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Reuters: European leaders including Ukraine's Zelenskiy meet in The Hague on Tuesday to launch an International Claims Commission to compensate Kyiv for hundreds of billions of dollars in damage from Russian attacks and war crimes.
ISW: Ukrainian forces continue counterattacking in the Kupyansk direction as Russian ultranationalist milbloggers acknowledge the severity of the situation for Russian forces.
Reuters: Russia and Pakistan are in talks on a potential oil-sector agreement, Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told RIA news agency in remarks published on Tuesday.
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Reuters: Germany’s lower house of parliament suffered a major email outage on Monday in what officials suspect was a cyberattack during high-stakes U.S.-Ukraine talks hosted by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine’s Security Service said its underwater drones hit a Russian submarine in the port of Novorossiysk on Dec. 15, the first such attack it has reported, knocking the vessel out of service.
Reuters: Germany will deepen its commitment to Ukraine's defence through joint ventures, further market integration and possible federal investment guarantees under a 10-point plan unveiled on Monday during President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's Berlin visit.
The Kyiv Independent: Quantum Systems and Frontline Robotics announced on Dec. 15 a joint Ukrainian-German venture to launch the first "industrial-scale" foreign-based production of drones for Ukraine's military.
Reuters: European leaders said they had agreed on Monday any decisions on potential Ukrainian territorial concessions to Russia could only be made once robust security guarantees were in place which should include a European-led multinational force.
AP News: The U.S. has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia’s nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend, U.S. officials said Monday following the latest discussions with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin.
RFE/RL: The European Union will meet for high-level talks to discuss Beijing's increasing support for Moscow and to parse evidence that China may be sending weapons to Russia to be used on the battlefield in Ukraine.
Reuters: Three-quarters of Ukrainians reject major concessions in any peace deal, a Kyiv pollster said on Monday, highlighting the challenge facing President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as he negotiates under White House pressure to end the war with Russia.
The Kyiv Independent: Less than one-tenth of Ukrainians support holding immediate elections, even in the absence of a ceasefire with Russia, according to a poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology published on Dec. 15.
Reuters: Ukrainian long-range drones struck a Russian oil production platform in the Caspian Sea for the third time in a week, a security source told Reuters on Monday.
The EU Council on Monday sanctioned additional five individuals and four entities responsible for supporting Russia’s shadow fleet and its value chain, with a view to further curb Russia’s revenue generating abilities.
Reuters: Britain must get better prepared to deter the threat of conflict, particularly from Russia, by encouraging people to be willing to fight, increasing industrial weapons capacity and developing skills, the country's military chief said on Monday.
United24 Media: Russia’s primary military target remains Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. However, since October 2025, Russian missiles and drones have been increasingly targeting Ukraine’s pharmaceutical supply chain—with warehouses coming under systematic attack, week after week.
Politico: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned on Monday that the European Union would be “severely damaged for years” if the bloc's 27 leaders failed to agree on a multi-billion-euro loan to keep Kyiv afloat at a summit in Brussels this week.
Reuters: Russia's central bank has filed a lawsuit in Moscow seeking $230 billion in damages from Euroclear, marking the first step in what the Kremlin has warned will be a legal nightmare for the EU over plans to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has voted to allow teams from Russia and Belarus to return to official competitions and fully restored the rights of youth players from both countries, while postponing a final decision on the use of national flags and anthems in adult team events.
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