German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that with potential security guarantees from the US and Europe after the ceasefire in Ukraine, Western peacekeepers would be able to resist the Russian army under certain circumstances.

Ukraine plans to reduce the duration of power outages for residential and industrial consumers by revising the list of critical infrastructure facilities.

Defence forces have completed the encirclement of the enemy in Kupiansk and have moved on to stabilisation measures and clearing the city. The Russians are unsuccessfully attempting to break through the land corridor.

The Kremlin has stated that Russia does not agree to a temporary Christmas truce.

President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that it is not enough to force Russia to make peace; it must be forced to accept that there are rules in the world.

Russia is ready for a peace agreement, but will not compromise on the "five territories" it has occupied in Ukraine.

New details have emerged in the case of the murder of former Verkhovna Rada speaker and MP Andrii Parubii.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that the countries participating in the Coalition of the Willing have developed military plans for Ukraine in the air, at sea and on land.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that security guarantees for Ukraine envisage a military response from the US in the event of renewed aggression by Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commented on possible territorial concessions and the creation of a "buffer zone" in Donbas, emphasising Kyiv's principled position. He announced this during an online press conference.