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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 02.12 Ukraine MOD 02 Dec 2022
• As many as 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war with Russia, says Zelensky aide Press TV 02 Dec 2022 -- A top advisor to Ukraine's beleaguered president Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that as many as 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia launched its military operation in the country nine months ago.

Ukraine

• Zelenskyy: 'Ukrainian Rules Will Prevail' VOA 02 Dec 2022 -- The British Defense Ministry's intelligence update Friday on Ukraine said, "Russia's withdrawal from the west bank of the Dnipro River last month has provided the Ukrainian Armed Forces with opportunities to strike additional Russian logistics nodes and lines of communication."
• Ukrainian Foreign Minister Urges Decision On Patriot Missile System RFE/RL 02 Dec 2022 -- Ukraine's foreign minister says the "time has come" for a decision on whether to provide his country with the Patriot missile defense system. "We began our conversation about Patriots in the very beginning of the war -- even actually before the war," Dmytro Kuleba told CNN in an interview published on December 2. "But now, the time has come to make decisions."
• Zelenskiy Says More Measures Coming After Decree Banning Religious Organizations With Links To Russia RFE/RL 02 Dec 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said measures to guarantee Ukraine's "spiritual independence" will continue after Ukraine on December 2 banned the activities of religious organizations "affiliated with centers of influence" in Russia.
• Thank you to everyone who, despite constant Russian shelling, is doing everything so that Ukrainians can live normally - address of President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 02 Dec 2022
• Today we honor with awards those who personify Ukrainian resilience - President at meeting with defenders released from captivity President of Ukraine 02 Dec 2022
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy takes part in Skovoroda-300 forum in Pereiaslav, speaks with students of three universities President of Ukraine 02 Dec 2022

Russia

• Russia says Putin ready to talk on war in Ukraine Press TV 02 Dec 2022 -- Russia says President Vladimir Putin is ready to discuss any potential solution in Ukraine since he believes in diplomacy, after US President Joe Biden suggested he would be open to talks with Moscow.
• Press release on a statement by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France regarding plans to create a Special Tribunal for Russia Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Dec 2022

United States

• White House Says Biden Not Intending to Talk to Putin VOA 02 Dec 2022 -- The White House said U.S. President Joe Biden has "no intentions" at present of holding negotiations with President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine, a day after Biden appeared to make a conditional offer to talk to his Russian counterpart.
• Biden Not Intending To Speak With Putin, White House Says As Scholz Presses Diplomacy RFE/RL 02 Dec 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden is not intending to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin right now as the condition for such discussions do not exist, the White House said on December 2.
• READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen's Meeting with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire US Treasury 02 Dec 2022
• US, Russia Trade Jabs Over Ukraine VOA 02 Dec 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he is ready for negotiations with the West — provided the West recognizes Russia's "new territories" taken from Ukraine.

NATO

United Nations

• WHO Ukraine crisis response: October 2022 bulletin WHO 02 Dec 2022
• Update 134 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 02 Dec 2022 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) carried out a nuclear safety and security mission to the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant (SUNPP) this week as it steps up its efforts to help prevent a nuclear accident during the current armed conflict in the country, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.
• IAEA Chief Says Progress Being Made on Zaporizhzhya Safety Zone RFE/RL 02 Dec 2022 -- Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), says progress is being made to reach a deal to create a safe zone around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, which has come under repeated shelling during the fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces since late February.
• Ukraine rights probe condemns 'multiplying' impact of war on children UN News 02 Dec 2022 -- A top UN Human Rights Council-appointed probe into potential rights abuses linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, outlined on Friday the "devastating" impact of the war on the country's children.

Foreign Reactions

• Ukraine: EU sets up a cyber lab for the Ukrainian Armed Forces European External Action Service (EEAS) 02 Dec 2022 -- The EU has financed and delivered equipment for a cyber lab, security software and hardware to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as part of its ongoing support to Ukraine under the European Peace Facility. The cyber lab was unveiled in Kyiv on Friday.
• EUMAM Ukraine: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell during his visit to the Brzeg training facility European External Action Service (EEAS) 02 Dec 2022 -- Check against delivery!
• Russia/Ukraine: Speech by High Representative Josep Borrell at the event "Joint Actions for Ending Russia's Impunity and Delivering Justice for Victims" European External Action Service (EEAS) 02 Dec 2022
• Ukraine: Commission proposes to criminalise the violation of EU sanctions European Commission 02 Dec 2022 -- The European Commission is today putting forward a proposal to harmonise criminal offences and penalties for the violation of EU restrictive measures.
• Iran FM: War in Ukraine rooted in NATO's eastward expansion IRNA 02 Dec 2022 -- The war in Ukraine has roots in the wrong policy of NATO's expansion to the east, said Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian in a telephone conversation with Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres on Friday, adding that the claims about Iran sending weapons to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine is a baseless accusation.
• Iran: Accusations of weapons sales to Russia aim to 'legitimize' Western arms flow into Ukraine Press TV 02 Dec 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has once again rejected claims about the Islamic Republic's arms sales to Russia to be used in the ongoing war against Ukraine, saying such allegations are aimed at legitimizing the West's military assistance to Kiev.

News Reports

• Several Ukrainian Diplomatic Missions Receive 'Bloody' Parcels RFE/RL 02 Dec 2022 -- Ukrainian diplomatic missions in several countries have received "bloody parcels" containing animals' eyes, the country's Foreign Ministry said on December 2.
• Russia Is Using The Caspian Sea To Launch Strikes Against Ukraine. So Why Are The Caspian Countries Silent? RFE/RL 02 Dec 2022 -- "[Russian President Vladimir Putin's] soldiers are firing Grads at civilians, hitting residential areas, orphanages, maternity hospitals with ballistic and cruise missiles. Ukraine is our home!"
• The Week In Russia: Untimely Death In Ukraine RFE/RL 02 Dec 2022 -- As the cold bears down and Russia's onslaught against Ukraine persists, President Vladimir Putin tries to justify the untimely deaths of Russian soldiers - but has no words for the Ukrainians his war has killed. A prominent opposition politician goes on trial, and Americans remain behind bars.