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Russia-Ukraine Daily News
The latest news about Russia and Ukraine, hand-picked for you every weekday morning (09:30 GMT+3).
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🇺🇦🇬🇧 #Ukraine and the U.K. have signed a licence agreement to produce Octopus interceptor drones, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Nov. 27.

kyivindependent.com/historical-p...

#Britain
'Historical precedent' — Ukraine, UK sign licence agreement for Octopus interceptor drones
The Octopus drone is one of several interceptor drones in development.
kyivindependent.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Ukraine launched dozens of drones at targets across #Russia regions overnight, with media and Ukrainian-linked sources claiming that an oil refinery in the southern Samara region was among the sites hit.

www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
Ukrainian Drones Target Rosneft Refinery in Samara – Reports - The Moscow Times
Ukraine launched dozens of drones at targets across Russia regions overnight, with media and Ukrainian-linked sources claiming that an oil refinery in the southern Samara region was among the sites hi...
www.themoscowtimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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🇹🇷 Turkey's defence ministry said on Thursday that a ceasefire between #Ukraine and Russia must be achieved first before any discussions can take place on possible troop deployment for a potential reassurance force.

www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Turkey says Russia-Ukraine ceasefire needed first before discussing troop deployment
Turkey's defence ministry said on Thursday that a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia must be achieved first before any discussions can take place on possible troop deployment for a potential reassur...
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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🇺🇸 A US group has identified several obscure but potentially key sanctions it says could seriously disrupt Russia’s war effort in Ukraine after last month’s targeting of the Kremlin’s biggest oil firms.

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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
West is ‘missing obscure sanctions that could set back Russia’s war machine’
US group Dekleptocracy identifies additives for military vehicles’ lubricants and tyres as potential vulnerabilities
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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🇷🇴 Romania's defence ministry said it will buy French Mistral air defence systems worth more than 626 million euros, part of a joint procurement deal with several other European Union states.

www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Romania signs deal to buy French Mistral air defence systems
Romania's defence ministry said it will buy French Mistral air defence systems worth more than 626 million euros ($726 million), part of a joint procurement deal with several other European Union stat...
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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🇵🇱 A Russian citizen suspected of hacking IT systems of Polish companies was arrested in Krakow, Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski said on Thursday.

www.reuters.com/world/poland...

#russia #poland
Poland arrests Russian suspected of hacking Polish companies
A Russian citizen suspected of hacking IT systems of Polish companies was arrested in Krakow, Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Morning Briefing

- IMF, Ukraine reach staff-level agreement on $8.2b, 4-year program
- Germany announces €170m in winter aid for #Ukraine
- Rutte rules out Russian veto on Ukraine joining NATO
- #Russia must make concessions as part of any peace deal: Kallas

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#russiaukrainewar #ukrainewar
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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🇪🇺 The EU will provide a financial band-aid next year to Baltic nations suffering collateral economic damage from sanctions against Russia

The region is being hit particularly hard because of falls in tourism & investment, along with the collapse of cross-border trade
www.politico.eu/article/balt...
Baltic nations suffering from Russia sanctions win EU relief
The Commission wants to revive areas that have seen a halt in tourism and foreign investment after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
www.politico.eu
November 27, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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🇪🇺 🇷🇺 Russia's drones and agents are unleashing attacks across NATO countries and #Europe is now doing what would have seemed outlandish just a few years ago: planning how to hit back.

www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe thinks the unthinkable: Retaliating against Russia
Countries are looking at joint offensive cyber operations and surprise military drills as Moscow steps up its campaign to destabilize NATO allies.
www.politico.eu
November 27, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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🇫🇷 President Emmanuel Macron will unveil a new national military service plan Thursday as #France seeks to bolster its armed forces to address growing concerns over Russia’s threat to European nations beyond the war in Ukraine.

apnews.com/article/fran...
Macron to unveil French voluntary military service
France is set to introduce voluntary military service to strengthen its armed forces against the background of growing concerns about Russia's threat to Europe.
apnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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🇺🇲 Several congressional Republicans are harshly criticizing Trump's White House over its handling of a proposed #Ukraine peace plan they say favors #Russia, a sharp departure for a party that has adhered closely to almost all of Trump's initiatives.

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

#USA
Trump's Ukraine plan triggers outrage from Republican lawmakers
Several congressional Republicans are harshly criticizing President Donald Trump's White House over its handling of a proposed Ukraine peace plan they say favors Russia, a sharp departure for a party ...
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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ISW:

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Kremlin officials continue setting conditions to reject any peace deal that does not concede to all of Russia’s maximalist demands.

understandingwar.org/research/rus...

#Ukraine
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 26, 2025
Data on Russian forces’ rate of advance indicates that a Russian military victory in Ukraine is not inevitable.
understandingwar.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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🇺🇲 Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told European allies that the U.S. wants a peace deal before it agrees to any security guarantees for #Ukraine, according to a European diplomat and a person with knowledge of the conversations.

www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

#USA #Russia #Europe
Allies worry US demands Ukraine deal before security guarantees
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European allies that President Donald Trump will negotiate long-term assurances for Ukraine’s safety.
www.politico.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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🇺🇲 One key figure is missing from the pack of top national security officials crisscrossing the globe to achieve a Ukraine peace deal: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

#USA
Pete Hegseth is a no-show in Ukraine. That suits the White House just fine.
The Defense secretary has carved out an unorthodox political niche that has helped insulate him from criticism inside the administration, at least for now.
www.politico.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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🇺🇦 The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it reached a staff-level agreement on a new four-year, $8.2 billion programme for #Ukraine as the country faces mounting wartime fiscal pressures.

www.reuters.com/business/imf...
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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🇩🇪🇺🇦 #Germany announced an increase in military support for #Ukraine and the immediate provision of €170 million in winter aid to Kyiv.

newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/germany...
Germany announces €170 million in winter aid for Ukraine
Read more
newsukraine.rbc.ua
November 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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💬 The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, warned on Wednesday that #Russia must reduce its military power and make serious concessions to achieve a “just and lasting peace” in #Ukraine

www.politico.eu/article/russ...
Russia must make concessions as part of any peace deal, says EU’s Kallas
The bloc’s foreign policy chief says the focus must be on what the aggressor, not the victim, should sacrifice.
www.politico.eu
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces have completed the capture of two villages, Promin in Donetsk Oblast, and Vysoke in Zapoirzhzhia Oblast, Ukrainian analytical and mapping group DeepState reported on Nov. 26.

kyivindependent.com/russian-forc...

#Russia #Ukraine
Russian forces occupy 2 villages in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, DeepState reports
Promin in Donetsk Oblast and Vysoke in Zapoirzhzhia Oblast were reported taken, the analytical and mapping group reported on Nov. 26.
kyivindependent.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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🇪🇺 Two European governments have agreed to buy underwater drones for military use, their German manufacturer told Reuters, as countries in the region ramp up defence spending to address what they say is an increased Russian threat.

www.reuters.com/business/aer...

#Europe #Russia
November 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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🇺🇸🇧🇾 The #Trump administration and Belarus are discussing the possible release of at least 100 political prisoners by Minsk soon, Reuters reports, in an ongoing rapprochement between the U.S. and the Russian ally.

www.reuters.com/world/europe...

#usa #russia
November 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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💬 The EU will accelerate its plan to use frozen Russian state assets to underpin a €140 billion loan to #Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday.

www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...

#Europe #Russia
EU will speed up Ukraine’s €140B loan, vows von der Leyen
The financial scheme to aid Kyiv takes on new urgency as Russia and U.S. discuss conflict endgame.
www.politico.eu
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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🇵🇱 #Poland is considering deploying drones to secure rail routes and energy sites after two suspected sabotage attempts on a railway line to Ukraine that PM Tusk has blamed on #Russia

tvpworld.com/90220977/pol...
Poland eyes drone patrols after Polish rail sabotage
Polish state assets minister Wojciech Balczun said drones could track activity on the ground.
tvpworld.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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🇷🇸 #Serbia is preparing an amendment to the draft budget law that would enable it to take ownership of its Russian-owned, U.S.-sanctioned oil refiner NIS, the parliament speaker told Euronews Serbia on Tuesday.

www.reuters.com/business/ene...

#russia
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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🇷🇺🇺🇸 The Kremlin said on Wednesday that their... oh, I mean Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, and a host of other key U.S. officials would come to Moscow next week for talks on a possible peace plan for Ukraine.

www.reuters.com/business/med...

#usa #russia
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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🇪🇺🇺🇦 European countries are working on an emergency plan B to stop #Ukraine running out of money early next year in case they cannot reach a deal on raiding Russia’s frozen assets to fund Kyiv’s war effort.

www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...

#europe
Europeans sketch out plan B in race to raid Russian assets for Ukraine
Officials are looking at an EU bridging loan to help Kyiv stay afloat if they can’t agree on using Moscow’s frozen state assets in time.
www.politico.eu
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 AM