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President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that following the trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, the number of problematic issues has decreased, while emphasizing that Ukraine’s position on territorial integrity remains unchanged.

President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that it is important for Ukraine to set a concrete EU accession date in a peace agreement to secure clear security guarantees and prevent any blocking of its membership.

During his Sunday prayer, Pope Leo XIV urged renewed efforts to end the war in Ukraine and reiterated his appeal for prayers for peace in the country.

Franziska Brantner, head of Germany’s opposition party Alliance 90/The Greens, has called on the federal government to provide Ukraine with additional air defense systems and long-range missiles.

The participants of the January Uprising of 1863–1864 in Vilnius could not even have dreamed of the level of unity that Ukraine’s international partners are demonstrating today. Together, they are striving to ensure that joint efforts are sufficient to provide real protection for Ukraine – and, consequently, for Europe.

Slovakia’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Juraj Blanár, has condemned Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities and expressed solidarity with Ukraine’s civilian population.

Russia's leadership is trying to push U.S. President Donald Trump to abandon the negotiation process with Ukraine and Europe and make concessions to Moscow's demands put forward at the August 2025 summit in Anchorage, Alaska.

Russia has stepped up the activities of so-called “Russian Houses” in African countries, using them not only as centers for promoting Russian influence under the guise of cultural diplomacy, but also as hubs for recruiting mercenaries to fight against Ukraine.

Ongoing Russian attacks are preventing the stabilization of Ukraine’s power supply, as the energy system does not have enough time to recover.

Czech support for Ukraine will not decrease significantly, although the voices of those who have long been critical of it are now being heard more loudly due to the country’s purely domestic political situation.

In 2025, local community budgets in Ukraine received UAH 359 million in tourist tax, which is UAH 86 million more than in 2024.

Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the United States will meet in Abu Dhabi on Saturday for the second day of negotiations on a plan being pushed by US President Donald Trump to end the almost four-year-long war. The first known direct contact between Ukrainian and Russian officials on the proposal began Friday. Ukraine’s chief negotiator Rustem Umerov said the discussions focused “on the parameters for ending Russia’s war and the further logic of the negotiation process”. An initial US draft drew heavy criticism in Kyiv and western Europe for hewing too closely to Moscow’s line, while later iterations prompted pushback from Russia for floating the idea of European peacekeepers. Both sides say the fate of territory in the eastern Donbas region is one of the main outstanding issues in the search for a settlement to a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions and decimated parts of Ukraine. The UAE foreign ministry said in a statement that the talks were scheduled to last two days and were “pa...

The situation with electricity throughout Ukraine has become significantly more challenging. Due to attacks by Russian forces, the power system is operating at full capacity.

At the G7+ Energy Ramstein meeting, Ukraine presented its partners with its steps to strengthen energy security.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Presidents of the United States and Ukraine agreed on supplying ammunition for the Patriot air defense system.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that young people provide motivation and energy to fight for Ukraine.

During the activities of the Ukraine House at the World Economic Forum in Davos, three agreements aimed at restoration and reconstruction in various sectors of Ukraine’s economy, including energy, were signed.

International partners have confirmed their intention to provide Ukraine with new assistance to overcome the energy crisis, including more than 6,000 units of energy equipment.

In Ukraine, January 22, 2026 became the most difficult day for the power system since the blackout in November 2022.

Ukraine has recently received more than 50 tons of equipment for energy companies, and aid from the Czech Republic is expected to arrive on January 23.