US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are planning to visit Moscow in the near future for a meeting with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.

Some European governments are pressuring the EU to appoint a negotiator to represent their interests regarding Ukraine, as they are concerned that the US will strike a deal with Russia behind their backs.

Nerijus Aleksiejūnas, Lithuania's Ambassador to the European Union, has said that his country opposes proposals to resume dialogue between the EU and Russia.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed his negotiating team to finalise a document on security guarantees from the United States and submit it for consideration by the presidents of both countries.

Negotiations involving Russian leader Vladimir Putin will have to take place at a certain stage of the peace process in Ukraine, and the EU will also participate.

US President Donald Trump has said he is the only trump card Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has and that without him there would have been a "total disaster".

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said that Europe needs to restore direct communication with the Kremlin in order to have leverage in negotiations on ending the Russo–Ukrainian war.

US President Donald Trump has said he is ready to assume commitments regarding US participation in future security guarantees for Ukraine because he believes that Russia will not attempt another invasion.

Russia's Foreign Ministry has said that the Coalition of the Willing declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine is far removed from a peaceful settlement, and that Russia will view Western troops deployed in Ukraine as "legitimate military targets".

The French newspaper Le Monde has reported that Kirill Dmitriev, a Kremlin representative in talks with Washington regarding the Russo-Ukrainian war, was in Paris on 7 January.

UK Defence Secretary John Healey has not specified how many British troops might be sent to Ukraine to support peacekeeping operations.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said for the first time that Madrid may send troops to join a post-ceasefire peacekeeping mission in Ukraine.

A reference to US commitments to support multinational forces in Ukraine in the event of a renewed Russian invasion has been removed from the final text of the Paris Declaration of the Coalition of the Willing.

Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has spoken of "tangible results" after talks in Paris.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he may "re-establish contact" with Russia's leader Vladimir Putin in the coming weeks.

Romanian President Nicușor Dan has stated that Bucharest is willing to contribute to maintaining peace in Ukraine once a ceasefire is in place, outlining how Romania could participate in security guarantees.

Canada could potentially deploy its troops to Ukraine if a peace agreement is reached, Prime Minister Mark Carney has said.

Jonas Gahr Støre has said that Norway could contribute to an allied deterrence contingent in Ukraine as part of security guarantees, with Norwegian instructors also potentially helping train Ukrainian troops inside Ukraine.

A special coordination centre in the US-Ukraine-Coalition of the Willing format will be established on the basis of the operational headquarters of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris.

Leaders of 27 countries are taking part in the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris on Tuesday 6 January. Another four countries are represented at the level of ministers, four at the level of ambassadors and special envoys, and the heads of the EU and NATO are also present, the Ukrainian delegation said.

The summit of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris on 6 January will begin with a working lunch between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron, together with US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

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.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Serhii Kyslytsia as first deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, led by Kyrylo Budanov, on 5 January.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that Europe must find a way to engage directly with Russia's leader.

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.

Talks on security guarantees have so far left some key elements unresolved, including how long such guarantees would last.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that if Moscow refuses to agree to the terms for ending hostilities worked out following talks with the United States and Europe, it will be time for Donald Trump to apply serious pressure on Russia.

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.