Ukraine reaches agreement on $5.5 billion IMF loan
the International Monetary Fund and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a staff-level agreement on a possible three-year, $5.5 billion loan on Dec. 7.
Thousands attend rally to voice ‘red lines’ for Normandy summit
Opposition leaders and thousands of protestors gathered in Independence Square on Sunday, expressing demands for Monday’s peace negotiations between Ukraine and the leaders of Russia, France and Germany.
See our photo gallery from the event here.
Odesa fire death toll climbs to 10
The mounting list of casualties comes as Odesa police open investigations into unresolved fire safety violations at the college building. Ukraine announced a national day of mourning on Dec. 8.
Zelensky hopes for results from Normandy summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared on the talk show “Freedom of Speech of Savik Shuster,” saying he wants to return with “concrete results” from the first direct peace negotiations in three years.
Media reports Donetsk volunteer killed for speaking Ukrainian
The activist Artem Miroshnyshenko, who was allegedly beaten by a 16-year-old attacker for speaking in Ukrainian, died on Dec. 5 after more than a week in a coma.
Noteworthy:
The Daily Beast: Former Ukrainian diplomat will cooperate with Graham’s Ukraine probe
UkrInform: Zelensky wants local elections to be held all over Ukraine next autumn
RFE/RL: Kyiv gives ICC evidence of ‘executions’ of soldiers in Donbas
Interfax-Ukraine: Police detect first suspects in Odesa college fire case
Newsweek: Ukraine newspaper trolls Guiliani
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