Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has dismissed Hungary's claims that Ukraine has caused economic difficulties for the European Union by stopping Russian gas transit, calling them manipulative and part of a politically motivated information campaign aimed at Hungarians.

Norway will allocate NOK 164 million (about €14 million) in 2025 to support demining efforts in Ukraine, including the use of mine detection canines.

The land court of the German city of Mannheim has put on trial a couple who killed a Ukrainian woman and her mother in order to pass off the younger woman's child as their own.

The visit of General Keith Kellogg, US Special Envoy for Russia and Ukraine, will take place "in due time".

French President Emmanuel Macron believes Ukraine must have "realistic discussions" on territorial issues.

A group of British members of Parliament has called for the transfer of all frozen Russian assets to Ukraine to send a clear message to Moscow that the aggressor must and will pay.

The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has ordered an additional 180,000 rounds of 35mm ammunition for the Gepard anti-aircraft system from the German arms concern Rheinmetall.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated that North Korea's launch of a medium-range missile during his visit to Seoul on Monday, 5 January, serves as a reminder of the need to deepen Washington's cooperation with South Korea and Japan in order to deter an increasingly aggressive Pyongyang.

Commodore Ivo Värk, Commander of the Estonian Navy, has said that neither Russia nor Ukraine dominates the Black Sea in the conventional sense of naval warfare.

Reuters has reported that Joe Biden's administration plans to impose additional sanctions on Russia, targeting its oil revenues through actions against tankers carrying Russian oil.

A survey has found that most Western Europeans believe Ukraine's allies are falling short in both imposing economic sanctions on Moscow and providing military and other support to Kyiv, leaving Russia's potential victory in the war unchecked.A survey has found that most Western Europeans believe Ukraine's allies are falling short in both imposing economic sanctions on Moscow and providing military and other support to Kyiv, leaving Russia's potential victory in the war unchecked.

People in Western Europe are divided over how they feel about a peaceful settlement that would leave Russia in control of at least some parts of Ukrainian territories illegally seized since the invasion in February 2022, as reportedly planned by US President-elect Donald Trump.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that France has repeatedly appealed to Russia through closed channels, proposing that they establish a dialogue on the Russian-Ukrainian war without Ukraine's participation.

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has announced the receipt of the first billion dollars of a US$20 billion loan secured by proceeds from frozen Russian assets.

Latvia has delivered confiscated cars from drunk drivers to Ukraine, with a total value of €2.25 million.