Talks between Russia and US on Ukraine were useful but work remains, says Putin aide ⊕
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a story from Financial Times ✅ › Financial Times
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2025 › December › 02
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Russian president holds meeting with Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow
Rare Fabergé egg fetches record £22.9m at London auction ○
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The Imperial Winter Egg with 4,500 diamonds was commissioned by Russia's Tsar Nicholas II in 1913.
Rutte dismisses concerns about US commitment to NATO ahead of Ukraine meeting ○
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Rutte's comments come after President Donald Trump’s 28-point proposal to end the almost four-year war in Ukraine dismayed European allies as being slanted in Russia's favour.
Zelenskyy: Ukraine can’t accept a ceasefire that leaves Russia free to strike again ⊕
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a story from Politico EU ✅ › Politico EU
On a visit to Ireland, the Ukrainian president says U.S. diplomacy in Moscow needs to include binding security commitments that make a renewed Russian assault impossible.
If Europe wants to start a war we are ready now, Russia's Putin says ⊖⊖
Russia is not planning to fight European countries, but if Europe starts a war, Russia is "ready right now", the Russian president said on Tuesday as he blamed the Europeans for what he described as …
'Time for a deal' say some Ukrainians escaping war-ravaged Donbas ⊖
While many Ukrainians believe they have sacrificed too much for their country to lose territory to Russia, others are desperate for the war to end.
Propaganda or military victory? Russia claims capture of Pokrovsk ⊖
Russia claims to have captured the key eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, but is this a real victory or propaganda?
Russia Orders Underwater Inspections of All Foreign Ships Entering Its Ports ○
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a story from The Moscow Times ✅ › The Moscow Times
The tightening of controls follows a series of mysterious explosions affecting tankers arriving at Russian ports since early 2025.
If Europe Wants War With Russia, 'We Are Ready,' Putin Says ⊖⊖
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a story from The Moscow Times ✅ › The Moscow Times
The Russian leader accused the continent's leaders of trying to sabotage a deal on the Ukraine war before he met with U.S. envoys.
Europe should seize Russia’s frozen assets now ⊖
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
With US aid stalled, only Moscow’s immobilised billions can keep Ukraine fighting.