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Thursday, December 18
EU imposes new sanctions on Russia's 'shadow fleet'
The new sanctions bring the total of sanctioned "shadow fleet" ships to 600, according to the Council of the EU.
Zelensky joins EU summit in Brussels as Kyiv awaits decision on reparations loan
European leaders are expected to decide on Dec. 18–19 whether to proceed with a "reparations loan," a plan to lend up to 210 billion euros in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces counterattack near Lyman, claim Russian regiment destroyed
Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, the Third Army Corps said, claiming an entire Russian regiment was destroyed and prisoners were taken.
SBU says drones hit Russian equipment worth hundreds of millions at Belbek airfield in occupied Crimea
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has struck a Russian military airfield in occupied Crimea, reportedly destroying air defense equipment worth hundreds of millions of dollars, the agency said in a Telegram post on Dec. 18.
Ukrainian delegation to visit US for peace talks on Dec. 19-20, Zelensky says
The discussions will concern the 20-point peace plan, security guarantees, reconstruction, and all relevant steps and documents, Zelensky told journalists.
Russian border guards briefly crossed into Estonia, Tallinn says
Igor Taro, the interior minister of the Baltic nation, said it remains unclear whether the incident was intentional but emphasized that there is no threat to Estonia's security.
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Since early December, the Russian ruble has continued to strengthen against global currencies: on Dec. 7, it reached a value of only 76 rubles for one U.S. dollar, a figure unseen since May 2023. It soon dropped to 79 rubles per U.S. dollar, an exchange rate close to one seen on the eve of Russia's full-scale war. Ruble's strength came despite increasing sanction pressure by the Trump administration, which began targeting Russian oil giants Lukoil and Rosneft in October. The measures, which f
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