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Reuters: The United States joined 90 other countries at the United Nations on Wednesday to demand Russia "ensure the immediate, safe and unconditional return of all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred or deported" and urge Moscow to stop the practice.
Kyiv Post: A rare moment of moral unity in Congress recasts Russia’s mass transfer of Ukrainian children as an identity-erasure campaign – and signals growing pressure on the White House to harden US policy.
The Kyiv Independent: There have been at least two instances of Ukrainian children abducted by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine having been forcibly transferred to a camp in North Korea, Kateryna Rashevska, a legal expert at Ukraine's Regional Center for Human Rights, told a U.S. congressional subcommittee on Dec. 3.
Reuters: The path ahead for Ukraine peace talks is unclear, Trump said on Wednesday, after what he called "reasonably good" talks between Putin and U.S. envoys.
ISW: High-ranking Kremlin officials continue to set conditions to justify potential future Russian aggression against Moldova and the Baltics.
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AP News: Exclusive drone footage obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday shows a devastated Ukrainian town nearly encircled by Russian forces near the city that Moscow this week claimed to now control.
Reuters: Two-thirds of the member states of NATO have committed to the weapons for Ukraine through the so-called Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List, which has received commitments worth 4 billion dollars so far, the alliance's secretary general Mark Rutte said on Wednesday.
Australia will provide a $95 million package of military assistance and has imposed further targeted sanctions related to Russia's shadow fleet as part of our continued support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia's illegal and immoral invasion.
Reuters: The European Commission proposed on Wednesday an unprecedented use of frozen Russian assets or international borrowing to raise 90 billion euros for Ukraine to cover its struggling military and basic services against Russia's war.
The Moscow Times: Turkish tanker manager Besiktas Shipping said Wednesday it would halt all operations involving Russia, a week after one of its ships was struck by a series of explosions off the coast of Senegal.
France 24: Russia has blocked access to US-owned online gaming platform Roblox, accusing it of distributing extremist materials and promoting "LGBT propaganda", state media reported Wednesday.
Reuters: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he had urged Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal to carry out an urgent renewal of supervisory boards in the defence sector, aiming to restore investors' confidence after a corruption scandal.
The Kyiv Independent: The former commander of the Russian Ground Forces, Vladimir Chirkin, has criticized Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, saying that Russia was "once again" not ready for the war.
Reuters: Austrian businessman Bernd Bergmair, former majority owner of an adult entertainment group including website Pornhub, has approached the U.S. Treasury about buying international assets of sanctioned Russian oil major Lukoil.
RFE/RL: Tajikistan's Foreign Ministry has denied claims that it is in talks with Russia to help guard its border with Afghanistan following an attack that killed five Chinese nationals in the area.
Reuters: A French-Russian national detained in France on suspicion of espionage has an extensive network of ties with Kremlin proxies, Reuters has found by examining social media posts dating from 2023 until May this year.
The Moscow Times: Georgia will not restore diplomatic relations with Russia unless Moscow reverses its recognition of the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said Wednesday.
Politico: The EU is adding Russia to its blacklist of countries at high risk of money laundering and financing terrorism, according to two EU officials and a document seen by POLITICO.
Reuters: Ukraine has hit the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia's central Tambov region, a source in Ukraine's GUR military intelligence said on Wednesday. It was the fifth Ukrainian attack on the pipeline which supplies Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia.
Euronews: US-Russia talks to end the war in Ukraine ended with no breakthrough on Tuesday – but Putin warned that he's ready for a war with Europe. The continent's NATO members say they want to increase pressure on the Kremlin, but they can't seem to agree how.
ISW: Kremlin threats against Europe likely aim to deter Europe’s involvement in the peace process as well as undermine the strengthening of Europe’s defenses out of fear of allegedly provoking Russian aggression.
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Polish army to help power grid protect key infrastructure
Ukraine's Parliament approves 2026 budget, focuses on defence
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