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EU leaders who met in Brussels in the format of the European Council supported restrictive measures against Russia and emphasized the importance of reducing its ability to wage an aggressive war against Ukraine.

Russia has launched a large-scale disinformation campaign against Ukraine, aiming to undermine international support for the embattled nation.

The intensity of the war unleashed by Russia continues to grow, both in terms of scale and number of enemy troops. Thus, this year, 100,000 more Russian soldiers fought on Ukrainian soil.

The United States currently has no confirmation of the transfer of new North Korean units to Russia, adding that this possibility cannot be ruled out.

Negotiations for lasting peace will only begin once Russia no longer has the resources to continue its war.

The gas pipeline project between the State of Qatar and the Republic of Türkiye will intensify competitive struggle with Russia on the energy market.

Russia is holding over 16,000 Ukrainian civilians captive, with 168 of them having been released.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the EU partners for the 15th sanctions package against the Russian Federation, specifically for the sanctions targeting the shadow tanker fleet that Russia uses to finance its aggression against Ukraine.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, during a virtual meeting of G7 leaders on Friday, called for ramping up economic pressure on Russia and increasing military support to Ukraine.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has extended the ban on the import of goods from Russia until December 31, 2025.

At the onset of the full-scale invasion, Russia put forward conditions for ending the war, which were practically an ultimatum to surrender, and nothing has changed since then.

The 35-nation IAEA Board of Governors adopted a resolution on Thursday condemning attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure but stopped short of calling out Russia as the perpetrator of the attacks.

Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko called on IAEA member states to increase pressure on Russia in order to stop the aggressor's attacks on infrastructure critical to nuclear safety.

Recognizing Russian jurisdiction over temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine would imply forgiving Russia.

A Ukrainian delegation led by the Presidential Adviser and Commissioner for Children's Rights and Child Rehabilitation Daria Herasymchuk visited Ireland to strengthen cooperation to bring back Ukrainian children illegally deported or displaced by Russia.

During a meeting with Vice Chancellor, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany Robert Habeck, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal put forward a proposal to support the mechanism of introducing additional taxes on goods imported from Russia and direct the funds to the recovery of Ukraine.

A U.S. intelligence assessment has concluded that Russia may use its lethal new intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine again in “coming days”.

On Wednesday, December 11, European Union ambassadors agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia in response to its aggression against Ukraine.

Analysts with the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank foresee that the growing economic pressure on Russia due to the war it unleashed in Ukraine, as well as systemic corruption, labor shortages, and inefficiency of the defense industry will lead to increased war spending, which will further undermine the ability to simultaneously ensure the effective operation of the defense sector and maintain economic stability.

Opening a diamond certification center in cooperation with the Group of Seven (G7) by Botswana in 2025 and the general developments on the diamond market do not serve the interests of Russia.