Ukraine is currently forming a list of partners to join a working group aimed at strengthening its defence and shaping a unified position on diplomatically ending the war.

Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans has given a grim assessment of the situation in the war zone in Ukraine during a debate on the defence budget in parliament, saying that Russia retains the upper hand and that the US elections are making the situation even more uncertain.

On Thursday, 5 December, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke by telephone with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

The German Ministry of Defence’s spokesperson has refused to comment on media reports that Russia allegedly launched flares at a German helicopter.

Italy is preparing a new, tenth tranche of military assistance to Ukraine.

A delegation of Slovakia's far-right MPs, led by Deputy Speaker and leader of the nationalist party SNS Andrej Danko, is ready to visit Moscow.

Kyiv has already had contact with retired US Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, who was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, and looks forward to further cooperation.

The European Union and Ukraine have signed a memorandum of understanding to provide €18.1 billion in macro-financial assistance secured by frozen Russian assets.

Ukraine will receive two IRIS-T short– and medium-range air defence systems from Germany by the end of 2024.

The NASAMS air defence system, which Canada ordered from the United States over two years ago, has arrived in Ukraine.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that the UK is not at war with Russia, but will support Ukraine to prevent Moscow from winning the war it has unleashed.

The Estonian Ministry of Defence views the Russian medium-range ballistic missile strike, dubbed Oreshnik by Vladimir Putin, to be a political signal.

Two Western officials have told Reuters that preliminary evidence shows that Russia did not use an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to strike Ukraine on the morning of 21 November.

France currently has no evidence that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to attack Ukraine on 21 November, but it does talk of Moscow's "continued escalation".

Ukraine’s defence forces have used British Storm Shadow cruise missiles for the first time against military targets on the territory of Russia.