Members of Scholz’s party are urging Boris Pistorius to be their candidate for Chancellor, according to Spiegel. With early parliamentary elections set for February 2025, some Bundestag members believe it’s time to replace Scholz with the German MoD.https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/erste-spd-bundestagsabgeordnete-fordern-pistorius-als-kanzlerkandidat-a-1f40b691-145b-4185-9f6c-cb72f8a3afcb

Friedrich Merz, candidate for German Chancellor, said he’s ready to talk to Putin about ending the war in Ukraine, but only under certain conditions.“If there's a reason and consensus among European and transatlantic partners, then yes,” he noted.Merz added that he would issue Moscow an ultimatum to halt hostilities within 24 hours; if ignored, he would supply Ukraine with Taurus missiles and permit strikes deep into Russian territory. #Germany #Ukraine #Russiahttps://www.stern.de/politik/deutschland/friedrich-merz-erklaert-seinen-kanzlerplan--trump--rente--jobs-35212552.html

The Biden administration has lifted its ban on deploying U.S. military contractors to Ukraine, allowing American firms to assist directly with the maintenance and repair of critical systems like F-16s and Patriot air defenses.https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/08/politics/biden-administration-american-military-contractors-deploy-ukraine/index.html

Gideon Rachman, chief foreign affairs commentator for the Financial Times, shares that a reliable source claims North Korean soldiers in Russia are experiencing unfettered internet access for the first time and are consuming large amounts of pornography.

Canada has delivered a batch of LAV 6.0 ACSV armored personnel carriers to Ukraine. In September 2023, Canada promised to send 50 of these APCs over three years. The first vehicles arrived in Germany in June 2024 for training Ukrainian crews. Details on the number of vehicles delivered today are still unknown.