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During trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi this week, Russian officials presented a “non-paper” dated November 10 outlining Moscow’s conditions to end the war, The New York Times reports.
According to the document obtained by NYT, Russia is demanding:
• Withdrawing all NATO troops and bases from Central and Eastern Europe, a pullback to positions held in 1997, leaving Poland and the Baltic states vulnerable.
• Permanently ruling out further enlargement and halting all NATO military activity in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia.
• Requiring the US to drop “nuclear sharing” arrangements and demanding that France and the UK rule out using their nuclear arsenals to protect other European nations.
• Halting all supplies of Western weapons, military equipment, and defense products to Ukraine.
• Allowing Ukraine to join the European Union only if it is excluded from the bloc’s common defense policy.
Russian officials pointed to the Cold War era and the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact as a model that would “reduce the risk of conflict” after the war in Ukraine is over.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria will no longer provide weapons or financial aid to Ukraine.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said the country lacks the funds to provide financial support to Ukraine and will no longer transfer weapons or ammunition from its military stockpiles. He cited concerns over Bulgaria’s reserves and the country’s ongoing excessive deficit procedure.
At the same time, Radev said he would not prevent other EU countries from assisting Ukraine. Sofia remains open to discussing funding for humanitarian needs, medical support, and electricity supplies, but not weapons procurement.
👀 The Ukrainian army deploys more than 1,000 ground robots every day, some of which are already carrying out independent attacks on Russian positions, Bild reports.
In late October, Ukrainian combat robots attacked Russian positions near Lyman without infantry support. The machines can be equipped with grenade launchers, explosives, and anti-tank weapons.
Their coordination with aerial drones is particularly noteworthy. The drones serve as the robots’ “eyes” and can even transport them across the frontline. Military expert Ulrike Franke considers Ukraine one of the world leaders in deploying ground-based combat robots.
For now, however, most of these machines are used primarily for logistics and evacuating wounded soldiers. According to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, they completed 31,398 logistics and evacuation missions in October alone, up from 7,511 in January.
Their main vulnerability is the communication link, which Russian forces can jam. To address this, Ukraine is increasingly equipping the machines with AI to enable autonomous operation.
North Korean hackers stole $400 million in cryptocurrency over 18 months, Bild reports.
The hackers posed as acquaintances of their targets, inviting employees of cryptocurrency companies to join video calls. Instead of live participants, victims were shown pre-recorded videos or deepfakes of well-known figures in the crypto industry.
The hackers then staged technical glitches, prompting victims to click links or follow instructions on their computers. This allowed malicious software to be installed on their devices, giving the criminals access to their accounts and cryptocurrency holdings.
The hackers also used webcams to record their targets and later impersonate them to deceive their acquaintances. The FBI has uncovered more than 900 such recordings.
According to U.S. authorities, the stolen funds help finance Kim Jong Un’s regime and its military programs.
More than 90% of American companies continue to operate in Ukraine despite Russian strikes, according to Andriy Hunder, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, in an interview with Voice of America.
He noted that some companies face greater difficulties recovering from the attacks. For example, businesses in the tobacco industry have effectively lost their production facilities due to fires caused by Russian strikes.
Others, however, have managed to overcome these challenges. One example is Nespresso, whose facilities were severely damaged last year when Russia struck the Flex plant in Mukachevo.
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Ukraine’s FREYJA Missile Interceptor Ready as Denmark Delivers Key Radar, Zelenskyy Says
With Ukraine's interceptor missile ready and Denmark's radar delivered, could the FREYJA system soon offer a new defense against ballistic missile interception?
Ukraine has completed development of its interceptor missile and launcher for the European FREYJA anti-ballistic missile defense system, while Denmark has finished the first component supplied by international partners, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a conversation with journalists attended by UNITED24 Media on November 13.
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Ukrainian naval drones have learned to operate on land, with their expanding capabilities surprising even their developers, Business Insider reports.
Previously used to hunt Russian ships in the Black Sea, these uncrewed vessels have evolved into full-fledged combat platforms capable of launching FPV drones, carrying missiles, and deploying ground robots for assault operations.
According to Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR), in August, drones launched from Magura vessels destroyed a Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system, struck two S-400 launchers, and hit an antenna used to control Orion drones. In July, a naval drone delivered a ground robot to the Kinburn Spit to carry out a combat mission.
Developers are also testing the launch of heavy Nemesis strike drones from these maritime platforms, allowing them to attack Russian targets far beyond the coastline.
Russia has upgraded its Iskander ballistic missiles, enabling them to strike targets with an accuracy of within a few meters and change their trajectory during the final phase of flight, according to The Telegraph.
The missiles are now equipped with optical and radar homing seekers, allowing them to adjust their trajectory in the final seconds before impact.
According to Serhii Beskrestnov, an adviser to the President of Ukraine, these guidance systems, which can ensure accuracy within a few meters, were used in recent attacks on bridges in Kyiv.
The strikes disrupted transport links between the city’s left and right banks. Ukrainian officials say this is part of an intensifying Russian effort to split the country in two.
The optical and radar homing seekers, apparently a new development, scan the terrain using radar just seconds before the warhead detonates. This allows the missiles to evade Ukrainian electronic warfare systems.
Military analyst Mauro Gilli says these systems could address some of the most significant tactical challenges Russia has faced since the start of the war.
“Ballistic missiles inherently have a margin of error because they follow a parabolic trajectory. The flight path is controlled by an onboard computer, which guides the missile until it reaches a set altitude. During the final stage, however, gravity is usually the only force at play. Now, that has changed,” he told The Telegraph.
This week alone, Russia has launched more than 2,300 attack drones, 1,590 guided aerial bombs, and 15 missiles of various types against Ukraine. These are brutal strikes that are difficult to counter, says President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.