Kyiv has repeatedly asked Hungary to refrain from manipulating the topic of the war in Ukraine, particularly in light of Budapest's "Christmas truce" proposal.

The Danish government has prepared the 23rd military assistance package for Ukraine in the amount of DKK 2.1 billion (EUR 281.5 million) to strengthen air defence and combat aviation.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has once again criticised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's attempts to present himself as a "mediator" in the "settlement" of the Russo-Ukrainian war.

The United Kingdom intends to carry on with Operation Interflex, a UK-led training mission, to train Ukrainian military personnel on its soil throughout 2025.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Brussels on Wednesday, 18 December, to attend an informal meeting of European leaders and the European Council summit.

The Élyseé Palace has announced that French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Brussels on Wednesday, 18 December.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has arrived in Lviv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 17 December.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has once again criticised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for attempts at mediation, stressing that he has no leverage over Russia.

US President-elect Donald Trump has stated that his team is working on "ending the war" in Ukraine and has made "a little progress".

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has said he prevented Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) and Vasily Nebenzia, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, from being included on an EU sanctions list.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has criticised his EU counterparts for their lack of support for Viktor Orbán's Christmas truce proposal at a foreign ministers' meeting on 16 December.

The Italian government has approved its tenth military aid package for Ukraine since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion.

On 16 December, the Council of the European Union introduced restrictive measures against 16 individuals and three entities responsible for Russia's destabilising activities abroad.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is set to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Türkiye on Thursday, 12 December.

On Tuesday 10 December, Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly announced the application of sanctions against those complicit in Russia's human rights atrocities against Ukrainians.