On Tuesday, 17 December, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) plans to consider a draft bill on the construction of additional power units for the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), funded by Western donors.

The Office of the President of Ukraine does not believe that the opinion that Ukraine's accession to the EU and NATO are separate processes is reasonable.

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.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced that the procedure for transferring funds derived from proceeds of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine is now being finalised.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has assured NATO and Kyiv of Washington's commitment to fully utilise the funding for Ukraine authorised by the US Congress.

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has announced successful negotiations with NATO countries regarding the supply of new air defence systems.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has announced that he has received NATO's assessment of Ukraine's implementation of the NATO-Ukraine Annual National Programme (ANP).

Ukraine's statement that full NATO membership is the only acceptable format for security guarantees does not contradict the existing security agreements between Ukraine and its partner states.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has stated that Ukraine is not pushing for NATO membership during the war, taking into account the stance of certain member states.

NATO partners have positively received Kyiv's request for a substantial number of air defence systems to safeguard nuclear and other critical infrastructure.

NATO data has confirmed that Russian troops' rapid advance has accelerated many times over the recent period, but Alliance analysts expect this process to slow down after the town of Pokrovsk if the Russians succeed in capturing it.

Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine's Foreign Minister, stated that the country has learnt a painful lesson from the hopes for the Budapest Memorandum and that mistakes of this nature cannot be made again.

Ukraine is requesting NATO countries to find a way to provide at least 20 air defence systems to effectively counter Russia's airstrikes.

The North Atlantic Alliance believes Russia's calculation is flawed and is convinced that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is not interested in peace.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stressed that the partners hear Ukraine's calls for membership and are not backing down from their plans, but they have a different goal at the December meeting of the Alliance.