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• Ukrainian Official Says Regional Mayor Died After Torture In Russian Captivity RFE/RL 04 Dec 2024 -- The head of the Zaporizhzhya region's military administration, Ivan Fedorov, has alleged that the mayor of the Ukrainian town of Dniproprudne died after being tortured while in Russian custody.

Ukraine

• The Current Government in Georgia Is Pushing the Country into Clear Dependence on Russia - Address by the President President of Ukraine 04 Dec 2024
• Crimes Against Ukrainian Children Constitute Systemic Policy of the Russian Federation - Dariia Zarivna at the UN Security Council Meeting President of Ukraine 04 Dec 2024
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy Met with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe President of Ukraine 04 Dec 2024
• The President Congratulated the Warriors on the Missile and Artillery Forces Day President of Ukraine 04 Dec 2024
• Ukraine demands Russia return 'kidnapped' children VOA 04 Dec 2024 -- Ukraine demanded Wednesday that Russia end what Kyiv called "the largest kidnapping campaign in modern history" and return Ukrainian children forcibly transferred from its territory during the ongoing war.

Russia

• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (4 December 2024) Russia MoD 04 Dec 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
• Report: Putin, Other Russian Officials Directly Involved In Transfer, Deportation of Ukrainian Children RFE/RL 04 Dec 2024 -- Senior Russian authorities, including President Vladimir Putin, were directly involved in ordering the forcible transfer, fostering, and later adoption of Ukrainian children moved out of war zones and occupied regions of Ukraine, U.S. researchers found.

United States

• Blinken: Ukraine must make hard, but necessary, decisions VOA 04 Dec 2024 -- In his final appearance at NATO headquarters as U.S. secretary of state, Antony Blinken spoke about Ukraine and what he said are the hard, but necessary, decisions it must make about mobilizing its forces on the front lines to "deal with Russian aggression."
• Pursuing Visa Restrictions to Promote Accountability for the Forced Transfer and Deportation of Ukraine's Children US Dept. of State 04 Dec 2024 -- The Department of State is pursuing visa restrictions for five Russian officials and authorities backed or installed by Russia for their involvement in human rights abuses in Ukraine, including the forced deportation, transfer, and confinement of Ukrainian children.

NATO

• NATO Agrees To Prioritize Protecting Ukraine's Infrastructure RFE/RL 04 Dec 2024 -- NATO members have agreed to make protecting Ukraine's infrastructure a top priority, alliance chief Mark Rutte said on December 4, as Russia continues to pound Ukrainian cities and towns with drone and missile strikes.
• NATO chief says Russia weaponizing winter in its war in Ukraine VOA 04 Dec 2024 -- NATO chief Mark Rutte said Tuesday he is confident that whatever military aid allies can supply to Ukraine in the coming months will be provided, as he warned that Russia is again using the onset of winter as a weapon in its war in Ukraine.

United Nations

• UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks at the United Nations Security Council meeting on the maintenance of peace and security in Ukraine UNICEF 04 Dec 2024
• Ukraine: UNICEF chief urges greater protection for children 'caught in this nightmare' UN News 04 Dec 2024 -- The plight of children impacted by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine was the focus of debate in the UN Security Council on Wednesday.

Foreign Reactions

• Government question time in the German Bundestag No decisions without Ukraine's involvement Germany - Federal Government 04 Dec 2024 -- Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz answered questions from members of the Bundestag. In his introductory remarks he focused on the current situation in Ukraine. He also called for the implementation of pending legislative initiatives.

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