Russia is continuing to be demilitarized and there will be a negotiated settlement with an even weaker Russia after President Trump is back in office in January.
Another day, another Russian ship sunk.
Initial reports that the first GLSDBs have just started to be used by Ukraine, and the F-16s are coming - packing a suite of new friends on their pylons.
The EU approved $50 billion for the Ukraine, and Sweden will soon join NATO, after 250 years of neutrality.
Russian refineries have started catching on fire a few times per week - including the refinery that provided Moscow with lion's share of its gasoline and diesel.
January 2024 saw the lowest volume of Russian seaborne crude oil exports, since the 2022 invasion (October's sanctions tightening on tanker ships have reduced volumes every month since). That was the last leg of Russian hydrocarbon revenues, after the collapse of natural gas and refined products.