Category: Eurasia
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NATO Eyes Preemptive Hybrid Strategy
NATO is actively considering a transition from a primarily reactive to a more proactive and “aggressive” approach in countering Russia’s escalating hybrid warfare tactics. This shift was highlighted in a November 30, 2025, interview with Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chair of NATO’s Military Committee, published by the Financial Times. Hybrid warfare refers to Russia’s blend…
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Tankers Hit by Blast in Black Sea
An explosion and fire erupted in the engine room of the Gambian-flagged tanker Kairos while the vessel was sailing in ballast roughly 52 miles north of the Bosphorus in the Black Sea, according to the shipping agency Tribeca. what is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? CIO-100, Chief Intelligence Officer: This is CIO‑100. Here’s the…
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Europe Counters U.S. Peace Plan
On November 23, 2025, The Telegraph published excerpts and details from a leaked 24-point draft peace proposal developed by European Union officials (centered in Brussels) as a direct counter to the U.S. government’s 28-point plan for ending the Russia-Ukraine war. This European version is positioned as a more Ukraine-friendly alternative to the Washington proposal, which…
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Putin at the Front
On November 20, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to an undisclosed command post of the Russian “West” Grouping of Forces near the front lines in Ukraine. The visit was framed by the Kremlin as a morale-boosting engagement with senior military leadership, including Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov. Putin appeared…
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Kyiv Rejects U.S.-Russia Peace Draft
On November 19, 2025, reports emerged that Ukraine has rejected a proposed 28-point peace framework drafted by U.S. and Russian officials under the Trump administration. The plan, developed in secret consultations (including meetings in Miami and Alaska), was presented to Ukrainian Defense Secretary Rustem Umierov by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff. Ukrainian officials described it as…