Ukraine

• Putin to Meet With Trump’s Envoy as U.S. Pushes for Ukraine Deal - In Moscow, Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, is expected to present President Vladimir V. Putin with a revised proposal to end the war in Ukraine.
• Ukraine peace talks shift to Moscow — the big unknown is whether Putin will play ball - U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is travelling to Moscow on Monday and is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
• European markets start December in negative territory, as defense sells off - European stocks started the last trading month of the year in negative territory.
• Rubio Says ‘Much Work’ to Be Done After Talks With Ukrainian Officials - Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other U.S. officials met with a Ukrainian delegation that was without Andriy Yermak, who resigned as chief of staff to Ukraine’s president on Friday.
• South Africans Were Promised Job, but Ended Up ‘Going to War’ for Russia - The South African government is investigating how more than a dozen men unwittingly ended up on the front line in Russia’s war on Ukraine.
• Russia Bombards Ukraine for Nearly 10 Hours in a Deadly Assault - The attack came as U.S. officials were expected to hold peace talks with Ukrainian and Russian officials in the coming days.
• In Firing His No. 2, Zelensky Loses Both a Negotiator and an Enforcer - Andriy Yermak had ensured internal discipline in Ukraine’s wartime politics. He also led the country’s peace negotiations, which now must go on without him.