On Thursday, Polish border guards detained a 15-year-old schoolboy from Czechia who was on his way to fight against Russia on the side of Ukrainian troops.

Myroslav Kastran, Ukraine's Ambassador to Slovakia, responded to an article by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in which he proposes security guarantees to Russia and criticises the West's strategy regarding the war in Ukraine.

The topic of a ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine is being raised in the West to gauge sentiments, stated Estonian President Alar Karis.

The US wants Ukraine to refine its war plan against Russia and is expected to raise the issue with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Davos, Switzerland, next week.

Pope Francis has written a letter to Sviatoslav, abbot of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. In it, the Pope condemned Russian large-scale missile strikes on Ukraine and expressed his concern that the war in Ukraine may be forgotten.

Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto states he has seen signals from Russia and Ukraine that it is time for diplomacy to pave the way for peace.

UK Defence Intelligence has analysed cases where the Russian forces accidentally dropped ammunition on Russian and occupied cities and revealed the reasons behind it.

The Ukrainian President's Office has stated that they have held another round of negotiations with the United Kingdom on the conclusion of a bilateral agreement on providing security guarantees.

The foreign ministers of 47 countries have condemned North Korea's supply of ballistic missiles to Russia in a joint statement.

The local authorities in Modena, Italy, have cancelled permission for an exhibition organised by Russian propagandists about the supposed "rapid recovery and prosperity" of the occupied city of Mariupol.

According to UK Defence Intelligence, the most recent attack on Russian infrastructure in occupied Crimea's Saky airfield and Sevastopol shows that Russia's air defence is unable to keep important locations protected.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says that Ukraine is not being pushed by its Western allies in any format of communication to start negotiations with Russia and freeze the war. 

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has stated that Ukraine will continue to resist even if the US Congress fails to agree on additional funding for support.

The European Commission has condemned Russia's use of ballistic missiles originating from North Korea in recent attacks on Ukraine.

The US State Department does not believe that the current course of the war in Ukraine favours Russia.

The UK has condemned Russia's decision to use ballistic missiles obtained from North Korea in recent attacks on Ukraine.

Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Minister of Ukraine, believes that the West is currently winning the global balance of power and that, if everyone stands together, it is able to defeat Russia more easily than during the Cold War.

From March to September, Belgium will send two two-seat F-16 fighters and roughly 50 personnel to Denmark for the purpose of training Ukrainian pilots.

NATO has stated that it will maintain its support for Ukraine and defend "every inch of Poland" in response to Russia's recent large-scale missile attacks on Ukraine.

The EU Council has added Russian diamond mining giant Alrosa, which accounts for over 90% of all Russian diamond production, and its CEO Pavel Marinichev to its sanctions list on 3 January.

Austria condemns Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine and brutal attacks on civilian infrastructure, causing the Austrian Foreign Ministry to summon the Russian ambassador 10 times.

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has expressed solidarity with Ukraine after Russia's large-scale missile attack on Ukrainian cities on 2 January.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has called for Russia and its President Vladimir Putin to be held accountable for Russia's large-scale missile attack on Ukraine on 2 January.

Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, has said in the wake of the new large-scale Russian missile attack on Ukraine on 2 January that Russia will be held accountable for its war crimes.

Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová, commenting on the Russian large-scale missile attack on 2 January, has emphasised the importance of helping Ukraine to defend itself against Russian aggression.

In response to the Russian Federation's recent large-scale missile attack, President Edgars Rinkēvičs of Latvia emphasised the necessity of urgently providing help to Ukraine. 

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has urged Western partners to immediately give Ukraine more air defence systems following the large-scale Russian missile strike on 2 January.

Katarína Mathernová, EU ambassador in Ukraine, has stated after a new Russian large-scale attack on Ukrainian cities that Ukraine needs additional support, and Russian will be held accountable.

The Russian large-scale attack on Ukraine launched on the morning of 2 January violates international law and is a war crime.