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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's desire to do business with Russia is a security issue for both Slovakia and the whole of Europe.

More than two-thirds of Ukrainians believe that joining the European Union would be the best integration path for Ukraine.

A total of 47% of Ukrainians are ready to support Ukraine's accession to NATO if part of the Ukrainian territories remain occupied by Russia, as indicated by the poll.

There are currently no prerequisites for arranging a meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said that sometimes the harsh criticism of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is unjustified.

American billionaire Elon Musk, who will join President-elect Donald Trump’s administration as an external adviser, intervened in the German election campaign on Friday, 20 December, calling the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) the country’s saviour.