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• [New] European officials promise that Ukraine will continue to receive European weaponry and support in order to become a steel porcupine capable of deterring Russian aggression. Caliber.az
• [New] Ukraine will open representative offices in Berlin and Copenhagen in 2025. Ukraine's Arms Monitor
• [New] Germany plans to increase its financial aid to Ukraine by about 3 billion euros ($3.5 billion) in 2026. Ukraine's Arms Monitor
• [New] Ukraine was expected to receive a third battery of the SAMP/T air defence system, which had earlier been announced for delivery in October 2025. Ukraine's Arms Monitor
• [New] Russia-aligned threat actors intensified operations against Ukraine and EU member states, expanding to energy, logistics, and tech sectors. Medium
• [New] In the short term, investors should anticipate continued fluctuations driven by headlines related to the Russia-Ukraine war, Middle East tensions, and the progress in US-China relations. The Chronicle-Journal
• [New] Even after the war in Ukraine ends, the danger from Moscow will not disappear, and the challenge from China will continue to grow. Ukrinform
• [New] The conflict in Ukraine, the largest in Europe since World War II, has triggered massive commodity shocks in food, energy, and industrial metals, leading to dramatic price spikes and supply disruptions. The Pilot News
• [New] Ukraine and Moldova show strong momentum, combining resilience under external pressure with institutional reforms that could make provisional closure of negotiations possible by 2028. Strategers - Excellentia et Prosperitas
• [New] The European Commission publishes its enlargement reports: it recognises progress in reforms in Ukraine despite doubts about anti-corruption; it warns Serbia and Georgia about democratic setbacks; it suggests that Montenegro could close chapters and be next in line. Atalayar
• [New] The Netherlands will allocate €10 million to the UK's cybersecurity program for Ukraine. Ukraine's Arms Monitor
• [New] Ukraine's Defence Export: Opportunities and Challenges; Security Risks Drive Force Relocation - New TFUA Survey; Ukraine's Ruta and Flamingo Missiles; Ukrainian Servicemen Should Start Training Other Armies; and 20+ additional developments in Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine's Arms Monitor
• [New] Russia's lower-house State Duma passed a bill on Tuesday that would move the military toward a year-round conscription model starting in 2026 amid the Kremlin's efforts to expand manpower for its war in Ukraine. The Moscow Times
• Supply risks rose after a Ukraine drone strike disabled a key Rosneft refinery in Russia's Black Sea region. MUFG Research
• EDIP is only worth €1.5 billion until the next EU budget cycle starts in 2028. / Ukraine Centre for European Reform
• The drone initiative is Europe's opportunity to learn the Ukrainian way to conduct military tech innovation, and will be linked to a planned drone alliance with Ukraine. Science|Business
• Energy prices and geopolitical uncertainty: Geopolitical uncertainty, such as the ongoing conflict in the Ukraine, continues to add upside risk to the medium-term inflation outlook. U.S. Department of the Treasury
• NATO nations assisting Ukraine ... genuinely poses a risk of a conflict involving nuclear arms, which would lead to the annihilation of civilization. CNN
• Geopolitical & Regional Threats: The United States, Ukraine, and UK top the list of targeted countries, with new ransomware campaigns observed against maritime, rail, and air cargo systems. SOCRadar Cyber Intelligence Inc.
• As long as there is tension over the war in Ukraine, it's hard to imagine Russia agreeing to a new arms control deal with the United States. CNN

Last updated: 14 November 2025