Trump Announces $1,776 Cash Bonus for U.S. Military Personnel Ahead of Christmas 
Trump Nominates Lt. Gen. Frank Donovan to Lead U.S. Southern Command Amid Rising Tensions in Latin America 
Putin Envoy Heads to Miami for High-Stakes Talks as U.S. Pushes Ukraine Peace Deal 
U.S. Launches Large-Scale Airstrikes on ISIS Targets in Syria After Deadly Attack 
Argentina Unions Rally Against Milei’s Labor Reform as Congress Debates Key Bill 
Kennedy Center Reportedly Renamed Trump-Kennedy Center After Board Vote 
Canada Signals Delay in US Tariff Deal as Talks Shift to USMCA Review 
Russian Missile Strike on Odesa Port Kills Seven, Disrupts Key Trade Routes 
EU Delays Mercosur Free Trade Agreement Signing Amid Ukraine War Funding Talks 
U.S. House Advances GOP Healthcare Bill as ACA Subsidies Near Expiration 
EU Approves €90 Billion Ukraine Aid as Frozen Russian Asset Plan Stalls 
Trump Defends Economic Record in North Carolina as Midterm Election Pressure Mounts 
U.S. Pushes New Gaza Governance Plan With International Force to Secure Ceasefire 
Fernando Haddad Confirms He Will Not Run for Office in 2025, Signals Possible Exit as Brazil’s Finance Minister 
Trump Administration Proposes Sweeping Limits on Gender-Affirming Care for Children 
U.S. Lawmakers Urge Pentagon to Blacklist More Chinese Tech Firms Over Military Ties 
Trump Signals Progress in Ukraine Peace Talks Ahead of U.S.–Russia Meeting 
Amidst the violence on the ground in Ukraine by Russian forces, prosecutors and other legal authorities in Ukraine are engaging in legal battles against Russia. Ukraine’s richest man has filed a lawsuit against Moscow for the losses suffered by businesses in Ukraine due to its invasion.
Reuters reports that Rinat Akhmetov, who owns the Azovstal steelworks firm in Mariupol and is also Ukraine’s richest man, filed a lawsuit against Russia in the European Court of Human Rights, according to his company, System Capital Management.
Akhmetov is seeking compensation for the billions of dollars in losses since Russia’s unprovoked invasion back in February.
The filing by Akhmetov’s legal team is also requesting a court order “preventing Russia from engaging in further blockading, looting, diversion, and destruction of grain and steel” that is produced by his companies.
“Evil cannot go unpunished. Russia’s crimes against Ukraine and our people are egregious and those guilty of them must be held liable,” said Akmetov, according to SCM. “The looting of Ukraine’s export commodities, including grain and steel, has already resulted in higher prices and people dying of hunger worldwide. These barbaric actions must be stopped and Russia must pay in full.”
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov responded to the lawsuit by saying that Russia is not under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights. Russia has also previously dismissed allegations by Ukraine of stealing from territories that it has occupied during the war.
Last month, Akhmetov’s steelmaker company Metinvest suffered $17 to $20 billion in losses due to Russia’s bombardment of its steel facilities in Mariupol.
Meanwhile, France’s foreign ministry recently condemned Russia’s attack on a shopping mall in Ukraine, killing at least 16 people and wounding 59 when two missiles hit the center in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk.
“Russia must answer for these acts. France supports the fight against impunity in Ukraine,” said the French foreign ministry spokeswoman in a statement this week.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that around 1,000 people were inside when the strike took place. According to witnesses, the attack caused a fire and sent dark smoke into the sky.
