THE LATEST | CANADAWashington Post: The meetings have caused alarm among Western officials who remain in the dark about their intent and purpose. Some said theybelieve Umerov and other Ukrainian officials sought out Patel and Bongino in the hopes of obtaining amnesty from any corruption allegations the Ukrainians could face. Others worry the newly established channel could be used to exert pressure on Zelensky’s government to accept a peace deal, proposed by the Trump administration, containing steep concessions for Kyiv…
EU Observer: A French banker with close ties to Russia who works inside Euroclear has allegedly threatened its CEO, amid knife-edge EU talks on the firm’s handling of frozen Kremlin assets…
Financial Times: Russia’s central bank has filed a lawsuit in Moscow seeking damages from Brussels-based depository Euroclear for freezing its sovereign assets, and vowed to challenge European plans to immobilise the reserves…
Kyiv Independent: Ukraine and its European partners have handed Washington their revisions to the U.S.-proposed peace framework aimed at ending Russia’s war, the Kyiv Independent has learned.
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The next round of discussions is expected on Dec. 13, though White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt signaled impatience with the diplomatic process.
Trump, she said, is “sick of meetings just for the sake of meeting…
Reuters: The European Union agreed on Friday to indefinitely freeze Russian central bank assets held in Europe, removing a big obstacle to using the cash to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia…