Fedistats Topic on News on the Ukraine Russian War https://fedistats.cc/topic/4 https://fedistats.cc/static/fs-banner.png 3300 Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/14/trump-threatens-to-cut-us-aid-to-argentina-if-milei-loses-election US president says ‘we will not be generous’ if leader fails to win key midterms after promising $20bn to prop up struggling economy 2025-10-15 10:38:44.529212 fedistats.cc/topic/4/54055984 ‘Our job is to maximise their losses’: how Ukraine’s forces attempt to claw back against Russian advances https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/11/how-ukraine-forces-attempt-claw-back-russian-advances-donetsk Along Donetsk’s frontline, a small counteroffensive by Ukrainian troops aims to help change perceptions about the war among Kyiv’s western allies 2025-10-11 19:29:46.141014 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53931908 Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize https://apnews.com/article/nobel-peace-prize-oslo-41b6bff88e2d57af0917bcf778e132ad Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key unifying figure in the opposition, advocating for free elections and representative government. 2025-10-10 14:39:04.227082 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53900109 Commission to probe reports that Orbán’s spies targeted EU officials in Brussels https://www.politico.eu/article/orban-intelligence-service-targeted-eu-officials-investigation-finds-varhelyi Hungary’s current European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi was in charge of the country’s embassy at the time of the allegations. 2025-10-10 07:29:18.554124 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53867663 Truly, madly, deeply: Trump’s desire for a Nobel peace prize is driving diplomacy https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/09/trump-nobel-peace-prize The US president’s fervid pursuit of the award is believed to have been a key motivator in brokering peace deals in Ukraine and Gaza 2025-10-10 01:35:06.679857 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53877038 Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/09/norway-braces-for-trumps-reaction-if-he-does-not-win-nobel-peace-prize US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says 2025-10-09 19:51:02.623973 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53874130 ‘Veggie burgers’ could be off EU menu as MEPs back renaming plant-based foods https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/08/veggie-burgers-off-menu-meps-vote-ban-plant-based-food-terms Proponents say move would strengthen position of farmers in supply chain but critics dismiss it as ‘hotdog populism’ 2025-10-08 18:37:12.740881 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53833938 Unity is desperately needed, but the EU prefers turf wars to facing down Russia | Paul Taylor https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/08/eu-copenhagen-summit-defence-policy-ukraine-russia Failure to agree a common defence strategy risks emboldening Vladimir Putin. The squabbles have to stop, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre 2025-10-08 17:41:47.045605 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53812282 Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/07/global-renewable-energy-generation-surpasses-coal-first-time Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds 2025-10-07 08:24:44.701804 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53766537 French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after less than a month - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewn9k0w9rxo Lecornu was asked by President Macron to stay on until Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to achieve "stability" for the country. 2025-10-07 08:24:44.701804 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53739683 Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/04/populist-billionaire-andrej-babis-wins-czech-parliamentary-election With Babiš’s victory the Czech Republic looks set to join Hungary and Slovakia in refusing support for Ukraine 2025-10-05 09:25:02.905706 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53697166 Trump asks 9 colleges to commit to his political agenda and get favorable access to federal money https://apnews.com/article/trump-political-agenda-colleges-federal-money-756407729a3b16c7bb51564d5056084c The White House is asking nine major universities to commit to President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money. 2025-10-03 04:24:17.486339 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53630659 France investigates oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia’s shadow fleet https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/01/france-oil-tanker-russia-drone-denmark Tanker intercepted by French navy may have been launchpad for drone flights that led to airport closures in Denmark 2025-10-01 23:39:08.105221 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53580042 The European Union was designed for peace – it is never going to be a war machine | Anand Menon https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/01/european-union-war-machine-peace-russia-europe-eu Reacting to the Russian military threat would require the bloc to be agile and decisive. It is many great things, but it is not that, says Anand Menon, director of UK in a Changing Europe 2025-10-01 20:31:11.242001 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53561388 Danish PM warns security situation in Europe will get worse and more serious – Europe live https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/01/mette-frederiksen-denmark-europe-russia-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-ukraine-hybrid-war-security-europe-live-news Mette Frederiksen says Europe faces threats arising from the ‘real war’ in Ukraine and a new, broader hybrid war 2025-10-01 19:34:16.007410 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53567642 People think they know what war is. Here’s what I learned in seven years on Ukraine’s frontline https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/01/people-think-they-know-what-war-is-heres-what-i-learned-in-seven-years-on-ukraines-frontline Tanks, soldiers, explosions and tears are the cliches that movies and news reels show us. The reality is an integration of horror and the mundane, as those who have chosen to stay cling to as much normality as they can 2025-10-01 17:43:21.768092 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53565673 Taiwan now biggest importer of Russian naphtha despite being Ukraine ally https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/01/taiwan-biggest-importer-russian-naphtha-despite-ukraine-ally-report Island imported $1.3bn of crude oil product in first half of 2025 despite joining sanctions against Moscow, report finds 2025-10-01 15:35:06.362474 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53559625 Ukrainian detained in Poland over 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/30/ukrainian-detained-in-poland-over-2022-nord-stream-gas-pipeline-explosions Man suspected of causing explosions that damaged undersea pipelines between Russia and Germany 2025-09-30 17:34:16.278710 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53534129 Russia’s provocations are menacing Nato. The cold war shows how it needs to respond | Sergey Radchenko https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/29/russia-putin-usa-cold-war-nato-drones-fighters Despite the cost of shooting down fighter jets and drones, small skirmishes remind both sides of the dangers of escalation, says academic Sergey Radchenko 2025-09-30 06:38:51.021520 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53489559 Moldova’s pro-EU party wins clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups https://apnews.com/article/moldova-election-parliament-eu-russia-3c4b0ff91143e129ea3ddb73d11ae93b Moldova’s pro-Western governing party has won a clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups in an election that was widely viewed as a stark choice between East and West. 2025-09-29 23:37:36.264816 fedistats.cc/topic/4/53486672