The Trump Administration has released its official National Security Strategy, and it is a bombshell. There is increased aggression in the Western Hemisphere, promotion of the far-right in Europe, and economic competition in Asia.

00:07:33 - Preambles and Introductions

00:21:16 - What does America want?

00:31:02 - Principles and values

00:42:44 - The Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

00:53:31 - Asia

00:59:25 - Boosting the far-right in Europe

01:13:19 - The Middle East and Africa

01:18:46 - Conclusions

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https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf

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The DimWit Pact, pushed by the United States, has evolved over the past weeks but remains a significant threat to Ukraine. At home, Andriy Yermak's resignation raises questions about political reform.

00:01:34 - Battlefield Updates - Ukrainian Counter-offensive in Kupyansk

00:17:13 - The American-packed "peace plan" demands more from Ukraine and less from Russia

00:43:29 - Head of Presidential Administration Andriy Yermak resigns in a corruption scandal

00:54:39 - Article by former Commander in Chief Valeriy Zaluzhniy raises difficult questions over preparedness for war and how to have peace

1:09:23.301 - Europe is struggling over seizing Russian assets

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Radio Free America breaks down and critiques some of the top headlines from America's most reputable outlets. This week, we look at:

1. ⁠⁠⁠⁠CNN: US marshal and undocumented immigrant – a popular TikTok streamer – injured in shooting during ICE stop in Los Angeles⁠
2. ⁠⁠⁠⁠NYT: ‘A hornet’s nest’: Mamdani’s gifted education plan divides New Yorkers⁠
3. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Washington Post: Trump says he has authorised covert CIA action in Venezuela⁠

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Three major crises beset Ukraine. The approaching end of the Battle of Pokrovsk is prompting greater demands for military reform. A corruption scandal in the energy sector rocks Bankova. The Trump administration smells weakness and presents an ultimatum.

3:02 - As the Battle of Pokrovks reaches its terminus and the Battle of Huliapole comes closer, military commentators make increasing demands for reform.

16:52 - Major corruption scandal in the nuclear power industry

29:47 - Who has been named in the scandal so far?

38:47 - What has been the reaction from the government and civil society thus far?

48:03 - These crises must be resolved.

50:24 - The United States is reportedly making its ultimatums to Ukraine to surrender.

57:05 - Other recent news.

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We take a deep dive into the baffling attempt at a peace process that Trump made in the middle of October, which was dead by the end of October. What was the context, how did it play out, and what factors in the administration led it to play out the way it did?

01:41 - Trump wants his Nobel Peace Prize

04:40 - Summary of the Trump "peace process" so far

17:18 - How did the October "peace process" occur?

27:22 - The US implements sanctions on Russian fossil fuels - an optimistic and pessimistic analysis

34:58 - Examining "WhiteHouseology"

44:09 - The EU makes its own peace plan

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In this episode...

03:47 - Full coverage of the ongoing situation on the Front

18:15 - Russian war crimes, including attacking the UN and killing journalists

27:07 - Russia flying drones around EU cities

30:45 - Hungary flies a drone into Ukraine, Orban repeats the Russian view on Ukrainian sovereignty.

34:28 - Russia attacks Ukrainian power grid, likely to have a winter of outages

37:33 - Odesa gangster mayor Gennadiy Trukhov stripped of citizenship for being a Russian citizen, with controversy

45:11 - Election News - Elections in Moldova and Czechia have an opposite outlook for Ukraine, Georgia local elections show more protests, Estonian ones have a change in citizenship laws, and Reform UK has Russian corruption scandal

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Radio Free America is the sister podcast to Ukraine Without Hype. Here is the latest episode, and we invite you to subscribe to its own feed.

Radio Free America breaks down and critiques some of the top headlines from America's most reputable outlets. This week, we look at:

1. ⁠‘FBI director Kash Patel clashes with House Democrats over Epstein files’ - Washington Post⁠
2. ⁠Trump Crime Strategy May Work for Now, but Not for Long, Experts Say⁠
3. ⁠‘Trump details third US strike on suspected drug traffickers’ - Politico⁠

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In our new mini-series, The Polycrisis, we will delve into the interconnected crises engulfing the world, from the collapse of the "international community" to disinformation to environmental issues.

In episode 1, we examine the rise in the number of wars worldwide.Note: I accidentally refer to the Rapid Support Force in Sudan as the Rapid Response Force.

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In this episode...

02:08 - Counterattacks tighten around Russians assaulting Dobropilia

07:25 - Russia sends attack drones after Poland

10:52 - Russia's Zapad 2025 exercises do not amount to much, but remind us how their predecessor in 2021 set up the invasion of Ukraine

16:10 - Dmitriy Kozak, the sole pragmatist in Putin's inner circle, resigns

22:33 - Recent diplomatic wins by Ukraine

26:43 - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization builds ties between Russia, China, and India, but still does not produce new global governance

35:31 - A Ukrainian refugee in America was murdered and had her death appropriated

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In this episode...

3:21 - Former Parliament Chairman Andriy Parubiy assassinated

7:48 - Russian missile strike on Kyiv kills relative of UWH co-host

10:21 - Battlefield Update: Pokrovsk stabilizes while Kupiansk is under critical threat

13:29 - Former mayor of Kherson released from Russian captivity

17:32 - The aftermath of the Alaska meeting and other American shenanigans

27:46 - New long-range missiles added to the Ukrainian toolkit

29:59 - Water Crisis in occupied Donbas

35:45 - Hungary launches new grievance campaign after Ukraine targets Russia's Druzhba pipeline

43:20 - There seems to be a gradual crackdown on some illegal constructions in Kyiv

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