On 16 December, an online meeting in the Ramstein format will be held

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the full-scale invasion of Ukraine had been a strategic disaster for Russia, and that the Kremlin had failed to achieve most of its key objectives.

Ukraine’s key European allies are exploring the possibility of involving Russia in negotiations to bring the war to an end. However, the final decision on the next steps rests with the Ukrainian leadership.

The United Arab Emirates has begun actively purchasing and testing Ukrainian interceptor drones to counter Iranian Shahed-136 drones. However, it soon became clear that the drones alone were not enough – the entire Ukrainian detection and coordination system is required for them to operate effectively.

The EU has announced that preparations are underway for the official launch of the first cluster as part of the accession negotiations between Ukraine and Moldova and the European Union.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a new nuclear materials production plant and stated that the country’s capacity to produce materials for nuclear weapons had more than doubled in five years.

The US is prepared to resort to military action against Iran once again if negotiations over its nuclear programme prove fruitless. At the same time, officials in Washington say that Donald Trump continues to hope for a diplomatic solution

Ukraine has received a new launcher for the IRIS-T air defence system. Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Germany for its support and stressed that, due to large-scale Russian air strikes, the country needs to further strengthen its air defences

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has stated that Ukraine’s international partners must step up economic pressure on Russia to force the Kremlin into genuine negotiations to end the war

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that negotiations involving Washington to end Russia’s war against Ukraine have effectively been suspended due to a lack of progress

Brian Mast, Chair of the US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, has stated that Washington has no plans to approve new large-scale financial aid packages for Ukraine