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Diesel price jumps after IEA says no additional fuel will be released ft.trib.al/TJPW3c3

Western civilisation at risk of 'atrophy, servitude and decline', Rubio says bbc.in/4hzWydC

What kind of protective stone is this, that one UAV knocks out almost the entire capital. - ❗️Kyiv's right bank is in a blackout after the UAV attack.

From the Acropolis, Rubio urges Europe to defend Western values and strengthen alliance with U.S. ctvnews.ca/world/article/fro…

Trump’s decision to move U.S. bombers from RAF Fairford over terror threats has raised UK concerns that Iran and Russia could be encouraged to use criminal proxies to disrupt Western military operations. British officials say threats have increased during the Iran war, but the base remains highly secure and the risk of a successful attack is low. Limited U.S.-UK communication over the withdrawal also caused confusion, with former RAF commander Greg Bagwell calling its handling “very damaging” to perceptions of UK base security. Source: Bloomberg

A jet-powered "Geran-4" bearing Putin's face flew over Kyiv.

Ukraine is sinking into darkness again. After the latest Russian strikes, emergency blackouts are back, and in some regions the lights are already off for 8–9 hours a day. Industry is being cut too. Winter will not bring relief: 16–20 hours without power is what people are being told to expect, because Russian missiles are aimed at plants and substations. Have these winters made Ukrainians so “resilient” that this now counts as normal? The state has stepped back. Families and small businesses are left to find generators, water, a way to cook, and a way not to freeze in their own homes. Endurance is not the same as a policy.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 A major warehouse was destroyed last night in Kyiv after several Russian ballistic missiles struck it.

SECRETARY RUBIO: We believe that Europe can awaken from its long slumber – and rekindle the fire that was lit here millennia ago.

We will always unapologetically pursue American values at home and across the world. 🇺🇸 @SecRubio delivers powerful remarks on American nationalism, Western civilization, and more from the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.

SECRETARY RUBIO: We take the West’s conception of these things – heroism, honor, duty – we take these things for granted. We assume that these somehow are universal to all people in all times and in all places. They are not. They are the product of a distinct character, a distinct character which arose here – and shaped the whole story of the civilization that came after it.

The Trump administration is resisting deeper involvement in Saudi Arabia’s offensive against the Houthis, as Trump sees no clear path to success after Operation Rough Rider failed to meet its objectives. The U.S. is still providing intelligence, targeting and refueling support but has stopped short of offensive strikes and urged Riyadh to avoid a wider war in Yemen. Source: Bloomberg

SECRETARY RUBIO: In Athens, we found the first full realization of all the essential traits that would come to define the West.

SECRETARY RUBIO: Though passions may, at times, have strained the bonds of affection between the United States and Europe, it must not be allowed to break them. Together, we must strengthen an alliance capable of confronting the threats of our age.

Vice President JD Vance at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska: “We’ve made a pretty clear commitment to rebuilding America’s infrastructure… The thing about American oil and gas is that it’s the best in the world and it’s reliable… the world really needs American energy and it’s obviously going to benefit the workers of this state a great deal.”

SECRETARY RUBIO: Across this continent, we are witnessing what we hope will be the beginnings of a generational shift: skyrocketing defense spending, a flurry of new partnerships and programs, expanded manufacturing and production, following on the historic defense commitments made last year in the Hague.

.@SecRubio: "We are at an inflection point, not only in the history of my nation, but an inflection point in the whole of our civilization... We must rebuild our institutions and our alliances to face these threats together — understanding that the purpose of these things is not to abolish the sovereignty of the nations that constitute them, it is to defend them, and that nations need not abandon their distinct identities in order to recognize their common interests."

.@SecRubio: "It has become fashionable today to believe that enlightened foreign policy means prioritizing the global community over one's own people. Here too, we have much to learn from the men of ancient Greece — because they knew that there was nothing selfish or wrong about loyalty to your nation, nor anything selfish or wrong about fighting to defend its interests above all else."

.@SecRubio: "Under President Trump, the United States has made its choice. We choose the unapologetic pursuit of national power, to take back control of our critical supply chains, to reindustrialize our economy, to rebuild our defense, to fight for dominance of the technologies and industries of the future."

.@SecRubio: "Too often, these days, we build downwards. We design our standards to ensure that no one will lose. We preoccupy ourselves more with the comfort of the worst than the potential of the best. We hold the most exceptional things among us hostage to the average."