Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba of Ukraine says Patriot air defense systems are expected to be fielded in Ukraine in around six months after all necessary preparations are completed.
An agent of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), who was recently detained for allegedly flipping to Russia’s side, could pass to Russia classified data on Ukraine.
Czech President Milos Zeman has called for further support for Ukraine, including military assistance, and expressed confidence that Russia would eventually have to pull from Ukraine.
Ukraine initiates a complex process in order to deprive Russia of its status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and to exclude it from the United Nations as a whole.
Ukraine’s anti-aircraft defense units have destroyed about 70 drones from the second unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) shipment that Russia received from Iran and had been using to attack the territory of Ukraine over the past two weeks.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in a Christmas greeting to Ukrainians said that Christmas in Ukraine now echoes alongside the din of war and the clash of weapons.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen called 2022 a momentous year for Europeans, one that revealed the soul and the strength of Europe, and mentioned solidarity with Ukraine.