Out of the 515 aircraft leased by Russian companies, lessors have been able to return only about 80 aircraft since Feb. 24. Russian airlines cannot fly to Western countries due to the sanctions imposed as a result of Russia's aggression against Ukraine. In March Russia started implementing a law that seeks to bypass the sanctions by allowing planes leased from abroad to be registered in Russia.
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Wednesday, December 3
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Only about 19.4% of Ukrainians consider a potential entry into NATO as the best possible security guarantee, a 10% drop from last year, according to a survey.
"The Russian oil network... will continue to explode and burn," a source told the Kyiv Independent.
NATO allies announced two joint PURL packages, each worth $500 million: one co-financed by Germany, Norway, and Poland, and another by Germany, Norway, and the Netherlands.
Rustem Umerov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, and Andrii Hnatov, the chief of staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces, will first meet European national security advisors in Brussels on Dec. 3.
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"So far, no compromise version of a peace settlement has been found, but some American proposals look more or less acceptable… the work will continue," Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.
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A fire broke out overnight Dec. 3 at an oil depot in Russia's Tambov region after an alleged Ukrainian drone strike.
Tuesday, December 2
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The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained British citizen Ross David Cutmore, who came to Ukraine as a military instructor, on suspicion of working for Russian intelligence, an SBU source told the Kyiv Independent on Dec. 2.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Europe "has no peaceful agenda" and "is on the side of war" just before meeting U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
