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Despite their ‘no limits’ friendship, Russia is paying a nearly 90% markup on sanctioned goods from China—compared with 9% from other countries

While the value of Chinese ball-bearing exports to Russia jumped by 76% from 2021 to 2024, the quantity of exports actually dropped by 13%.

Fortune

'Peace for Profit': Trump Allies Plot $2 Trillion Windfall From Ukraine Deal Leak

Leaked report reveals Trump envoys Kushner and Witkoff pushing $2T ventures in Russia‑Ukraine peace talks, sparking criticism that profit, not sovereignty or stability, drives the controversial plan.

International Business Times UK

When will Donald Trump see that Vladimir Putin wants this war?

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Fiona Hill, a former White House adviser, tells The Independent that the Russian president is manipulating his US counterpart and has no intention of stopping the war on Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Trump May Formally Offer Putin Control of Occupied Ukrainian Land in Proposed Peace Deal

The U.S. is reportedly prepared to formally acknowledge Russia's hold over Crimea and parts of eastern and southern Ukraine as part of a proposed agreement to end the war, a shift that would overturn longstanding U.S. diplomatic policy.

Benzinga

Interpreter for Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán Performs Poorly During Meeting with Vladimir Putin

The interpreter chosen to translate for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during his meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin poorly reworded the latter's sentences during the conversation.

International Business Times UK

Russian drone strike on Kyiv kills two as Ukraine peace talks continue

Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that 15 people were wounded

The Independent UK

EU weighs Plan B for Ukraine as Belgium raises bar to unblock reparations loan

Belgian Prime Minister De Wever lashed out at plans for a reparations loan in a strongly worded letter to Ursula von der Leyen, calling it dangerous and wrong. European officials are seriously considering a bridge loan as clock ticks for the December summit. Belgian resistance is seen as entrenched.

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Fiona Hill: Russian expert on why Putin knows exactly how to get Trump on side

Vladimir Putin knows exactly how to get Donald Trump on side, a former White House adviser who observed meetings between the pair has said.

The Independent UK

‘Putin’s whole life revolves around war – he’s manipulating Trump and doesn’t want peace,’ ex-US aide warns

WORLD OF TROUBLE: Fiona Hill, a Russian expert and former White House adviser, who witnessed meetings between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, tells The Independent podcast World of Trouble’s Sam Kiley that the Russian president knows how to mesmerise his US counterpart, and has no plan to give up his…

The Independent UK

Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque at start of day of meetings with Turkey's religious leaders

Pope Leo XIV is visiting Istanbul’s Blue Mosque

The Independent UK

Orbán's visit to Putin 'a hostile act' for Europe

Viktor Orbán says he has secured guarantees for long-term energy supplies from Russia during his meeting with Vladimir Putin as he bucks the European consensus on the invasion of Ukraine.

Euronews

The week Europe realised it stands alone against Russian expansionism

Washington’s Putin-appeasing plan for peace in Ukraine has failed, but many heard death knell sounded for European reliance on US protection

The Guardian - UK

Former US ambassador urges Trump to avoid bad Ukraine deal ‘for the sake of signing something’

With the US president seemingly more concerned with getting a peace deal signed than the details of its contents, experts tell Arpan Rai what the agreement must include to prevent the future destruction of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Trump vows to launch land operations against Venezuelan drug traffickers ‘very soon’

Trump’s announcement that increased action will be taken comes as the United States’ military presence continues to build in the Caribbean

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Trump ‘to hand occupied Ukrainian land to Putin in return for peace deal’

US envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia next week for the next stage of peace talks

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Ukraine peace talks: Putin is taking Trump for another ride on the Kremlin carousel

Editorial: Russia’s president is only interested in a deal on Moscow’s terms. Equipping Kyiv with the resources to fight on is the quickest route to a just settlement

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s corruption scandal is disastrous for Zelensky – Putin will love it

ANALYSIS: Zelensky’s lost his chief of staff amid a €100m corruption scandal that the Kremlin will exploit – this is a disaster to Kyiv but also a sign that its system works, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Radio France Internationale

Hungary's Orban defies EU by promising to go on buying Russian oil

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban defied Brussels on Friday by promising Russia's President Vladimir Putin he would keep buying Russian oil, despite the EU's push to isolate Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

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The Week Ahead (Dec. 1 to 7): Macron Visits China, Fed Ends Quantitative Tightening

Putin to visit India, Hong Kong holds Legislative Council election

The Guardian - UK

Jacob Zuma’s daughter resigns amid claims South Africans tricked to fight for Russia

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla quits as MP after being accused of recruiting 17 men who are trapped in war-torn Ukraine

Euronews

Hungary's Orbán seeks more Russian oil and gas in meeting with Putin

The Hungarian prime minister met the Russian president in Moscow to secure more oil and gas supplies, despite EU efforts to cut Russian energy imports by 2027.

The Independent UK

Zelensky’s right hand man quits after home and offices raided by police in corruption probe

The Ukrainian president’s ‘right-hand man’ Yermak says he’s fully cooperating as the probe continues

The Independent UK

Anti-corruption units raid home and offices of Zelenskyy's chief of staff

Ukrainian anti-corruption units have raided the home and office of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andrii Yermak

The Independent UK

Hungary's Viktor Orbán to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin in Moscow for energy talks

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is visiting Moscow for energy talks with Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: How will Ukraine fare this winter as Trump pushes for a controversial peace deal?

In today’s newsletter: After nearly four years of war, Ukraine is confronting deep fatigue, dwindling strategic options and fresh US pressure to accept terms that many see as a surrender in all but name

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