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NEW: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s theory of victory and negotiating tactics assume that Russia can outlast the West and Ukraine in a war of attrition. MORE⬇️🧵(1/3)
Russian officials continue to falsely frame recent Russian advances on the battlefield as an indication that a Russian victory is imminent and inevitable.
Kremlin officials continued to refuse to publicly discuss the outcomes of the December 2 US-Russia meeting, as ISW previously forecasted.
The Kremlin is reigniting narratives that Odesa City is a Russian city.
High-ranking Kremlin officials continue to set conditions to justify potential future Russian aggression against Moldova and the Baltics.
The Kremlin is attempting to mobilize Russian and Belarusian civil societies, including Belarusian organizations and the Russian Orthodox Church, to garner support for the war in Ukraine and influence campaigns globally.
Ukraine’s European allies continue to provide military aid and support to Ukraine. Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide announced on December 3 that Norway, Germany, Poland, and the Netherlands will provide two packages totaling $500 million to Ukraine through the Prioritized Ukrainian Requirements List (PURL) initiative, which funds NATO states’ purchases of US-made weapons for Ukraine.
