The Russian car market is on the way to becoming like Cuba, or the USSR", reports one Russian paper today. Another writes about “the crisis in mortgages and housing construction.” #ReadingRussia

The initial impact of oil sanctions against Lukoil and Rosneft seems to be bigger than I expected: Discounts are widening even more, to 24 dollars, as Chinese and Indian refiners are reluctant to buy. Bloomberg reports that Russian Urals fell to 36 dollars.

The spokeswoman for putin's Foreign Ministry, Masha Zakharova, has just finished washing her hair and emerged with some criticism of the European Union: "Let's analyze the economic problems in Western European countries!" Okay, Masha, let's take a look: Germany: Average salary: €4,323. Minimum wage: €2,161. Average pension: €1,769. Russia: Average salary: €560. Minimum wage: €239. Average pension: €238. Shall we continue, or is that enough? 😂😂😂 t.me/MirovichMedia/13354

Urals crude just dipped below $37/barrel, far below Russia’s $59 forecast baked into its 2026 budget. That gap isn’t just wide—it’s devastating. Filling it looks near-impossible. A fiscal reckoning looms.

Solid piece by @UKRAINEFREEDOM7 @MooreUSA explaining hope Russia tries to influence US government via Russian Orthodox Church. open.substack.com/pub/steven…

SCOOP: White House to meet clergy with ties to pro-war Russian Orthodox Church thehill.com/policy/internati…

🇷🇺 The famous Russian military officer and now public figure, General Leonid Ivashov, harshly criticized the Russian government regarding the Russia-Ukraine war: 🔻"The fact that we advanced somewhere near Pokrovsk is only a tactical success; we have no successes at the operational-tactical level, and at the strategic level, we have suffered defeat in all directions." 🔻"A strategic defeat will lead to the collapse of Russia," - however, he did not specify what is meant by this strategic defeat. 🔻"The fact that we are isolated and the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council are making statements supporting Ukraine is already our strategic defeat." 🔻"Our leadership boasts that no one has weapons like ours. It would be more accurate to say that nowhere else in the military field do they steal as much as we do." 🔻"We cling to the Burevestnik missile and the nuclear torpedo Poseidon like waterlogged moss. In reality, the US will be able to destroy us before they achieve their goal if we shoot at them." 🔻For reference: General Ivashov opposed the start of military operations in Ukraine in 2022 and urged Putin not to take this step. "This war will threaten the very existence of Russia," Ivashov wrote at the time. See the latest updates with us: @visionergeo

As @JESweet2022 & I pointed out on Thursday at @TheHill, Putin has been militarily supporting Venezuela since 2006. First Chávez, then Maduro. Pretty hypocritical then for Putin to be criticizing U.S. & NATO support for Ukraine. thehill.com/opinion/national…

Sanctions at work: “Motor vehicle and trailer manufacturing was among the sectors hit hardest in the first eight months of 2025, with output down 19.9% year on year” themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/0…

Support for aid to Ukraine is the highest among Trump voters since fall of '22. 63% support selling Tomahawks to UA. Check it out on @WSJopinion wsj.com/opinion/zelensky-is-…

Honored to be on @WSJopinion. Zelensky is doing great outreach, and Putin has convinced Republicans he is a national security threat. 92% of Republican primary voters are concerned about Russia sending drones into European cities. 74% think it could happen in the USA.