Discussions on deploying Western troops and private defence contractors to Ukraine have resumed in Europe after Donald Trump's victory in the US elections. 

The German federal government has announced the delivery of another batch of military assistance to Ukraine, which included ammunition for Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 47 anti-mine vehicles with ambush protection (MRAPs), one TRML-4D radar for an IRIS-T anti-air defence system, and four Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled guns with spare parts.

The Times has reported that Ukraine has only about 50 American ATACMS tactical missiles.

A Ukrainian sailor who attempted to sink a €7 million yacht in Mallorca owned by Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev continues to serve in the Logistics Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Europe has issued a final appeal to the Biden administration to strengthen US support for Ukraine in order to bolster Kyiv's position ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration in January.

The Office of the Polish President (OP) has released an infographic showing that the country has allocated 4.91% of its GDP to help Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.

President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs, Speaker of the Saeima Daiga Mieriņa, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Braže are calling on Latvians, in solidarity with Ukraine, to honour the fallen with a moment of silence and to light candles on 19 November.

The US Department of State has said that Russia's success on the battlefield using the North Korean military will depend on the level of their integration into the Russian army.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has stated that the upcoming EU Foreign Affairs Council will discuss the European Union's future as a strategic player.

The Financial Times has reported that US President-elect Donald Trump expressed interest in two points of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Victory Plan for Ukraine during their meeting in September 2024.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have held a private conversation about the situation in Ukraine.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to urge US President Joe Biden to allocate funds for a US$20 billion loan to Ukraine as part of a larger G7 loan before Donald Trump takes office.

The German Air Force has scrambled its jets from two bases to escort a Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea.

The majority of Germans (57%) still support military assistance to Ukraine two and a half years after the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Ukraine’s partners to assist it with more weapons rather than pursue negotiations with Russia.