Russian leader Vladimir Putin has proposed a technological experiment, saying that the West and Ukraine can decide on a target in Kyiv for a Russian Oreshnik missile strike and then try and intercept the Russian missile.
Source: Vladimir Putin during a…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Ukraine is financially secure for the coming year but lacks the strength for certain diplomatic moves.
Source: Interfax-Ukraine with reference to Zelenskyy’s statement to journalists in Brussels
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Keith Kellogg, US President-elect Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, believes that Kyiv and Moscow are ready for peace talks.
Source: Kellogg in an interview with Fox Business
Details: Kellogg believes that it is time for Ukrain…
The United Kingdom intends to carry on with Operation Interflex, a UK-led training mission, to train Ukrainian military personnel on its soil throughout 2025.
Source: John Healey, UK Secretary of State for Defence, in an interview with the Ukrinform ne…
John Healey, UK Secretary of State for Defence, has arrived in Kyiv on a visit.
Source: European Pravda, citing Ukrinform news agency
Details: The agency notes that Healey arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday, 18 December.
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The Élyseé Palace has announced that French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Brussels on Wednesday, 18 December.
Source: European Pravda with reference to Le Monde
Details: The meeting between Ma…
Following a recent statement by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has no leverage over Russia, Orbán has asserted that he would not respond to provocations.
Source: Orbán on X (Twitter), as reported by E…
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has said that Russia is ready to consider any proposals on how to restore “normality” in Russia’s relations with the United States.
Source: Ryabkov, as cited by Russian news outlet Interfax
Quote: “We will…
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) is conducting a series of checks in Kyiv’s government quarter on 18 December to enhance public safety and counter possible sabotage.
Source: SSU
Quote: “The [security] measures are being carried out in cooperation …
The Pentagon has suggested that the current administration of US President Joe Biden will not have time to spend all the remaining funds under the PDA programme (about US$5.6 billion) that Congress has allocated to send weapons and other military assis…