Economy
Ukraine and Portugal agree on joint production of marine drones
Lisbon and Kyiv agree to launch a joint project to manufacture drones for maritime security during Portuguese Prime Minister's visit to Ukraine
Rada supports law on land for combatants and families of fallen soldiers
Parliament approves in the first reading a draft law to provide veterans and families of fallen defenders with a guaranteed right to state and municipal land plots
The EU will pay about €3 billion annually for a loan to Ukraine
The EU's joint borrowing of €90bn to support Ukraine involves significant interest costs that will be borne by EU budgets
Australia secretly handed over all 49 Abrams tanks to Ukraine via Poland
Last batch of 12 Australian M1A1 Abrams delivered to Ukraine after months of covert operations and complex logistics
EU agrees €90bn financial support for Ukraine for 2026-2027
The European Union has decided to provide Ukraine with 90 billion euros of funding for two years through a joint borrowing mechanism, the funds will cover military and budgetary needs, and Kyiv will repay the loan only after Russia pays reparations
Emergency power cuts in Odesa due to grid overload after shelling
Power engineers almost restore electricity supply in region, but equipment is operating at capacity after 13 December attack, Artsyz without power for 6 days
Britain extends sanctions against Russia's oil industry
London adds 24 more entries to the sanctions list, including key Russian oil companies and five individuals
Germany increases contribution to Ukraine's Energy Support Fund to almost €390 million
Germany has transferred an additional EUR 4.5 million to the Energy Support Fund for Ukraine and remains its largest donor since the start of the full-scale war. The funds are being used to restore grids and develop decentralised generation
Moldova adds Lukoil to sanctions list due to threats to national security
Chisinau joins US sanctions against Russian oil companies, which, according to the authorities, finance Russia's aggressive potential
Germany provides Ukraine with another €70 million in winter energy support
The additional funding will help to provide heat, light and water to about 2.6 million Ukrainians during the worst winter of the war
European Council starts with Ukraine: leaders seek €90bn funding solution
The EU Summit in Brussels should determine the mechanism of support for Ukraine for 2026-2027 and the fate of Russia's frozen assets
US Senate approves $901bn defence budget, including $800m in aid to Ukraine
U.S. lawmakers support record defence budget that provides stable funding for Ukraine's security in 2026-2027
