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Ukraine November 2025
Ukraine: Kyiv's diplomats held meetings with Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio in Florida. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to France on Monday (LINK) 30 November 2025
Ukraine says it hit Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers with underwater drones in Black Sea (LINK) 29 November 2025
A German court "may have just shattered one of the Biden era's biggest lies" (LINK) 29 November 2025
— "This week, a German court issued an arrest warrant for Ukrainian Serhii Kuznietsov, which may finally confirm what was long suspected: that Ukraine was responsible for the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines in the waters near Denmark and Sweden. The Biden administration may have been given prior warning. It was allegedly told years ago by a Ukrainian whistleblower that a six-person team of Ukrainian special forces was planning to rent a boat, dive to the sea floor and blow up the Nord Stream project. The operation was reportedly led by Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces. Nevertheless, after the attack, the Biden administration and many in the media fueled speculation that Russia had destroyed its own pipeline, despite evidence and logic to the contrary. [It] allowed the Biden administration to ignore the possibility that Ukraine had not only engaged in environmental crimes but had also knowingly lied to its allies."
Ukraine President Zelenskyy says his top aide Yermak resigns, after searches linked to a $100 million kickback probe involving Ukraine's state nuclear firm, amid pressure to restore trust and ongoing peace talks: highest-level political realignment in Ukraine since Russia's invasion nearly four years ago (LINK) — ground.news: 446 media reports (LINK) 28 November 2025
S African ex-leader Zuma's daughter quits parliament amid Russia war recruitment claims (LINK) 28 November 2025
Russia shut out of IMO Council for third straight year as vote count drops to 47 — far below the 113 needed for election (LINK) 28 November 2025
— Breakbulk News: Its absence from the Council strips it of voting rights on high-stakes decisions — including implementation of the revised 2025 IMO GHG Strategy, which commits member states to net-zero emissions "by or around 2050", and upcoming amendments to SOLAS and MARPOL covering cyber-risk management and autonomous vessel operations.
Belgium's De Wever dials up opposition to European Commission's plan to use some €140 billion of frozen Russian assets held in Brussels to bolster Ukraine: De Wever is resisting the "fundamentally wrong" scheme over fears Belgium will be on the hook to repay the cash if Russia sues (LINK) 27 November 2025
— He argued the Commission’s scheme would block a peace deal in Ukraine. "Hastily moving forward on the proposed reparations loan scheme would have, as a collateral damage, that we as EU are effectively preventing reaching an eventual peace deal," De Wever wrote in a letter.
Russia's 'shadow vessels' using false flags to skirt sanctions, report says (LINK) 27 November 2025
— Centre for Research on Energy says 113 Russian vessels have flown a false flag in the first nine months of 2025.
The Central Bank of Russia sells gold reserves for the first time (LINK) 27 November 2025
Putin doubles down on demands for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US (LINK) 27 November 2025
Putin refuses to budge on demand for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US in Moscow (LINK) 27 November 2025
France detains three for suspected Russian espionage activities under the guise of running a humanitarian organization: French media reported that the three suspects are members of the French-Russian organization SOS Donbass (LINK) 29 November 2025
Trump says 'only a few' sticking points remain in Ukraine-Russia peace talks as Kyiv reportedly backs framework (LINK) 25 November 2025
Ukraine makes significant changes to US 'peace plan', sources say (LINK) 25 November 2025
Russian attacks kill at least 6 in Ukraine and Ukraine attack kills 3 in southern Russia while US peace plan is discussed (LINK) 25 November 2025
US and Ukraine announce 'updated' framework to end war (LINK) 23 November 2025
— US and Ukrainian officials said on Sunday that they agreed that any deal to end the war should "fully uphold" Ukraine's sovereignty as they unveiled an "updated and refined peace framework" that was scant on details. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiators had made some changes to US President Donald Trump's 28-point peace plan, including around the role of NATO, to narrow the differences between the sides.
The U.S.-Russia plan gives Trump a $300 billion signing bonus (LINK) 24 November 2025
— Foreign Policy: Ukraine has been on a shopping spree lately. On Nov. 17, Kyiv announced plans to buy up to 100 French-made Rafale fighter jets over the next 10 years. Just a few weeks earlier, the Ukrainian government had disclosed a similar deal to purchase up to 150 Swedish Gripen jets. These announcements were not made at random: Ukraine has recently made a point of showing European Union countries that it would make good use of Russia's immobilized central bank reserves if the bloc were to finally seize and transfer these assets to Kyiv's coffers.
— "A clause in the 28-point road map suggests that the reserves would serve as the equivalent of a signing bonus for the United States, which may help explain U.S. President Donald Trump's keen interest in quickly sealing the deal. If the EU seizes Russia's central bank assets before Washington does, the bloc may be able to significantly curb Trump's interest in what is a bad and dangerous deal for both Ukraine and Europe."
China Nearly doubles prices on export-controlled goods for Russia's military (LINK) 24 November 2025
Trump says Kyiv has shown 'zero gratitude' to the US while accusing European nations of continuing to buy Russian oil despite sanctions (LINK) 23 November 2025
Britain unravels money-laundering network feeding Russia's war in Ukraine (LINK) 21 November 2025
— Billion-dollar money-laundering network in Britain bought a bank in Kyrgyzstan to help Russia evade Western sanctions and funnel funds to its war in Ukraine, UK police said. The group used hundreds of couriers across 28 towns to move cash from drugs and firearms trafficking.
Switzerland a key source of electronics found in Russian weapons (LINK) 21 November 2025
Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan: plan presented to Zelensky on Thursday in writing. Afterward, Zelensky said he was prepared to hold talks about it with Trump and his team (LINK) 20 November 2025
India, China banks and refineries moving to comply with Russia sanctions, US official says (LINK) 20 November 2025
US sanctions on big Russian oil firms are having their intended effect, Treasury official says — (LINK)
Russia and Zelensky react to Trump's new peace deal for Ukraine (LINK) 19 November 2025
— Ukrainian officials say the plan limits Kyiv’s military size and long-range weapons in exchange for U.S. security guarantees. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow remains open to negotiations, blaming Kyiv for the pause in talks. Planned trilateral talks in Ankara were postponed as Zelensky sought broader European involvement and faced domestic political turmoil.
Russia pummels Ukraine with missiles and drones, killing at least 25 as U.S. tries to revive peace talks (LINK) 19 November 2025
— Explosions and fires were reported close to the front lines around the eastern city of Kharkiv, but also far from the front, in the western city of Lviv, which is close to Ukraine's border with NATO-member Poland. Most of the deaths were in the western city of Ternopil, where the Interior Ministry said two high-rise apartment blocks and energy facilities were hit. Many of Ukraine's regions reported some loss of power, as temperatures plunge.
The Russian commander wanted by Ukraine over Bucha massacres: Yurii Vladimirovich Kim, 28, the lieutenant platoon commander in the 76th Air Assault Division is the first military official to be accused of systematic and coordinated war crimes related to the Bucha massacre: over 400 bodies were recovered after Russia carried out atrocities in the town of Bucha in 2022 (LINK) 19 November 2025
Ukraine to get up to 100 French-made Rafale fighter jets (LINK) 17 November 2025
Ukraine strikes major oil refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast, hits elite Rubikon drone base (LINK) 16 November 2025
Ukraine secures gas supply from Greece ahead of winter (LINK) 15 November 2025
DW: Ukraine announces energy shake-up after corruption scandal (LINK) 15 November 2025
France24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a sweeping shake-up of Ukraine's state energy firms this weekend, including a complete reshuffle of management at Energoatom, the state nuclear power company at the centre of a $100m embezzlement scheme uncovered by investigators (LINK) 15 November 2025
Al Jazeera: Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,360: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres "strongly" condemned Russia’s "large-scale missile and drone strikes" on Ukraine, the secretary-general’s spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, said. (LINK) 15 November 2025
— Italy signed off on a 12th package of military support for Kyiv and pledged to help Ukraine overcome its energy crisis this winter by sending generators. sGermany said it will raise military aid to Ukraine to 11.5 billion euros ($13.4bn) in 2026.
Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 6 people and injures at least 35 (LINK) 14 November 2025
— It was "a specially calculated attack to cause as much harm as possible to people and civilians," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on Telegram. Moscow denies targeting civilian areas.
Ukraine energy corruption scandal threatens Zelenskyy: Investigators allege that a former business partner of Zelenskyy's plotted to receive kickbacks worth $100 million (LINK) 14 November 2025
Ukraine's farms once fed billions but now its soil is starving (LINK) 14 November 2025
Swiss project to repair demining vehicles in Ukraine (LINK) 13 November 2025
— The aim of this initiative, financed by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs with a total budget of CHF7.1 million, is to establish a lasting national capacity.
Kyiv Post: Ukraine destroys Russian Orion drone base in occupied Crimea (LINK) 13 November 2025
US sanctions on Russian oil giants — analysis of impact on India (LINK) 13 November 2025
— On October 22, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Russia’s two oil giants: Rosneft and Lukoil, and their subsidiaries. The current round of sanctions is more severe than previous measures. This is evident in the immediate five to six percent spike in global oil prices within days of their announcement. In India, the threat of secondary sanctions is likely to worry large oil corporations, leading to a reduction in Russian oil purchases. The effectiveness of the U.S. sanctions also lies in their control over global payment systems and financial infrastructure. To mitigate this vulnerability, India must develop alternatives across sectors—particularly in technology and logistics.
Kyiv targets Russia's energy supply after massive attack on Ukraine power grid (LINK) 9 November 2025
— Several Ukrainian regions suffered power outages on Sunday after Russia launched what the state grid operator called the "most massive strike" against Ukraine's power plants since the beginning of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of the country. Kyiv responded with a counterattack of drones overnight into Sunday, targeting energy infrastructure and leaving the Russian city of Voronezh and around 20,000 people without electricity, Reuters and AFP reported.
Russia carries out 'massive strike' on Ukraine, killing at least 4 and injuring 26: The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia overnight had launched 503 projectiles (LINK) 8 November 2025
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 8, 2025 (LINK) 8 November 2025
Russia tightens pressure on strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk (LINK) 7 November 2025
Russian soldier gets life in prison in Ukraine for battlefield execution (LINK) 6 November 2025
— It's the first time Ukraine has imprisoned a person on such charges. The court found Dmitry Kurashov, 27, a rifleman in the Storm-V assault unit of Russia's 127th Motorized Rifle Division composed of convicts who signed up to fight for the Kremlin in Ukraine in exchange for their release from prison back home, shot and killed unarmed Ukrainian serviceman Vitaliy Hodnyuk at point-blank range.
Ukrainian drones reach deep inside Russia as battle for key city rages on (LINK) 4 November 2025
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,349 (LINK) 4 November 2025
— Russia said on Monday that its troops had advanced in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, an important transport and logistics hub that they have been trying to capture for more than a year, but Ukraine said its forces were holding on.
— Zelenskyy announced that Kyiv will set up offices for arms exports and joint weapons production in Berlin and Copenhagen this year.
— EC said in a draft text that Kyiv needed to make more progress on judicial independence, fighting organised crime and respecting civil society.
— Zelenskyy said Ukraine still needs to raise $750m to secure gas imports for the upcoming winter.
