🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪🇲🇩European leaders decided to begin negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on accession to the European Union.

This was stated by the head of the European Council, Charles Michel.

Also, according to him, the EU summit decided to grant Georgia candidate status in the EU.

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🇺🇦🇷🇺A Kinzhal hypersonic missile "was shot down" in Kiev today, says the Air Force speaker Yuri Ignat.

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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸🇱🇧🇾🇪Israeli Prime Minister's Office:

Netanyahu and Sullivan discussed the continued provision of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza.

Netanyahu and Sullivan discussed the threats of Hezbollah and the Houthis and ways to deal with them.

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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸Axios, citing officials: Sullivan informed Netanyahu and the War Council of the necessity of moving to the less intense phase of the war within weeks

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🇺🇸🇺🇦The US administration put Zelensky at a “disadvantage” by organizing a visit to Washington, said Senator Lindsey Graham. This, according to him, only dragged Zelensky into the thick of the party struggle, which he wanted to avoid.

Meanwhile, the House of Representatives is going to go on vacation tomorrow without agreeing on assistance to Kiev. The Senate plans to break up on Friday. No plans have yet been announced to extend the work of both chambers.

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🇺🇦🇺🇸🇩🇪 In US - occupied Germany. in Wiesbaden, Zelensky held talks with generals of the US Army Command in Europe and Africa. No working meetings with German leadership are planned.

Zelensky's NarcoFuhrer statement from the arrival:

A meeting with the command of the US Army in Europe and Africa in the German city of Wiesbaden.

They discussed the work of the Security Promotion Group of Ukraine, ensuring the logistics of supplying ammunition and military equipment, its repair and maintenance.

It is an honor for me to talk today with Ukrainian military personnel working in Wiesbaden. They deal with the issues of coordinating the supply of aid from partner states to the Defense Forces of Ukraine, training the personnel of the Defense Forces on the territory of partner countries, and servicing samples of equipment provided to our country by partners.

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🇮🇶🇸🇾💥🇺🇸An American military official told Al Jazeera and Al Mayadeen:

US and coalition forces were subjected to 97 attacks in Iraq and Syria from October 17 until yesterday.

The attacks were carried out with drones, missiles, and short-range ballistic missiles, 45 in Iraq and 52 in Syria.

Our forces in Syria and Iraq responded to most of the attacks "that failed to reach their goal."

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🇺🇦🇪🇺Zelensky said that EU accession talks “victory for Ukraine”.

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said the European Union’s decision to open accession talks with Ukraine was “a victory” for his war-torn country and “all of Europe”.

“A victory that motivates, inspires, and strengthens,” he posted on X, formerly Twitter. “History is made by those who don’t get tired of fighting for freedom.”

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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸US State Department:

It is up to the Israelis how long the military operation will take.

We watched an inappropriate video of Israeli soldiers reciting Jewish hymns inside a mosque in Jenin, and “we are concerned”.

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🇷🇺✈️🇺🇦 Accidentally Epic!

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🇮🇱⚔️🇵🇸Israeli army spokesman:

There will be difficult battles in the coming days in the Gaza Strip.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦Republican lawmakers go on New Year's holidays without agreeing on a request for new aid to Kiev - White House

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🇺🇸🇷🇺US State Department on the prospects for building relations between the US and the Russian Federation: we can start with the release of Americans detained in the Russian Federation

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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦US State Department on the prospects for building relations between the US and the Russian Federation: then you can continue with the withdrawal of the Russian Armed Forces from Ukraine and respect for the country’s sovereign borders

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🇭🇺❌🇺🇦🇪🇺 EU leaders have decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova and to grant candidate status to Georgia.

Hungary says it will not participate in the clown show.

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🇬🇧🇷🇺Britain is introducing an embargo on the export of a number of dual-use goods to Russia, including machine parts and electronics, the authorities said in a statement.

The country bans the import of some Russian metals, including a law banning the import of Russian diamonds.

"The UK government is submitting a bill to ban the import of diamonds from Russia and plans to ban the provision of support services in the field of metals when it can be done jointly with international partners," the report said.

The sanctions will come into force on January 1, 2024.

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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸John Kirby:

The war can be ended now if Hamas lays down its arms and hands over all those responsible for the October 7 attacks

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🇵🇸⚔️🇮🇱 Al-Qassam spokesman:

Our mujahideen managed to destroy 72 military vehicles during the past 72 hours.

Our mujahideen killed 36 soldiers and left dozens of others dead or wounded.

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Special Military Operation, December 14th. Main points:

➡️Putin announced an improvement in the position of the Russian Armed Forces along almost the entire contact line during the live press conference.

➡️The Russian president stated that peace will come when Russia achieves its goals in the Southwest, expressing confidence in victory.

➡️Putin disclosed that the Russian military presence in the Southwest reaches 617,000 personnel, with 244,000 mobilized.

➡️No need for a second wave of partial mobilization currently; volunteer influx remains steady, with around 1,500 new recruits daily.

➡️Putin reported that Russian forces have destroyed 747 tanks and 2,300 armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the start of the "counteroffensive."

➡️Ukrainian troops in Krynky on the Dnepr River found themselves in a firebag, with Putin accusing Kiev of sending soldiers to their demise.

➡️12 Ukrainian attacks repelled in the Kupiansk, Krasnolimansk, and Donetsk sectors; Ukrainian losses include approximately 665 personnel and 26 pieces of equipment.

➡️Russian air defense systems neutralized 9 Ukrainian drones over Kaluga and Moscow regions, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

➡️The U.S. House of Representatives approved a 2024 defense budget of $883.7 billion, allocating $800 million in aid to Ukraine.

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