Day 1,378.

Today, as the world reacts to the marathon – but ultimately fruitless – talks in Moscow on Tuesday night, we examine how the impasse will shape today’s meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers and, also in Brussels, the European Council’s discussions on frozen Russian assets and the ‘new era’ the EU says it is entering, free from Russian fossil fuels. Plus, our Russia expert assesses Moscow’s ‘caviar diplomacy’ and its growing problems in Africa, and we report how Australia and New Zealand are stepping up their support for Ukraine. Finally, we hear the assessment of Ukraine’s former Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, on the current state of the war – and whether he harbours any ambition to succeed President Zelensky.

Contributors

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.

With thanks to Latika Bourke. @latikambourke on X.

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Latika Bourke Substack

https://substack.com/@latikambourke

Australia and New Zealand join forces to fund NATO weapons for Ukraine

https://thenightly.com.au/world/australia-and-new-zealand-join-forces-to-fund-nato-weapons-for-ukraine-c-20819893

Today’s Telegraph Ukraine Live Blog:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/03/ukraine-russia-war-latest-news-peace-deal-talks/

Cosmonaut Artemyev was removed from the Crew-12 crew:

https://theins.ru/news/287330

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