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President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides, throughout his go to to Kyiv on 4 December, pledged help for Ukraine on its path to the EU throughout the upcoming Cypriot presidency of the Council of the European Union, which begins on 1 January and can final six months.

Supply: Christodoulides at a joint press convention along with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Christodoulides stated that Cyprus will proceed to face by Ukraine throughout its six-month presidency of the Council of the EU.

Quote: "On this interval, when geopolitical stress is being exerted, and it’s growing, Europe actually wants unity, integrity and appreciable willpower. Cyprus is prepared and is doing every part potential on its half to assist Ukraine grow to be a member of the European Union."

Particulars: He added that Cyprus helps EU enlargement, believing it’s going to strengthen the collective safety and democratic character of the whole Union.

Background:

• Zelenskyy expects that Cyprus' presidency of the Council of the EU within the coming half-year will grow to be "historic" when it comes to opening the clusters for Ukraine's accession to the EU.
• Earlier, Zelenskyy expressed hope that Ukraine might open and shut all six negotiating clusters for EU membership over the following 12 months.

Learn extra: Why EU accession talks can last for decades and how Ukraine can avoid that

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Oleksandr Syryskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has stated that Ukrainian items have continued to carry the northern a part of the town of Pokrovsk and thru lively operations have been stopping Russian forces from consolidating assault teams and advancing round Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad.

Supply: Oleksandr Syryskyi

Particulars: Syryskyi stated that an "extraordinarily tough stage" within the defence of the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad city space is ongoing, which is why he has once more held conferences with the commanders of pressure teams and the commanders of corps, brigades, regiments and separate battalions.

He stated that Ukrainian troops are persevering with to carry designated areas inside the 2 cities.

Quote: "Within the space of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad we’re utilizing lively operations to dam the enemy's makes an attempt to construct up assault infantry teams and to advance round these settlements.

Throughout the cities, our troopers are persevering with to carry the areas assigned to them.

Whereas the occupiers present no regard for his or her manpower losses, Ukrainian commanders have a transparent understanding of how necessary it’s to protect the lives and well being of their personnel."

Extra particulars: Syryskyi stated that the assembly had clarified problems with coordinated use of items, enabling their motion and the well timed rotation of these conducting search-and-assault operations to detect and kill the enemy.

Selections have been taken to make sure the resilience of the defence relating to battle administration, coordination and complete assist for the forces and belongings concerned.

Syryskyi additionally underlined the significance of organising extra logistics routes and well timed medical evacuation, in addition to conducting counter-battery warfare and countering Russian drones.

Background:

• On 3 December, the Primary Operational Directorate of the Basic Employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian defenders repelled 52 Russian assaults on the Pokrovsk entrance close to the settlements of Volodymyrivka, Maiak, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Novoekonomichne, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Dachne and in direction of Novopavlivka.
• On 3 December, DeepState, a Ukrainian group of navy analysts, reported that Russian forces had superior in Pokrovsk.
• Ukraine's Air Assault Forces later stated that Russian troops have been slowed down in city fight for Pokrovsk and that claims that the town had been captured are disinformation.

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Germany's Federal Ministry for Financial Affairs and Power has allotted an extra €100 million by way of the event financial institution KfW to assist restore Ukraine's power infrastructure.

Supply: European Pravda, citing Germany's Ministry for Financial Affairs and Power

Particulars: These funds are allotted along with the €60 million already introduced this 12 months. They are going to be channelled to Ukraine Power Assist Fund (UESF) of the Power Neighborhood, which has additionally been receiving contributions from quite a few different worldwide donors since 2022.

Quote from German Financial system Minister Katherina Reiche: "Russia is systematically and intentionally attacking Ukraine's power infrastructure, turning winter into one more weapon. Power provides in Ukraine have lengthy since grow to be a entrance line. They’ll decide how onerous this winter will likely be for folks. Our extra €100 million for Ukraine Power Assist Fund is a transparent response: we won’t abandon the Ukrainian folks. Defending power provides means defending folks – that’s the core of it."

Extra particulars: Ukraine funds spare components and tools for broken power infrastructure via the Power Assist Fund.

With the assistance of an exterior procurement company, the Power Neighborhood conducts clear and aggressive tenders for the products being bought and oversees the usage of the funds. This allows Ukrainian power firms to obtain fast help to restore broken power infrastructure.

Quote from Germany's Federal Ministry for Financial Affairs and Power: "In view of the current investigations by Ukrainian anti-corruption our bodies, the event financial institution KfW will proceed to use its compliance guidelines strictly. This contains the requirement that sound company governance in Ukrainian power firms, in addition to ongoing monitoring of compliance with this requirement, is a situation for the participation of the Ministry for Financial Affairs and Power within the UESF.

Compliance with established requirements of company governance, particularly for state-owned firms, is the premise for continued dependable cooperation with our Ukrainian companions."

Background:

• Earlier, the UK introduced that it’s going to present an extra £10 million (about US$13.3 million) for the restoration of Ukraine's power infrastructure broken by Russian assaults.
• The Swedish authorities has additionally introduced a brand new winter help package deal for Ukraine for over 1.1 billion Swedish kronor (about US$117 million).

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Russian chief Vladimir Putin has mentioned that every one the proposals put ahead by the US in its "peace plan" had been primarily based on agreements he reached with US President Donald Trump throughout their assembly in Alaska.

Supply: Kremlin-aligned Russian information company RIA Novosti

Quote from Putin: "I feel it's too early to say, however this assembly was obligatory [the meeting with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner – ed.]."

Particulars: In accordance with Putin, the American facet divided the 27 factors of Trump's plan into 4 separate packages and steered discussing every one individually.

He mentioned the proposals offered by the American facet to Moscow had been, in a method or one other, primarily based on the agreements Putin and Trump had made in Alaska.

The Kremlin chief added that Russia doesn’t need to return to the G8.

Background:

• Trump mentioned Witkoff and Kushner imagine Putin desires to finish the struggle.
• The assembly between Putin, Witkoff and Kushner on 2 December lasted nearly 5 hours.
• Media experiences counsel that Trump despatched Witkoff and Kushner to Moscow to inform Russia that the US is able to recognise its de facto management over seized Ukrainian territories as a part of a possible peace settlement.

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Six folks have been injured and a hearth has damaged out at an power infrastructure facility within the metropolis of Odesa because of a Russian drone assault on the night time of 3-4 December.

Supply: State Emergency Service of Ukraine; Oleh Kiper, Head of Odesa Oblast Army Administration

Quote from the State Emergency Service: "The town suffered a drone assault in a single day. 5 folks have been injured within the strikes. A hearth has damaged out at an power infrastructure facility and an workplace constructing, close by high-rise blocks and automobiles have been broken."

Particulars: Kiper later reported that six residents had been injured, two of whom had been rescued from blocked residences. An additional 33 folks, together with six youngsters, obtained psychological assist.

"Falling particles and the blast wave broken the doorways and home windows of seven high-rise residential buildings and an workplace constructing in addition to automobiles," he added.

The State Emergency Service additionally famous that the hearth had rapidly been extinguished regardless of an air-raid warning being issued for the second time.

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Polish International Minister Radosław Sikorski has stated that Poland's contribution to the NATO nations' Prioritised Ukraine Necessities Checklist (PURL) initiative to buy US weapons for Ukraine will quantity to US$100 million.

Supply: Polsat Information, a Polish information channel; European Pravda

Particulars: Sikorski stated that Poland, along with Germany and Norway, introduced help for Ukraine underneath the PURL initiative, which covers Kyiv's most pressing wants.

The three nations will allocate a complete of US$500 million for these functions, of which, as Sybiha confused, US$100 million is Poland's contribution.

"A million {dollars} for each centimetre of Polish observe blown up by Russian saboteurs," Sikorski stated, referring to the current sabotage assault on railway strains.

The funds might be used to acquire missiles for Patriot air defence techniques to guard Ukrainian cities and energy stations.

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Ukraine's defence forces have pushed Russian models again to the northern outskirts of Kupiansk, disrupted their provide traces and created an efficient kill zone across the metropolis, though Russian propaganda continues to assert that the town has supposedly been "taken".

Supply: Ukrinform, a Ukrainian information company, citing Lieutenant Colonel Viktor Trehubov, the pinnacle of communications for the Joint Forces grouping, talking on air

Particulars: Trehubov mentioned that Kupiansk has lengthy been a key aspect in Russia's propaganda narratives, with Kremlin commanders making an attempt to current the state of affairs as a victory and publicly speaking concerning the alleged seize of the town and encirclement of Ukrainian models as early as the beginning of November.

He burdened that these claims didn’t replicate the actual state of affairs on the bottom, as Ukrainian forces had been at the moment steadily pushing Russian troops into the northern outskirts of the town, chopping their provide routes and systematically killing Russian models, successfully making a lure for them.

Trehubov mentioned that Russian commanders at the moment are unable to successfully transfer reinforcements to the Kupiansk space.

Quote: "We’ve got managed to create a reasonably efficient kill zone across the metropolis and to kill these making an attempt to crawl ahead with the assistance of UAVs. Nonetheless, regardless of what number of reinforcements they commit, they nonetheless should cross an open floor – and the drone doesn’t care what number of of them are crawling there."

Extra particulars: Trehubov individually commented on the state of affairs within the metropolis of Vovchansk, saying that the town has been virtually fully destroyed, with a big a part of it below Russian management, whereas Ukrainian models are holding the southern a part of the settlement.

Background:

• On 20 November, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported that work continues to establish Russian troopers who’ve "infiltrated via our defences" in Kupiansk.
• Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin claimed on the night of 21 November that Russian forces have totally captured the town of Kupiansk and warned Ukraine that the state of affairs there might supposedly be repeated elsewhere. This declare has been denied by the Normal Employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Russia has not carried out any profitable offensive operations on the entrance traces in current weeks. "As an example, our troops have had better success on the Kupiansk entrance. Though Russia claims it has captured Kupiansk, we’ve virtually fully cleared the town of their forces," mentioned Zelenskyy.
• On 2 December, Oleksandr Syrskyi mentioned that Ukrainian forces have considerably improved their tactical place within the metropolis of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast.

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Ukraine's delegation within the "peace plan" talks has acquired an invite to the USA for a brand new spherical of discussions following conferences within the Kremlin.

Supply: Ukraine's International Minister Andrii Sybiha chatting with journalists in Brussels, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Sybiha stated that Ukraine has not but acquired particulars of the latest US-Russian talks held in Moscow and pressured that there are comprehensible causes for this.

Quote from Sybiha: "There was a dialog between the top of the Ukrainian delegation, Rustem Umierov, and [US president's special envoy] Steve Witkoff. However because it was a cellphone name, for safety causes it could have been onerous to think about a full dialogue of the small print of that assembly as it is a delicate course of."

Extra particulars: Two European ministers who’ve taken half within the ministerial assembly have confirmed to European Pravda that neither they nor European leaders have acquired detailed details about the talks in Moscow.

America is, nevertheless, able to transient the Ukrainians in particular person on the subsequent negotiating spherical.

Quote from Sybiha: "Representatives of the US delegation have stated that of their view the talks in Moscow have had a constructive influence on the peace course of. That’s their evaluation. And so they have invited the Ukrainian delegation to come back to America within the close to future to proceed our discussions."

Extra particulars: Rustem Umierov, the top of the Ukrainian delegation, is at present in Brussels, the place he has held conferences with safety advisers to leaders of key European states.

Background:

• It was reported earlier that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may meet Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Europe on Wednesday 3 December, however these plans have been cancelled.
• Zelenskyy promised that after the US assembly, Ukraine will transient its European companions on the talks held within the Russian Federation.
• In the meantime, Russian officers declare they’ve already mentioned Ukraine's NATO membership with the USA.

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Polish International Minister Radosław Sikorski has stated that the European Union's determination on secure sources of funding for Ukraine over the approaching years can determine the way forward for Russia's warfare in opposition to Ukraine.

Supply: Radosław Sikorski talking on the sidelines of a NATO ministerial assembly in Brussels on 3 December 2025, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Sikorski believes {that a} determination to supply Ukraine with monetary help in 2026-2027 might decide the course of the warfare, as it could push Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin in direction of agreeing to a peace deal.

"I agree with Belgium on the precept, particularly that the chance of taking a choice on frozen Russian property have to be shared and that Belgium wants a backstop mechanism. However the satan is within the particulars," Sikorski stated when requested about reparations loans for Ukraine.

Sikorski stated that he has not but had a possibility to look at the authorized textual content on offering Ukraine with reparations loans that has been introduced by the European Fee.

Quote: "It [the legal text on Russian assets – ed.] have to be sturdy. Whether it is, I hope Belgium will change its thoughts, as a result of that is the decisive card that we, as Europe, can placed on the desk in help of Ukraine.

The course of the warfare might rely on this determination."

Extra particulars: Sikorski stated that the EU must persuade the Belgian prime minister that ongoing peace talks don’t decide on Russian property much less crucial, however extra so.

Quote: "Solely when Putin sees that Ukraine has monetary help for 2 or three years will he rethink his phrases, reduce his ambitions and turn out to be extra inclined to conclude a peace settlement."

Background:

• Sikorski additionally stated that Poland's contribution to the NATO nations' PURL initiative to buy US weapons for Ukraine will quantity to US$100 million.
• On the identical day, European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen introduced two proposals on funding Ukraine in 2026 and 2027, considered one of which might use proceeds from frozen Russian property within the EU to supply Ukraine with a reparations mortgage.
• Even earlier than the brand new proposal from the European Fee was made public, Belgian International Minister Maxime Prévot stated it was completely unacceptable.
• Norway's International Minister Espen Barth Eide introduced that the federal government will present an additional US$500 million for the PURL programme, which funds US-made weapons for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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Russian forces launched a missile strike on Kryvyi Rih on the night of three December, injuring individuals.

Supply: Vladyslav Haivanenko, performing head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Army Administration; Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of the Kryvyi Rih Defence Council

Quote from Haivanenko: "Within the night, the enemy performed a missile strike on Kryvyi Rih. A girl was injured. Garages caught hearth. An administrative constructing has been broken. The harm is being confirmed."

Particulars: Vilkul stated early reviews point out that the executive constructing was hit by an Iskander-M ballistic missile. Quite a few residence blocks have been broken.

Replace: Later, reviews emerged that primarily based on up to date data, three individuals had been injured in Kryvyi Rih, together with a three-year-old woman.

Up to date at 19:28: The State Emergency Service of Ukraine has reported 4 individuals injured.

Up to date at 21:03: Haivanenko reported that two extra individuals – a person, 72, and a girl, 78, – have sought medical assist after the missile strike on Kryvyi Rih.

In whole, 5 individuals have been injured within the assault, three of whom have been taken to hospital in a reasonable situation.

Each the kid and the 28-year-old lady will obtain outpatient remedy. The 87-year-old lady who was additionally injured within the assault has been admitted to hospital in a reasonable situation.

Furthermore, the Nikopol district, the town of Nikopol and the Marhanets, Myrove, Chervonohryhorivka and Porkovske hromadas in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast have been beneath Russian strikes the entire day. The Russians used artillery and FPV drones for this assault. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Quote from Haivanenko: "Three individuals have been injured. A lady, a person and a 66-year-old lady. All have been taken to hospital in a reasonable situation.

Two instructional establishments and two petrol stations, in addition to homes, a storage, civilian infrastructure, a non-operational constructing, automobiles and a fuel pipeline, have been broken."

Particulars: Within the Synelnykove and Pavlohrad districts, infrastructure and a home have been broken.

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