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NY Post: Trump thinks Russian dictator Putin wants much more than what’s on the table in talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war, according to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.

Politico: Two legal opinions prepared by international lawyers contradict Belgium's claim it could be on the hook to pay substantial damages if the EU moves ahead with plans to use Russia's frozen assets to help Ukraine.

The Guardian: An independent review into the impact of foreign financial influence and interference in domestic politics from Russia and other hostile states has been announced after one of Reform UK’s former senior politicians, Nathan Gill, was jailed for accepting bribes from a pro-Kremlin agent.

Reuters: Saudi Arabia's Midad Energy has emerged as one of the leading contenders to buy Russian oil major Lukoil's international assets, leveraging deep political ties with Moscow and Washington.

Reuters: Under post-ceasefire guarantees provided by the United States and Europe to Ukraine, peacekeepers could in certain circumstances repel Russian forces, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told ZDF public television in an interview, adding that this remained a far-off prospect.

Canada has announced the allocation of an additional 50 million Canadian dollars (over US$36 million) to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

United24 Media: Germany has supplied Ukraine's Armed Forces with two Patriot air defense systems and its ninth Iris-T air defense complex. Berlin has also allocated an additional $200 million to Kyiv for the purchase of critical weapons and ammunition from US stockpiles through NATO's PURL mechanism.

LBC: Britain is sending automated turrets and advanced missile systems to help Ukraine shoot down Russian drones, as part of a £600 million air defence package designed to protect civilians and critical infrastructure through the winter.

Politico: Jordan Bardella said his National Rally party remains against deploying French troops to Ukraine, underscoring the long-term fragility of France's commitment to Kyiv if the far-right faction wins the presidential elections in 2027.

The Kyiv Independent: Russian oil prices have dropped to the lowest level since the outbreak of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as Western sanctions take their toll, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 16.

Reuters: Europe launched an International Claims Commission for Ukraine on Tuesday in an effort to ensure Kyiv is compensated for hundreds of billions of dollars in damage from Russian attacks and war crimes.

Reuters: European Union nations that face Russia and its ally Belarus on NATO's eastern flank called for the EU to take a bigger role in enhancing the continent's defence and security, the leaders of eight countries said as they met in Helsinki on Tuesday.

Hromadske: Ukraine will not recognise the territory of Donbas as Russian, either de jure or de facto, said President Volodymyr Zelensky in a comment to Ukrainian journalists.

FT: Russia would redeploy its forces towards Nato’s eastern flank if there is a peace deal in Ukraine, Finland’s prime minister has warned, urging Europe to give more money to defence in frontline states (archive).

Reuters: Russia's space agency said on Tuesday that work was underway to repair a damaged launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan that underpins its space programme and that the facility should be back in use by February of next year.

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