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Politico: Nearly a month before Trump met Putin in Helsinki in 2018, Jeffrey Epstein attempted to pass a message to Russia’s top diplomat: If you want to understand Trump, talk to me.
Bloomberg: Australia signaled lingering unease Thursday over whether Russia may seek access to an air base in eastern Indonesia, stressing that Jakarta has an obligation to consult Canberra on matters affecting regional security (archive).
Politico: A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party said Putin’s Russia doesn’t pose a threat to his country — but that Poland potentially does.
Bloomberg: From Giorgio Armani and Calvin Klein to Amazon .com and Sheraton, some of the world’s best-known brands are falling prey to trademark poachers in Russia, a risk that’s becoming more acute as the country’s economic isolation deepens (archive).
ISW: The situation in the Hulyaipole direction is deteriorating, although Russian forces will probably spend considerable time setting conditions for efforts to seize the settlement.
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Reuters: Kenya said on Wednesday over 200 of its citizens are fighting for Russia in Moscow's war in Ukraine, and that recruiting agencies are still actively working to lure more Kenyans into the conflict.
AFP: Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen on Wednesday said China was "massively" financing Russia's war efforts, which increases the security threat in Europe and poses a challenge to NATO.
Canada announced new sanctions on Russia, affecting drone makers and 100 vessels from the country’s “shadow fleet.”
The Kyiv Independent: Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk submitted their resignation on Nov. 12 amid a large-scale corruption scandal, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said. She added that she had submitted their resignation requests to the Ukrainian parliament.
Reuters: Norway could support a European Union plan to utilise frozen Russian assets for Ukraine but the Nordic country will not use its sovereign wealth fund as a sole financial backstop for the scheme, Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.
Reuters: Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev on Wednesday vetoed legal changes that would allow the government to seize control of Lukoil's Burgas oil refinery and sell it to protect the plant from the impact of U.S. sanctions.
Reuters: Ukraine's military said on Wednesday that it had pulled back troops from near a settlement on the southeastern Zaporizhzhia front, but that it has stopped Russian advances in the area.
UK announces new support to make vital repairs to Ukraine's energy sector and reallocates humanitarian support for those most impacted by the loss of power, heating, and water this winter.
Ukrainska Pravda: Germany is providing Ukraine with an additional €40 million in winter aid in response to ongoing Russian attacks on the country's infrastructure.
Reuters: The Kremlin said on Wednesday there had been contact between Britain's national security adviser Powell and Kremlin foreign policy aide Ushakov but the dialogue did not work out. FT reported that Powell had tried to open up a back channel to the Kremlin because Britain and its European allies feared the Trump admin could sideline their interests over Ukraine.
United24 Media: Drones struck deep into Russian and occupied Ukrainian territory overnight, targeting a major petrochemical facility in Russia’s Stavropol region and a key thermal power station in occupied Donetsk, causing large fires and disruption to energy infrastructure.
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Russia and Kazakhstan agree to strengthen ties in oil, oil products after talks in Moscow
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