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Reuters: Russia barred entry to a number of officials from Moldova on Monday and complained about moves by its pro-European government to block Russian media outlets ahead of local elections earlier this month.

The Kyiv Independent: Russian-run Indian companies have supplied, and are likely still supplying, Czech-made Mi-8 power units to a Russian helicopter factory after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, bypassing sanctions.

AP News: The president of Cyprus said Monday he personally asked an unnamed “third country” to send an experienced team of financial crime experts to help the east Mediterranean island nation with investigations into old and new allegations that Cypriot financial service providers helped Russian oligarchs skirt international sanctions.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced $100 million in new military aid to Ukraine during an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday, pledging long-term American support amid growing concerns about the sustainability of vital U.S. assistance.

The Kyiv Independent: NATO members Bulgaria, Turkey, and Romania are close to reaching an agreement on the creation of a joint mine-clearing force to address the issue of mines drifting into their respective territorial waters, Bloomberg reported.

The Insider: The Dossier Center has uncovered another yacht owned by Putin, a 71-meter vessel named Victoria valued at $50.1 million. The yacht has been docked at a shipyard in Istanbul since late October. This marks the ninth yacht associated with Putin that has been brought to light.

The Moscow Times: Wives and mothers of Russian soldiers who have been mobilized for the war in Ukraine are facing restrictions and intimidation as they demand to bring their loved ones back from the front.

Meduza: Russian lawmakers want to ban adoptions by citizens of countries that permit gender-affirming surgery.

Reuters: Finland said on Monday it had become impossible to return asylum seekers who did not meet the criteria for protection and said that it might further restrict migrant entries from Russia following a jump in the number of applicants.

The Kyiv Independent: Polish border guards allegedly refused to let trucks carrying humanitarian goods, including fuel, cross into Ukraine, as protests by Polish truckers over the free movement of Ukrainian haulers stretches into its third week, Ukrinform reported.

The Moscow Times: The scale of Russian grain theft in occupied Ukraine likely constitutes the war crimes of starvation and pillage, a new report by the Global Rights Compliance legal practice has said.

AFP: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday expressed "deep concern" to Chinese leader Xi Jinping about military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, the Elysee said.

AP News: Russia has placed a Ukrainian singer who won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest on its wanted list, state news agencies reported Monday.

LRT: Fines collected in Lithuania for non-compliance with the existing international and national sanctions will be transferred to the Development Cooperation Fund and allocated to the reconstruction of Ukraine.

POLITICO: Lachlan Murdoch, eldest son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and current CEO of Fox News Corporation, visited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Monday, Ukraine’s presidential office said in a statement.

AP News: NATO supports Bosnia’s territorial integrity and is concerned by “malign foreign interference,” including by Russia, in the volatile Balkans region that went through a devastating war in the 1990s.

Reuters: Ukraine sacked two senior cyber defence officials on Monday, a government official said, as prosecutors announced a probe into alleged embezzlement in the government's cyber security agency.

Ukraine’s PM Denys Shmyhal has said that Japan plans to provide EUR 160 million to Ukraine to support economic recovery projects.

Euronews: Uneven enforcement, trade diversion, and complex financial structures are hampering enforcement of EU economic sanctions imposed against Russia, Euronews has been told by multiple sources.

Reuters: A Japanese delegation led by senior industry and foreign ministry officials and including business representatives visits Ukraine on Monday for talks ahead of a reconstruction conference that Japan will host.

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