Bingo. A Ukrainian drone strike on December 5 shut down Russia’s Syzran oil refinery, according to Reuters. The attack hit the CDU-6 distillation unit, the same one damaged in August, and repairs could take up to a month. Syzran, owned by Rosneft, processes about 90,000 barrels per day.

Zelensky confirmed Ukraine is hitting back at Russia’s energy infrastructure in response to ongoing attacks, but said Kyiv is open to an energy ceasefire if Moscow is ready to stop. He also mentioned the use of Ukrainian missiles like “Long Neptune,” “Palyanytsia,” “Flamingo,” and “Sapsan,” adding with a smile, “Let the enemy keep thinking it’s Neptune.”

European Council President António Costa: “We won’t abandon Ukraine like others did in Afghanistan.” Speaking in Dublin, he made a clear comparison to the US pullout from Kabul in 2021. Costa said peace must be fair and lasting, not just a pause in fighting, and that only Ukraine can decide on territorial issues. He also said it’s up to the EU to handle sanctions, frozen Russian assets, and Ukraine’s path to membership.

Good night, see you all tomorrow!

Putin's idea of peace: the dictator just signed a decree calling up reservists for military training in 2026. You can imagine where they will end up.

Trump reposted an article titled: "Impotent Europeans can only fume as Trump rightfully sidelines them from Ukraine deal."

🇺🇸💥 Putin rejected Trump’s favorable peace deal, believing in Russia’s inevitable victory. The Guardian foreign affairs commentator Tisdall argues this was a major blunder: the war is draining Russia economically, fueling social unrest, and weakening global influence. Trump’s appeasement only emboldens Putin, Europe must step up or face prolonged instability.

Trump says he’s disappointed Zelensky still hasn’t read the proposed peace plan, claiming “his team likes it, but he hasn’t looked at it yet.” Trump added that Russia is “basically on board,” though he noted, “Russia would probably prefer to take the whole country.” Whether Zelensky will accept the terms, Trump says, remains unclear.