Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard has asked Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, to include proposals outlined by Sweden in the European Union's 20th sanctions package against Russia.

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".

Rheinmetall, one of Germany's largest defence companies, has announced that Ukraine will receive its first Lynx KF41 combat vehicles in early 2026.

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has announced US$400 million in aid for Ukraine that will be directed to the energy sector and the functioning of the Ukrainian state.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas has said that Russia's use of the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile constitutes an escalation against Ukraine and is intended as a warning to Europe and the United States.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that a clear response from the world is needed, particularly from the United States, after Russia's large-scale attack on the night of 8-9 January during which Russia used a medium-range ballistic missile known as Oreshnik.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said that Russia's Oreshnik missile strike on Lviv Oblast, near the borders with EU and NATO countries, poses a threat to European security and requires a tough response from partners.

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.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called on international partners to take immediate action to increase pressure on Moscow following the latest large-scale Russian attack.

The United States Embassy in Ukraine has reported a "potentially significant" air attack in the coming days.

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".

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

Anti-Ukrainian remarks made in the New Year address by Tomio Okamura, the speaker of the lower house of the Czech parliament, have led to a significant increase in donations by Czechs for weapons for Ukrainian troops.

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.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that several thousand French troops could be deployed to help maintain peace in Ukraine after a ceasefire is implemented.

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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived on Tuesday in Paris, where a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing will take place.

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.

US President Donald Trump has said the US will be able to get back all or "even more" of the funds spent on assisting Ukraine in the war.

A poll by The Economist/YouGov has found that 49% of respondents in the United States "somewhat" or "strongly" disapprove of how Donald Trump is handling Russia's war against Ukraine, while 30% support his approach.

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.

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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that if the EU fails to agree upon funding for Ukraine, it will leave the country in a more vulnerable position and undermine prospects for a diplomatic settlement.