President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy hopes to have the support of Ukraine's European allies in explaining to US President Donald Trump the risks of agreeing to the demands that Moscow is expected to make in potential talks to end the war.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that if the current phase of the war ends without reliable security guarantees for Ukraine, a future Russian attack will be much more dangerous and will threaten all countries that were once part of the Soviet "sphere of influence".

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that European states should not try to cut costs on their security and indirectly supported the call of new US President Donald Trump to increase NATO allies' defence spending to 5% of GDP.

European Union ambassadors are expected to extend economic sanctions against Russia for another six months, and Hungary will not block this decision.

President of Moldova Maia Sandu has said that Moldova is ready to provide the breakaway Transnistria region with urgent assistance to overcome the energy crisis, and later, financial support may be discussed – but only after the withdrawal of Russian troops.

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has stated that the country’s air forces had tracked the course of the drone that eventually crashed on the Romanian bank of the Danube River and has emphasised that it posed no threat to Romanian citizens.

A delegation of Slovak opposition politicians has arrived in Kyiv to support friendly relations with Ukraine amidst the ongoing tensions between Kyiv and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.

Belarus has constructed new fortifications near the border with Lithuania, which are likely part of a "resistance hub" announced for Hrodna Oblast a year ago, according to satellite imagery.

Romania scrambled its fighter jets because of a Russian drone attack on Ukrainian settlements along the Danube River on the night of 16-17 January. One of the drones may have crashed on the Romanian coast. 

The Office of the President of Ukraine has published the text of the agreement on a 100-year partnership between Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, signed during the first visit of new UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to Kyiv.

Russian newspaper Kommersant has reported that Moscow and Transnistria, a Russian-backed breakaway region of Moldova, are discussing the possibility of buying gas for the region in Europe through an intermediary company.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed partial disappointment with the policy of US President Joe Biden's administration in relation to its support for Ukraine.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has asserted that Ukraine considers joining NATO to be the single most effective guarantee of security for itself.

Two houses for families with foster children who were forced to leave Kherson Oblast due to the war have been built in Zhytomyr Oblast. Their construction was done by Estonia.