NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has said that since February 2022, the number of casualties in the Russo-Ukrainian war has exceeded one million people killed and wounded.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has called his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, to complain about Ukraine's rejection of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's proposal for a Christmas truce and a prisoner-of-war swap between Kyiv and Moscow.

US President-elect Donald Trump does not understand why Washington allowed Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with US missiles.

US President-elect Donald Trump has emphasised that he would continue to support Ukraine in his efforts to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian war.

During a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk refuted rumours that Poland would send troops to Ukraine, saying there were no plans for a European peacekeeping force.

Kaja Kallas, the new High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, believes that billions of Russian state-owned funds frozen in the EU should be used to help Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha will visit Germany on 12 December on the invitation of his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock.

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has said it is critical that the international community continue to help Ukraine in its struggle against Russian aggression.

Svenja Schulze, Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, arrived in Kyiv on 12 December to personally hand over part of Germany's aid to Ukraine for the third winter of the full-scale war against Russia.

The Marshal of the Sejm (the speaker of the lower house of the Polish parliament) and presidential candidate from the Poland 2050 party, Szymon Holownia, has said there is a possibility that Polish troops will take part in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine – but only under the auspices of NATO and within its framework.

Spain's Foreign Minister José Luis Albares stated that he does not find US President-elect Donald Trump's claim of "ending the war in 24 hours" realistic, as it is impossible unless Russia desires peace.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz remains open to further talks with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, despite describing their phone converaation in November as a "disappointment".

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has sent two rapid response buses to the scene of the Russian attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia on 10 December.

European Union ambassadors agreed on 11 December on the 15th package of sanctions in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

Politico has confirmed through its sources that French President Emmanuel Macron plans to discuss the deployment of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine – should the current phase of the war come to an end – with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin for an hour on Wednesday, 11 December.

French President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly considering a potential European peacekeeping mission in Ukraine as a safeguard against renewed Russian aggression. He plans to consult with Poland, which he views as a key ally for such an initiative.

Arguments over mobilisation rates and age in Ukraine have caused tension between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Joe Biden.

Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko believes that Ukraine has "enough funds and weapons to resist at least until the first half of 2025", even if Washington stops providing aid.

The United States has condemned the Russian drone strike on a car belonging to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umierov has discussed the importance of training and equipping a Ukrainian brigade with support from Estonian allies with Estonia's delegation, led by Prime Minister Kristen Michal.

Friedrich Merz, leader of the German opposition bloc CDU/CSU and a candidate for chancellor, said he would only provide Ukraine with long-range Taurus missiles after consulting the United States.

Ukrainians consider Ukraine possessing nuclear weapons and gradual accession to NATO to be the best guarantees of security for Ukraine to a similar extent.

Ukraine is currently forming a list of partners to join a working group aimed at strengthening its defence and shaping a unified position on diplomatically ending the war.

The EU Council has approved a new payment of €50 billion to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility programme. The decision stilpulates that Ukraine will soon receive more than €4.2 billion in grants and loans to support its macro-financial stability.

During a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Friedrich Merz, the leader of the German CDU/CSU bloc, which is likely to win the parliamentary election in February, has proposed creating a European contact group to find a common position on ending Russia's war against Ukraine.

Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Miсhal arrived in Kyiv on the morning of 9 December.

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the German opposition and candidate to become the German Chancellor of the parliamentary group of CDU/CSU (Union), arrived in Kyiv on a working trip on 9 December.

US President-elect Donald Trump has shared his conclusions from a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris.