German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has stated that Russia has been increasing its presence in the Baltic Sea for some time now.

During a recent meeting, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán discussed the situation in the Middle East, their support for just peace in Ukraine and Ukraine’s postwar recovery.

The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with an additional €22 million for initiatives related to the development of cyber resilience and air defence systems.

The Netherlands has announced its intention to transfer two mine countermeasures vessels to Ukraine, the Zr.Ms. Makkum and the Vlaardingen.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned US President-elect Donald Trump of a "dire threat" from China, Iran and North Korea if Ukraine is pushed to sign a peace agreement on terms favourable to Russia.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó travelled to Moscow for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on 2 December, once again emphasising Hungary's stance on "peace".

The German Ministry of Defence has said that the military aid package for Ukraine, previously announced by Chancellor Olaf Scholz during his visit to Kyiv, will include IRIS-T air defence systems, Leopard 1 tanks and attack UAVs.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who is on a visit to Kyiv, visited injured Ukrainian soldiers in a hospital.

Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg believes that Ukraine's territorial concessions to Russia are acceptable to end the war.

Zurab Girchi Japaridze, a leader of the For Change opposition coalition in Georgia, has been detained during a Tbilisi protest.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who arrived in Kyiv on the morning of Monday, 2 December, has announced new weapons deliveries for Ukraine worth €650 million.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived in Kyiv on Monday, 2 December for an unannounced visit.

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský arrived in Kyiv on a visit on the morning of 22 November.

UK Defence Secretary John Healey has spoken about the difficult situation on the battlefield in Ukraine, saying that the front line is now "less stable than at any time since the early days of the full-scale invasion" in February 2022.

UK Defence Intelligence is "urgently" investigating accusations that Russia struck Dnipro with an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on Ukraine.