New chief of president's office expected soon, IMF program terms for Ukraine - Thursday brief
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A decision on the new head of the President's Office will be made in the near future. Meanwhile, the IMF has announced the conditions for launching a new program.
For more details on what happened on Thursday, December 4, see the report.
Decision on new head of Office of President will be made very soon - Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a decision on the new head of the Office of the President will be made very soon.
He said that additional meetings with candidates for the position of the new head of the Office of the President took place on Thursday.
IMF outlines conditions for launching new program for Ukraine
Ukraine must fulfill several conditions for the International Monetary Fund to approve a new lending program worth over $8 billion.
Kyiv will need to meet several requirements, including implementing measures to broaden the tax base and close customs loopholes.
Ukrainian defenders keep control northern Pokrovsk - Army chief Syrskyi
Ukrainian units continue to hold the northern part of Pokrovsk. The battle for the city continues.
In the area of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, active actions are preventing the enemy from assembling assault infantry groups and advancing around these settlements.
Macron proposes winter moratorium on Russian strikes against Ukraine's energy grid
French President Emmanuel Macron proposed to China’s leader, Xi Jinping, that China pressure Russia to accept a moratorium on strikes against Ukraine's energy infrastructure at least until the end of winter.
Macron also urged Xi to work toward a lasting and just peace in Ukraine so that the war there can finally be ended and not repeated.
