The Coalition of the Willing, which is holding a meeting in Paris on 6 January, has prepared a draft declaration calling for the United States to commit to supporting the coalition's European forces if Ukraine comes under attack.

Russian opposition representative Leonid Volkov, who lives in Lithuania, has called Ukrainian soldiers and officials Nazis. The country's Migration Service will decide whether to extend his residence permit.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said that the Russian strike on a plant owned by the US company Bunge in the city of Dnipro was not accidental and stressed that Russia is systematically attacking American businesses in Ukraine.

Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy, will represent the United States at the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, which will take place in Paris on 6 January.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has said there are "unresolved issues" between Poland and Ukraine that need to be worked on.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has said that Warsaw has not ruled out resolving the issue of sending MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine.

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

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is on a visit to Poland, has met with his Polish counterpart Karol Nawrocki.

European Union leaders have decided that Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic will not have financial obligations under the decision to provide Ukraine with €90 billion in financial support in 2026-2027.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the leaders of the European Union for their decision on financial support for Ukraine in 2026-2027.

The Council of the European Union has imposed new sanctions on more than 40 vessels that form part of Russia's so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers, which Moscow has used to circumvent Western restrictions on its energy sector imposed since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said he supports using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine because he sees no better alternative.

Three Russian border guards in uniform have crossed into Estonia and arrived at the Vasknarva pier on a hovercraft, prompting Estonia's foreign ministry to summon Russia's chargé d'affaires.

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.