A court in Russia on Thursday convicted eight people on terrorism charges over an attack on a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine.

The breakup of the alleged intelligence-gathering operation came as French President Emmanuel Macron warned about Russian destabilization efforts targeting France, a key backer of Ukraine in the nearly four-year war.

Russia has refused to budge on its maximalist demands for a deal to end their war in Ukraine. On Thursday, Putin said his forces would fight on “until the last Ukrainian dies”, in chilling comments that underlined Moscow’s reluctance to engage with the peace process.

When people disappear, an entire world disappears with them — the smoke in their tents, the names of their rivers, their languages, and their songs.

How do Russians genuinely feel about their President? Of his regime? Of his war? Vladimir Putin has ensured it’s very hard to tell. Citizens can be jailed for up to 15 years for calling his “special military operation” what it actually is: an invasion.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul warns that intelligence shows Russia may attack NATO by 2029, citing Moscow's military buildup and economic shift toward war.

Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson, in an interview on FOX News Channel's "Ingraham Angle," predicts President Donald Trump will successfully broker a peace deal in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

A Russian drone attack has targeted the Ukrainian capital, wounding seven people, authorities in Kyiv say. Loud explosions were heard in the city around midnight, according to AFP journalists.

EADaily, November 25th, 2025. Singer, People's Artist of Russia Stas Mikhailov no longer plans to visit European countries because of anti-Russian sentiments in the EU. He stated this to Channel Five.