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Biden, Macron pledge support for Ukraine
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 - Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron vowed to maintain a united front against Russia on Thursday amid growing worries about waning support for Ukraine’s war effort in the U.S. and Europe. 01:04 | More

Russian shelling cuts off power in Kherson as freezing weather sets in
KHERSON, Dec 1 - Russian shelling cut off power in much of the recently liberated Ukrainian city of Kherson on Thursday, just days after it was restored amid Moscow’s ongoing drive to destroy key civilian infrastructure as freezing weather sets in. In Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko warned the capital’s millions of residents that they should stock up on water and preserved food to see them through a winter that could prove miserable if more energy infrastructure is damaged, The Associated Press reported. 01:03 | More

Ukraine needs $4-bln to purchase natural gas: Naftogaz
KYIV, Dec 1 – Oleksiy Chernyshov, the head of the board of Naftogaz Ukrayiny, at a meeting with G7 ambassadors and the EU delegation assessed the country's need for gas imports at 3 billion cubic meters (bcm) during this heating period, taking into account war risks. 01:01 | More

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with the ambassadors of the United24 fundraising platform initiated by him. The meeting was dedicated to the further unification of efforts to support our country and its citizens during the full-scale Russian aggression. The meeting was joined by footballer Andriy Shevchenko, boxer Oleksandr Usyk and American astronaut Scott Kelly. Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina, American actor Liev Schreiber and historian Timothy Snyder joined via video call. Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak also took part in the event.

Ukraine’s exports increase 0.7% to $3.83-bln in November: official
KYIV, Dec 1 – Despite the uncertainty with the grain corridor and the shelling of the energy infrastructure, exports from Ukraine in November increased by $25.8 million, or 0.7%, to $3.83 billion, while imports increased by $228 million, or 5% and reached $4.8 billion, said Deputy Minister of Economy - Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka. 01:00 | More

IN FOCUS	Ukraine seeks to get better air defenses KYIV, Nov 28 - Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, hosting the largest delegation of top foreign officials since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a Russian invasion of Ukraine over nine months ago, insisted that better air defenses were needed from allies “to break this vicious cycle” of Russian air strikes followed by Ukrainian rebuilding of damaged infrastructure. 18:21 \| More
Blinken: Putin targets civilians in Ukraine BUCHAREST, Nov 30 - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday condemned Russia’s weeks-long assault on Ukraine’s power grid and other infrastructure as an attempt to “freeze and starve” its people, with the war-torn country’s foreign minister renewing a call for advanced missile systems. 18:00 \| More

COMMENT AND ANALYSIS

Threats persist from Chernobyl and Fukusima, Greenpeace reports The forest areas around Ukraine's Chernobyl and Japan's Fukusima remain sources of radiation and carry a potential threat to the health of local residents, Greenpeace said.More	Consumer inflation slowing faster than expected, NBU reports The actual slow of consumer inflation in February in annual terms is quicker than the inflation-slowing trajectory to 12% as of late 2016 projected by the National Bank of Ukraine, the regulator has reported on its website.More
ING analysts forecast 2016 GDP decline, citing political risks Analysts from ING Bank have confirmed the forecast of a decline in real gross domestic product in 2016 by 1%, pointing to a predominance of political risks in the economy.More	NBU: Hryvnia slide caused by temporary and fundamental factors The decrease of the hryvnia exchange rate on the interbank currency market continue being caused by both temporary and fundamental market factors that result in the reduction of supply of foreign currency, Deputy National Bank of Ukraine Governor Oleh Churiy said.More