European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has stated that the West should not refrain from supplying Ukraine with weapons and funds if it wants Ukraine to succeed in the war against Russia.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, speaking in the UK Parliament, has not used the term "security assurances" in relation to the agreement with Ukraine.

Finnish public broadcaster Yle has found out that Russia is continuing to obtain components and equipment that are used in the defence industry via Finland.

Estonia has outlined a three-year strategy for Western countries to help Ukraine win the war against Russia.

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui will visit Russia from Monday to Wednesday.

Following the signing of a security agreement between Ukraine and the United Kingdom, the leaders of the two countries appeared to hold differing views on whether it could be called an agreement on security guarantees.

The Office of the President of Ukraine has released the text of the security agreement concluded by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 

The UK will allocate £200 million to manufacture various drones for the Ukrainian military.

During his visit to Kyiv, Rishi Sunak, UK Prime Minister, has announced a large package of military aid for Ukraine worth £2.5 billion (approximately US$3.1 billion).

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have signed a bilateral security agreement. The agreement will remain in force until Ukraine joins NATO.

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.