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POLITICO: Estonian Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets said on Thursday Russia extended a provocative measure, originally aimed at Finland, to Estonia by “deliberately” allowing asylum seekers without visas or residence permits to reach a crossing point on its shared border, according to news outlet Delfi.

Reuters: The United States on Thursday targeted 10 individuals in a new round of sanctions aimed at containing Russian influence in the Western Balkans, the U.S. Treasury said.

The Kyiv Independent: The Ukrainian secret military technology project "Black Box," was shown to be a long-range attack drone, named the "Beaver," that can fly up to 800 kilometers, Ukraine's military charity Come Back Alive announced on Nov. 16.

Novaya-Europe: Almost 20% of lifesaving medicines have disappeared from Russian pharmacies. In some cities, that figure is as high as 64%.

Meduza: Dialogue, the organization behind the Kremlin’s vast network of Telegram channels and social media pages that pump out made-up stories about Ukraine, has launched its own public opinion research company. It’s the latest step in a larger plan.

Reuters: The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on maritime companies and vessels for shipping oil sold above the G7's price cap, as Washington seeks to close loopholes in the mechanism designed to punish Moscow for its war in Ukraine.

The Moscow Times: Russian authorities have started collecting the personal data of academics who are in contact with foreigners, the independent investigative outlet Mozhem Obyasnit reported Thursday. The practice was compared to that of the Soviet era, when contacts between Russians and foreigners were strictly monitored.

The Kyiv Independent: The European Commission is warning the Polish government that it must take action to end the blockade of the border with Ukraine by Polish truckers, Polish media outlet RMF24 reported on Nov. 16.

Reuters: Switzerland on Thursday joined an international call for the establishment of a special tribunal to address Russia's crime of "aggression" against Ukraine, the Swiss foreign ministry said.

The Defense Post: Russia is developing a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft complex to provide real-time target coordinates to ground-based weapon systems for more accurate strikes.

Reuters: Western investors in Russian companies are bracing for a new presidential decree under consideration in Moscow which they fear could force them to sell their shareholdings to the Russian government at big discounts.

AFP: A grandson of French war hero and former president Charles de Gaulle said Thursday he wanted Russian citizenship, saying Russia offered "great possibilities".

Reuters: Finland will close four of the nine crossing points on its border with Russia to stem a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Thursday.

AP News: A Russian court on Thursday convicted an artist and musician for swapping supermarket price tags with antiwar messages, sentencing her to seven years in prison in one of the highest-profile cases involving the recent crackdown on free speech.

Reuters: Ukraine has sharply reduced its exports of farm goods to Asian and African countries so far in 2023 due to blocked seaports in the Black Sea, which has traditionally been the main export route, agricultural business association UCAB said on Thursday.

BBC News: New Foreign Secretary David Cameron has made his first working visit to Ukraine, meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.

Reuters: A Russian financial watchdog has placed three lawyers for jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny on a register of "terrorists and extremists", according to its website.

The Moscow Times: Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukraine's shattered eastern frontline town of Avdiivka, its mayor said Thursday.

Reuters: The head of Carlsberg's seized Russian unit, Baltika Breweries, was on Thursday remanded in custody to Dec. 30 on suspicion of fraud, according to St Petersburg's Vyborg District Court, highlighting the difficulties faced by Western firms trying to leave.

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