Ukraine, Trump, and the Rewritten Peace Blueprint Taking Shape

Ukraine is working from a rewritten American peace blueprint that trims the harshest demands from the original plan, but whether this marks the start of a real endgame or another turn in a grinding war will be decided in the fine print and on the battlefield.

Evening Brief: Israel Takes out Hezbollah Leader in Lebanon, Trump Calls Ukraine Ungrateful Again, Royal Navy Intercepts Russian Ships in English Channel

On a weekend when Israel took out Hezbollah’s military brain in Beirut, Trump hammered Kyiv as “ungrateful” while peace negotiators in Geneva pushed a bruising plan on Ukraine, and HMS Severn slid up alongside Russian warships in the English Channel, you could feel the whole security picture from the Levant to the North Atlantic tightening like a ratchet. It’s Sunday November 23rd, 2025. Here is your SOFREP Evening Brief.

Morning Brief: Marjorie Tayler Greene Keeps Her Base, US, EU and Ukrainian Officials Meet in Geneva, Grizzly Bear Mauls Schoolchildren in British Columbia

In a week that saw Marjorie Taylor Greene break with Trump without losing her home turf, diplomats in Geneva fight to keep Ukraine from bending past the breaking point, and teachers in Bella Coola stand between children and a charging grizzly, the through line was simple: pressure reveals who still shows up when it counts. It’s Sunday, November 23rd 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief

Evening Brief: Former Brazilian President Arrested, Israel Launches New Strikes into Gaza, China Takes Issues with Japan to the UN

Brazil drags its ex-president to prison for a coup gone sideways, Israel’s uneasy ceasefire buckles under fresh fire in Gaza, and China hauls Japan before the UN over Taiwan, each flashpoint showing how fast the global order can tilt when leaders gamble and the fallout hits every border at once. It’s Saturday, November 22nd, 2025. This is your SOFREP Evening Brief.