Friday, December 05, 2025

Reparations loan for Ukraine is 'very fragile' and risks investor exodus...

 

Reparations loan for Ukraine is 'very fragile' and risks investor exodus, Euroclear warns 
 
Euroclear, the custodian of the immobilised Russian assets, has criticised the reparations loan for Ukraine as fragile, unpredictable and risky. 
 
In Brussels, the German chancellor holds a crisis meeting with the Belgian prime minister to find a compromise and break the deadlock on the proposal. 
 
 
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Cartoon Carousel The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics | By POLITICO STAFF 12/05/2025 05:00 AM EST

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. 
Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. 
Edited by Matt Wuerker
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Der Spiegel releases bombshell Zelensky EU transcript. Putin Visits India!

 

Dec 5, 2025
Der Spiegel releases bombshell Zelensky EU transcript. 
Putin Visits India! 
 
Der Spiegel has published a transcript of a leaked phone conversation between Zelensky, the EU leaders and Mark Rutte which has taken place on Monday. 
  • On the transcript it can be seen that Emmanuel Macron is warning Zelensky to be careful, as the US might betray Ukraine. 
Friedrich Merz, the German Chancellor has also chimed in and said that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are playing games with both the EU and Ukraine. 
  •  According to the transcript, Mark Rutte and Alexander Stubb have both said that they need to protect Zelensky and Ukraine. 
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Vladimir Putin has stated in no uncertain terms that Russia aims to capture all of Donbas and this is not something he’s willing to compromise on. 
He has also stated that Russia is not interested in returning to the G8 and has pointed to the expansion and economic growth of BRICS. 
 
Vladimir Putin is in India where he was received by PM Narendra Modi and the two leaders are discussing an increased cooperation between Russia and India among many other topics.  
India-Russia Summit 2025: PM Modi, Putin Joint Statement Emphasizes Peace,  Role in Resolving Ukraine Conflict
Emmanuel Macron was in China where he stressed the importance of China supporting the EU’s proposal of a moratorium on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. 
 
 
 
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:08 Leaked phone call  
09:00 Putin's stated goals  
13:37 Putin in India  
15:18 What Macron asked of Xi Xinping 16:54 Four years too late
 

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