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“The Russian side has no intention of making any concessions on Donbas, the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, or Crimea; these are not up for discussion,” Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said.
“We now have five constituent entities, and we absolutely cannot compromise on them, because that would be a revision of a very fundamental element of our statehood, enshrined in our constitution.”
🤬 Russia has acknowledged its intention to continue fighting. Amid peace talks, the Russian Defense Ministry has called accelerating the offensive a “key task” for 2026.
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said Moscow’s priority next year is to maintain and increase the “gained pace of the offensive.”
The European Parliament has passed a law banning Russian gas imports by autumn 2027 with an absolute majority.
A total of 500 MEPs voted in favor, 120 voted against, and 32 abstained.
Germany has delivered two Patriot air defense systems promised in August to Ukraine, as well as the ninth IRIS-T system.
Next year, Germany will transfer “a significant number of AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles from our stocks to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense.”
Ukraine has not yet discussed with the United States the duration or validity of security guarantees, President Zelenskyy said at a joint press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof.
“It is difficult to say for how many years these guarantees would apply. We are not discussing this yet, nor whether certain guarantees will be limited or not.
President Zelenskyy said that Russia loses about 30,000 soldiers killed each month in its war against Ukraine.
Russian oil prices have fallen to their lowest level since the start of the full-scale war, according to Bloomberg.
The price of Russian crude has dropped to just over $40 per barrel on average, down 28% from three months ago, Argus Media reports. This is the lowest level since February 2022.
The decline is driven by increased Western pressure on Russian oil trade, sanctions targeting Rosneft and Lukoil, and lower global prices—benchmark crude recently fell below $60 per barrel for the first time since May.
Oil and gas revenues make up about a quarter of Russia’s budget, so the falling prices and reduced exports are increasing pressure on the Kremlin’s finances and its ability to fund the war. Key buyers, including India and China, are also cutting purchases or demanding record discounts.
🇺🇦 Sixty Ukrainians have returned home from Russia and the temporarily occupied territories, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported.
As part of the family reunification procedure, 15 Ukrainian citizens were returned. Most of them have limited mobility.
Another 45 Ukrainians were brought back after being held in temporary detention centers for foreigners on the territory of the Russian Federation.
15 countries have pledged to support Ukraine with funding and weapons, Defense Minister Shmyhal said.
🇩🇪 Germany will provide €11.5 billion in military support in 2026.
🇬🇧 The UK will strengthen Ukraine’s air defense with £600 million, using frozen Russian assets, its own budget, and partner funds.
🇨🇦 Canada will allocate an additional CAD 30 million for drones.
🇳🇱 The Netherlands has pledged €700 million for UAVs.
🇲🇪 Montenegro, 🇩🇰 Denmark, and 🇳🇿 New Zealand will contribute to PURL, an initiative that allows NATO allies to purchase US weapons for Ukraine.
🇪🇪 Estonia will contribute €9 million to the IT coalition.
🇱🇹 Lithuania will provide over €200 million in military support in 2026, while 🇱🇻 Latvia will continue contributing at least 0.25% of GDP, about €110 million.
🇱🇺 Luxembourg will donate €100 million to support Ukraine, plus $15 million under the PURL program.
🇳🇴 Norway has pledged about $7 billion in total military aid.
🇵🇹 Portugal will allocate €10 million for UAVs.
🇵🇱 Poland will supply 155 mm artillery shells, and 🇨🇿 the Czech Republic will finance the delivery of 760,000 artillery shells.
🤬 Putin signed a law allowing the seizure of Ukrainians’ homes in temporarily occupied territories.
Homes deemed to show “signs of ownerless property” will be recognized as the property of the occupation administrations. They may then be transferred to federal ownership and handed over to the Territorial Development Fund, which will be allowed to rent out or sell the housing.
The criteria for declaring property “ownerless” will be determined by the occupation administrations themselves.