"Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has offered U.S. President-elect Donald Trump his country as a venue for potential peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.The chancellor noted that he had a phone conversation with Trump during which they discussed the war in Ukraine.
“Trump asked for my assessment because I was one of the few who have met both Putin and [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky,” said Nehammer.
“He also shared his perspective with me. We quickly moved on to discussing how important peace is and the necessity for the war to end.” NV
"Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces faced 224 combat engagements along the front lines.
According to him, in the Kharkiv sector of the front, five enemy attacks were launched near Vovchansk. Russian forces utilized bomber aviation extensively.
In the Kupiansk sector, the Ukrainian forces repelled 18 enemy attacks near Hryhorivka, Zelenyi Hai, Zahryzove, Senkove, Kolisnykivka, Synkivka, and Andriivka.
In the Lyman sector, 21 attacks by Russian forces were recorded. Russian troops attempted to advance near Hrekivka, Druzhkivka, Cherneshchyna, Makiivka, Terny, Torske, and the Serebrianskyi Forest area.Yesterday, Russian forces launched a single assault operation aimed at displacing the Ukrainian defenders from their positions near Hryhorivka on the Siversk sector. However, the attempt failed, with Ukrainian troops successfully holding their ground.
In the Kramatorsk sector, 13 assaults occurred in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, Bila Hora, and Predtechyne.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy actively deployed bomber aviation and carried out six attacks near Dyliivka, Shcherbynivka, and Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian forces halted 59 enemy assaults, primarily near Myroliubivka, Krasnyi Yar, Lysivka, Dachenske, Chumatske, Pustynka, and Novyi Trud. The enemy attacks were most intense near Promin.
In the Kurakhove sector, the Ukrainian defenders repelled 46 assaults by Russian forces around Dachne, Novodmytrivka, Kurakhove, Dalnie, Katerynivka, Yelyzavetivka, Hanivka, Antonivka, Berestky, Zoria, and Sontsivka. The enemy also launched airstrikes at the Ukrainian settlement.
In the Vremivka sector, 17 enemy assaults occurred near Trudove, Kostiantynopolske, Rozdolne, Novoandriivka, Veselyi Hai, Rozlyv, and Rivnopil.
In the Huliaipole and Orikhiv sectors, Russian forces did not carry out ground assault operations, though actively deployed aviation.
In the Prydniprovske sector, Russian invaders launched five attacks on the Ukrainian positions. However, they faced strong resistance from the Ukrainian forces and suffered significant losses.
In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of enemy offensive groups formation were spotted.
In the border areas of Chernihiv and Sumy regions, Russian forces shelled Ukrainian territories using artillery and aviation." Ukrin
"President Joe Biden welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon that is set to take effect Wednesday morning. But in many ways, it is the fulfillment of a key campaign promise by President-elect Donald Trump.Trump promised Arab and Muslim voters that he would end the war in Lebanon .
Biden had struggled for months to obtain a ceasefire. Originally, the Biden administration, through envoy Amos Hochstein, proposed that Israel, not Hezbollah, withdraw from the border — though Hezbollah was the aggressor.
Biden and French president Emmanuel Macron were pushing for a ceasefire — when Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Had Biden had his way, Hezbollah’s leader would have survived, in command.
It was Israel’s unexpected military dominance that set the stage for a vastly improved deal. But it was also Trump’s election that catalyzed the agreement by changing the incentives for both sides in the conflict.
Hezbollah — and Iran — feared that the Trump administration would give Israel a freer hand on the battlefield. And Israel was more prepared to compromise, secure in the knowledge that a much friendlier administration is about to take office." Breitbart
