Ahead of the European Council meeting, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stressed the importance of adopting a decision on €90 billion for Ukraine and is consulting with Belgium on frozen Russian assets.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced his intention to expand control over Ukrainian territories if the US and its allies refuse to negotiate, and has called European politicians "young pigs."

NABU detective Ruslan Mahamedrasulov, who was released from custody the day before, believes that his detention was intended to put pressure on the heads of NABU and SAPO.

Russian occupiers attacked Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast at night, resulting in four casualties.

It has become known about the advance of Russian forces in the Pokrovsk and Bakhmut districts of Donetsk Oblast.

On the night of 18 December, the enemy launched a massive drone attack on Cherkasy.

Representatives of the United States and Russia are expected to meet in Miami next weekend as part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration’s efforts aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine.

On December 17, the US Senate backed a sweeping 2026 defense policy bill totaling a record $901 billion. The document includes $800 million in military aid for Ukraine over two years.

Ukraine is strengthening its defense cooperation with Germany. A number of new important agreements worth over €1.2 billion have been signed with German partners.

During Russia’s full-scale invasion from 2022 to 2025, detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) served 46 notices of suspicion to Ukrainian members of parliament, including 35 MPs of the 9th convocation.