Axios, citing a White House source, has reported that a Ukrainian delegation may travel to Miami for talks with US representatives following a visit by Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said that Russia's position on a foreign military contingent on Ukrainian territory is well known, although he has described this issue as "a subject for discussion".

The United States is said to be preparing a new round of sanctions targeting Russia's energy sector in the event that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin rejects a potential peace deal in the Russo-Ukrainian war.

A meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein format) has been scheduled for Tuesday 16 December.

If Russia attacks Ukraine again, the United States will respond militarily to the aggressor, said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who attended the Berlin summit on peace in Ukraine.

Talks between Ukrainian and US delegations on a "peace plan" ended in Berlin on Monday 15 December.

The Council of the European Union has imposed sanctions on a further five individuals and four organisations deemed responsible for supporting Russia's shadow fleet.

The Council of the European Union has imposed restrictive measures on a further 12 individuals and 2 entities over Russia's continued hybrid activities.

Talks between the delegations of Ukraine and the United States regarding the "peace plan" have resumed in the German capital.

According to a study by Info Sapiens, Ukrainians are showing a decline in trust in global leaders, including US President Donald Trump.

The Central Bank of Russia has demanded RUB 18.2 trillion (approx. US$229 billion) from the Euroclear depository over frozen assets.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has criticised Brussels over the planned written vote to approve a European Commission proposal, based on Article 122 of the EU Treaty, to ban the return to Russia of its assets frozen in the EU.

US President Donald Trump has said he is still uncertain whether his country will attend the meeting in France to discuss the US "peace plan".

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has claimed that all "misunderstandings" between Moscow and Washington over Ukraine have been resolved.

US President Donald Trump has claimed that over 80% of Ukrainians are "demanding a settlement" be made to end Russia's war against Ukraine.