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CNN: New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, Trump’s pick for US ambassador to the United Nations, is now refusing to stand by her previous push for Ukraine’s NATO membership — a stance she once framed as critical to regional stability. Her office also declined to say whether she still believes Russia committed genocide in Ukraine, as she said in 2022.
Reuters: Germany has warned its state-operated gas terminals to not accept any Russian cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
Bloomberg: Trump’s election victory is prompting South Korea to rethink the possibility of sending weapons directly to Ukraine, a decision that could have a big impact on the direction of the war (archive).
ISW: The Kremlin is attempting to dictate the terms of any potential "peace" negotiations with Ukraine in advance of Trump's inauguration. The manner in which the Kremlin is trying to set its terms for negotiations strongly signals that Russia's objectives remain unchanged and still amount to full Ukrainian capitulation.
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Fox News: Trump is expected to soon appoint a Ukrainian peace envoy to lead negotiations on ending the war with Russia, multiple sources told Fox News Digital.
Reuters: Ukrainian forces on Wednesday repelled an attempt by Russian troops to pierce defences near the northeastern city of Kupiansk, Ukraine's General Staff said.
Meduza: Mounting casualties have forced Russia’s Defense Ministry to resort to increasingly aggressive recruitment tactics, including intimidating young conscripts, posting fake job ads, and pressuring people under criminal investigation to sign contracts.
The Kyiv Independent: About thirty Russian airlines, accounting for 26% of domestic passenger traffic, may go bankrupt in 2025, Russia's Izvestia newspaper reported on Nov. 13.
Reuters: Slovakia's main gas buyer SPP has signed a short-term pilot contract to buy natural gas from Azerbaijan and will consider a longer-term deal as it prepares for a possible halt to Russian supplies via Ukraine, it said on Wednesday.
The Moscow Times: Putin on Wednesday signed a decree revising compensation for soldiers injured in combat, basing payouts on the severity of their injuries rather than providing a flat payment.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine will receive the sixth German IRIS-T air defense system by the end of the year, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 13 after a call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Politico: The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Wednesday that the slogan “Russian warship, go fuck yourself” cannot be claimed by Ukraine as an EU trademark.
BBC News: Russia has reportedly sent up to 200 troops to Equatorial Guinea to protect the presidency, as it continues to expand its presence in Africa.
The Moscow Times: Niger's government wants Russian firms to invest in uranium and other natural resource production, its mining minister said on Wednesday, amid worsening relations with France.
The Kyiv Independent: Military donations in Ukraine have fallen sharply amid rising financial pressures and war weariness, with major charities reporting drops by 20% or more in 2024, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 13.
The Guardian: A senior Russian naval officer was killed in a car bombing in Crimea on Wednesday, the latest in a series of targeted attacks on Russian military personnel and pro-Kremlin figures in occupied Ukrainian territories as well as inside Russia.
AP News: The Biden administration is determined in its final months to help ensure that Ukraine can keep fighting off Russia’s full-scale invasion next year, sending it as much aid as possible so that it might hold Russian forces at bay and possess a strong hand in any potential peace negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.
Reuters: North Korean soldiers have engaged in combat operations against Ukraine alongside their Russian allies, South Korea's spy agency said on Wednesday.
Meduza: The family of one of the Russian spies believed to be responsible for the Salisbury Poisonings reportedly changed their surname almost immediately after investigative journalists discovered GRU agent Anatoly Chepiga’s true identity.
Reuters: Ukraine has received a $1.35 billion grant from the United States and will direct the funds toward humanitarian and social programs, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Wednesday.
Meduza: Military enlistment offices in Moscow have started notifying conscripts that failing to answer their summonses could result in the revocation of their freedom to leave the country, manage property, run a business, register a vehicle, or borrow money.
Reuters: Blasts boomed across Kyiv on Wednesday morning after officials said Russia launched its first missile attack on the Ukrainian capital since August, forcing elderly women and small children to take shelter in an underground metro station.
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