U.S. President Joe Biden has approved a new security and defense assistance package for Ukraine, which includes additional air defense systems, artillery capabilities, and other types of weaponry.
The foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany, Poland, France, Ukraine, and the EU High Representative signed the Berlin Declaration following their meeting.
President of Montenegro Jakov Milatović believes that every nation has the right to choose its future, and that Ukraine will eventually become a member of NATO.
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund will meet next Friday, December 20, to consider the results of the Sixth Review of the Extended Fund Facility and allocate the next loan tranche for Ukraine.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, during a meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev in Beijing, said that China will continue to work to create "favorable conditions for a political solution" of the crisis (war - ed.) in Ukraine.
Cyber experts with the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry gained control of the web servers of Russia’s official government portals, including the websites of the State Duma and the Constitutional Court.
It is important for Vladimir Putin to continue aggression on Ukraine’s territory. Therefore, Ukraine must be strong to start negotiations to be able to talk to Russia on an equal footing.
Ukraine has been exchanging captured Russian troops for Ukrainian POWs and following procedures and mechanisms for bringing back civilians, but the return of Ukrainian children is currently an extremely challenging matter as they cannot be exchanged.
Kyiv must resolve the issue of the possible functioning of the Consulate General of Ukraine in Poznan with the city authorities. The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly encourages the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to establish this consular office
During a meeting with Vice Chancellor, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany Robert Habeck, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal put forward a proposal to support the mechanism of introducing additional taxes on goods imported from Russia and direct the funds to the recovery of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, commenting on a phone call between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Vladimir Putin, emphasized that talks about the war waged by Russia cannot be held without Ukraine.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has stated that citizens will decide the direction of Germany's policy during the upcoming elections, with one of the central issues being the pursuit of peace in Ukraine.
Ukraine and Poland have agreed on practical mechanisms for enforcing court decisions in both countries to facilitate the return of unlawfully withdrawn and seized funds to Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine needs an additional 10-12 Patriot air defense systems to protect Ukraine's skies and render the war meaningless for Russian leader Vladimir Putin.