Finland's Foreign Minister and current Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Elina Valtonen has said that the way and the conditions on which Russia's war against Ukraine ends will affect peace and stability across the entire OSCE area and beyond.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has not taken part in this year's ministerial meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, held under Finland's chairmanship in Vienna.

Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has said he is not interested in Russia returning to the G7, which was previously the G8 before Moscow was expelled following its aggression against Ukraine in 2014.

The Netherlands have allocated €35 million in funding for material assistance to help Ukraine's defence forces get through the winter.

Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian president and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, has said Russia may regard a decision by the EU to use frozen Russian assets for a "reparation loan" to Ukraine as a pretext for war against European countries.

The European Commission is set to present an official proposal for a mechanism to use frozen Russian assets for the benefit of Ukraine, also referred to as a "reparations loan", on Wednesday 3 December.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived for a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.

The Kremlin has announced that a meeting between Russian ruler Vladimir Putin and US President's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss the parameters of a potential peace agreement to end the Russo–Ukrainian war is scheduled for Tuesday 2 December.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to arrive in Ireland on Tuesday 2 December on his first official visit, accompanied by First Lady Olena Zelenska.

An idea that would allow Ukraine to keep its aspirations to join NATO on paper while effectively blocking membership through practical arrangements was discussed during Kyiv-Washington negotiations in Florida on a peace agreement to end the Russo-Ukrainian war, CNN has reported, citing an unnamed source.

Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council and the head of the Ukrainian delegation, is travelling from the US to Paris, where he will meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and report on the results of the talks with the US regarding the end of the Russo-Ukrainian war.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has commented on the reshuffle in the Office of the President of Ukraine amid active developments around the US "peace plan".

The Czech volunteer initiative Darek pro Putina (Gift for Putin) has put its initial plans to buy a Flamingo missile for Ukraine using public donations on hold amid a corruption scandal in Ukraine and questions over the missile's effectiveness.

The Telegraph has found that US President Donald Trump has sent Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner to Moscow to tell Russia that the United States is ready to recognise its de facto control over seized Ukrainian territories as part of a potential peace agreement.

Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, has outlined ways the organisation could help reinforce peace once the Russo-Ukrainian war ends, as discussions continue over the US "peace plan" for Ukraine.

Polish investigators allege that two Ukrainian nationals cooperating with Russian intelligence services were responsible for acts of sabotage on Poland's railways, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said in a speech in the Sejm (Polish parliament).

An evacuation has been announced in the Romanian village of Plauru, located on the Danube opposite the Ukrainian city of Izmail, due to a fire on an LNG tanker that ignited following a Russian strike on the night of 16-17 November.

The document just signed by the presidents of France and Ukraine provides for the procurement of up to 100 French Rafale fighter jets for Ukraine, as well as air defence assets and French-made drones.

Ukraine will need more than €71 billion in financing in 2026, the lion's share of which is for military needs, according to the European Commission's estimates.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Paris, where he was welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron.