Politics
Zelenskyy to meet with Meloni and have an audience with the Pope in Rome
The President has arrived in Italy, where he is scheduled to hold talks with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and have an audience with Pope Leo XIV during the day.
President of Lithuania: SDC to consider freezing or confiscating Belarusian assets
A meeting of the Defence Council is scheduled for mid-December to discuss ways to counter hybrid attacks and the fate of Belarusian assets in Lithuania.
The G7 has announced its readiness to consider using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine
Finance ministers emphasised that the confiscation of assets could be a tool to end the war and ensure a just peace if Moscow does not pay reparations.
Trump said that people are dying in Ukraine and he wants this to stop
The US President stressed that Washington is not spending money on the war but is selling weapons to allies, and reiterated the need to stop the deaths of soldiers.
Starmer said that an agreement on the use of €115 billion in Russian assets to help Ukraine could be concluded in the coming days
The British Prime Minister said that negotiations on access to €115 billion in frozen assets are entering the final stage and could become an important tool for supporting Kyiv on the battlefield or in rebuilding the country after peace.
Zelensky stated that China is not interested in ending the war because it does not want to see Russia weakened
The president believes that Beijing has influence over Moscow and Putin but is not interested in stopping the war due to its global confrontation with the United States.
Trump supported Hagseth in the scandal over the destruction of a boat near Venezuela
The US president said he was satisfied with any decision by the defence secretary on the publication of a video of a second strike on a boat carrying people.
Zelensky discussed a framework peace document with Rutte, Costa and von der Leyen in Brussels
During a meeting with NATO and EU leaders, the President of Ukraine spoke about the peace process, the date of accession to the EU and the strengthening of defence capabilities.
Kazakhstan has begun supplying oil directly to China due to damage to the terminal in Novorossiysk
Following the attack on the sea terminal in Novorossiysk, Kazakhstan will send 50,000 tonnes of oil from Kashagan to China via the Atasu Alashankou pipeline for the first time. The government is looking for alternative supply routes.
Ukraine will not give up its territories, Zelenskyy said
The President stressed that the state has no legal or moral right to transfer territories to Russia and is counting on the support of its partners and a reparations loan
Zelensky named candidates for the position of Head of the Presidential Office
The President is considering five candidates for the position of Head of the Presidential Office, including Shmygal, Fedorov, Kislitsa, Budanov, and Palisa
Ukraine needs 15 billion dollars a year for the PURL programme
President Zelensky stated that approximately fifteen billion dollars per year are needed to purchase weapons under the PURL programme and called for additional funding
