Day: December 4, 2025

Senate Democrats led by Sen. Tim Kaine, Adam Schiff, and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, along with Republican Sen. Rand Paul, filed a War Powers Resolution on Wednesday, directing President Donald J. Trump to cease using the military “unless specifically authorized by a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military force,” in regard to potential hostilities – without congressional approval – against Venezuela.

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) Dec 4, 2025

Rubio stated on December 2 in an interview with Fox News that Putin appears to be the “most difficult” party in the peace negotiations process. Rubio amplified Putin’s recent statement that Russia will “achieve its objectives” no matter the cost or timeline and noted that this is Putin’s “actual mentality” about his war in Ukraine. Putin’s long-held theory of victory for the war in Ukraine is predicated on the assumption that the Russian military and economy can outlast and overcome both Western support for Ukraine and Ukraine’s own ability to continue defending itself against Russian aggression. Rubio stated that it is not realistic for Russia to continue its war for another “four or five years” and emphasized that Russia holds less Ukrainian territory currently than it did in the first few months of the full-scale invasion in early 2022.

Ukrainian forces have notably retaken over 50 percent of the territory that Russian forces have seized since 2022, and Russia’s economy is facing several issues that will likely continue to affect its ability to continue a war of attrition in the medium to long term. x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1996438506491580651

— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) Dec 4, 2025