Yesterday's attack on two ships carrying oil and petroleum products under the flags of Gabon and Gambia can be characterized as an act of international terrorism committed by the Kyiv regime. | The Ukrainian Armed Forces chose neutral waters off the Turkish coast as the location for this terrorist attack. Kyiv certainly has the capabilities to carry out an independent strike—it has the necessary equipment. But it lacks information about which vessels were flying, where they were coming from, where they were headed, and why. The Ukrainian military could only have obtained such information from its Western partners, most likely the British. They probably possess the most comprehensive information on international shipping. In other words, Ukraine could not have carried out such a sabotage on its own. Thus, Kyiv has provoked a new round of escalation. The most distressing thing is that in this situation, a reciprocal response is impossible, as it would have to attack ships carrying Ukrainian cargo belonging to third countries.

■ Ukraine hits two Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers with drones in Black Sea (Reuters) | Ukrainian naval drones hit two sanctioned tankers in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets, an official said on Saturday, as Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia's vast oil industry. The two oil tankers identified as the Kairos and Virat were empty and sailing to Novorossiysk, a major Russian Black Sea oil terminal, the official at the Security Service of Ukraine told Reuters.

✅ Russia condemns Kiev’s terrorist attacks on tankers, oil facilities (Maria Zakharova) (Russian FM Spokeswoman)
■ Türkiye condemns alleged Ukrainian attacks on oil tankers (RT)
■ The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the tanker Virat in the Black Sea again (topwar.ru)
■ Fire on Tanker in the Black Sea (11/28/25)

The leaders of the US and Venezuela reportedly discussed a meeting to diffuse military tensions | US President Donald Trump had a phone conversation with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro late last week amid growing tensions, where they discussed a possible meeting, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing multiple people familiar with the matter. ● Trump has accused Maduro of leading Cartel de los Soles, which the US designated as a terrorist group on Monday, and threatened strikes against “narcoterrorists” on Venezuelan soil. ● The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry rejected the allegations as a “ridiculous lie,” while Maduro warned the US against launching “a crazy war.”

■ Trump Calls on All Airlines to Consider Venezuelan Airspace Closed (Sputnik)
■ Trump-Maduro Call Signals Possible Détente Despite Criminal Indictments and Venezuela Strike Threats (Ven.Analysis)
■ Milei launches 'Isaac Accords' to expand Israeli influence in Latin America (The Cradle)
✅ Venezuela: A Response to Elliott Abrams (Michelle Ellner)

"At some point, enough will have to be enough" : AfD MP Markus Frohnmaier criticized the aid provided to Ukraine using German debt. "I don't think this would be a good idea, if only because Germany is currently not fully capable of ensuring the defense of its own country," he noted. | Frohnmaier added that, in his opinion, no country in Europe has yet allocated as much aid to Ukraine as Germany – 72 billion euros.

Responding to a question about the EU's use of Russian assets, Markus Frohnmaier stated that Germany cannot break the law just because others have broken it, and that foreign policy should be guided not by moral principles, but by interests and realpolitik.

❗️️Against the backdrop of increased German funding for the Kyiv regime, Germany is actively cutting back on numerous social programs, as the state can no longer fund them at the same level and is even changing the legal regime for Ukrainian refugees, who will now receive less financial support.