An Élysée Palace official has revealed that leaders of the Coalition of the Willing at their meeting in Paris on Tuesday 6 January will commit to supporting Ukraine across five areas, including the deployment of multinational armed forces on Ukrainian territory.

Hungary and Slovakia did not sign the conclusions of the December European Council meeting on Ukraine, approved on the night of 18-19 December.

The European Union summit has approved a decision on joint borrowing to provide Ukraine with €90 billion in support.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on the sidelines of a meeting of the European Council in Brussels on 18 December and received a positive message regarding future funding for Ukraine.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned EU leaders that failure to agree on funding for Ukraine now could lead to bloodshed in Ukraine and across Europe.

The European Commission has planned to present proposals for the European Union's 20th package of sanctions against Russia after New Year celebrations, and it may be approved by the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

António Costa, President of the European Council, has sent an invitation to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to participate in discussions on Ukrainian issues at the European Council meeting on 18 December. However, the Ukrainian president will most likely join the discussion via video link.

The EU Foreign Affairs Council is set to adopt a decision on Monday 15 December to add a further 40 vessels from Russia's so-called shadow fleet to the European Union's sanctions list against Russia.

Taras Kachka, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, and European Commissioner Marta Kos have stated that the two sides have agreed on Ukraine's reform plan, confirming its readiness to join the EU.

Taras Kachka, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, is convinced that unblocking technical negotiations with the EU will allow the process to be completed faster than the European Commission requests.

EU ambassadors (Coreper I) have approved a plan for the Union to completely phase out imports of Russian gas by the end of 2027.

The European Union will join the establishment of the International Claims Commission for Ukraine on 16 December, which is being set up as part of the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

The European Union is continuing to insist on Russia's full responsibility for crimes against Ukraine and, in particular, on the swift completion of the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

The European Union has said that Volodymyr Zelenskyy is Ukraine's democratically elected president and that the next presidential election should be held when conditions allow.