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Wednesday, 24 December 2025, 06:50
Ukraine is actively working with the United States on peace efforts. The main priority is ensuring that Russia does not sabotage this diplomacy. If it does, additional pressure on Russia will be necessary.
On Tuesday, December 22, the Central Election Commission (CEC) adopted a resolution resuming the operation of the State Voter Register.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a conversation with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen that the negotiations which are currently ongoing could fundamentally change the situation, stressing the importance of unified pressure by all partners on Russia to achieve peace.
President Volodymyr Zelensky received a detailed briefing from Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, and Andrii Hnatov, Chief of the General Staff, following meetings with representatives of U.S. President Donald Trump. Drafts of several documents have been prepared.
In the fight against corruption, the rule of law and the government’s procedural ability to address issues in a constitutional and transparent manner are essential.
22 December 2025
Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the Ukrainian military for their effective long-range strikes on Russian targets and stressed that international pressure is intensifying against Russia's oil and gas exports.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the return of the Ukrainian negotiating team from the United States and said he was awaiting a detailed report on the documents drafted, particularly on security guarantees.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the basic set of draft documents within the framework of Ukraine’s peace plan is ready.
President Volodymyr Zelensky greeted Ukrainian diplomats on their professional holiday, noting that this year they did not yield a single international platform to Russia on any issue critical to Ukraine.
Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk signed an order to create a working group to prepare a draft law on holding elections during wartime. The group will include representatives of all parliamentary factions and groups without exception, as well as civil society experts.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš believes that the ammunition initiative for Ukraine was, in principle, a good idea, and that its mechanisms will be discussed by the State Security Council on January 7.
On past miscalculations and the real levers available to Ukraine on the path to peace
Norway is consolidating the training of Ukrainian servicemen on Polish territory, closer to the Ukrainian border, at the largest training camp, Jomsborg.
Norway is learning the lessons of the war in Ukraine at both the tactical and strategic levels.
Russia has not abandoned its ambitions of military aggression against Ukraine and will continue to pursue them in full, using various methods.
When Norway realized it couldn’t provide certain types of weapons to Ukraine on its own, it turned to the United States, which in turn adapted the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) packages accordingly.
In January 2026, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe is expected to adopt a decision on the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. After this decision is adopted, the Advance Team will begin work on defining the parameters of this new institution.
The process of establishing compensation and legal mechanisms for Ukraine is proceeding on schedule, and the circle of states participating in the Convention Establishing the International Claims Commission for Ukraine will continue to expand.
A working group is being formed in the Verkhovna Rada to promptly examine the issue of potentially holding presidential elections in Ukraine under martial law.
Following Andriy Yermak's dismissal from the post of Head of the Office of the President, his aides and advisers were also dismissed. However, Serhii Leshchenko, Mykhailo Podolyak, and Oleksandr Bevz were transferred to other positions within the Office of the President.
Peacekeepers will not be deployed to Ukraine until Europe begins to act independently of the United States
Witkoff said that “Russia remains fully committed to achieving peace in Ukraine” and highly values U.S. efforts to resolve the conflict.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, during which the two leaders discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine and efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace.
Cyprus will continue to support Ukraine during its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union, which begins on January 1, 2026.
Authorized delegations from South Korea and Russia recently held closed-door talks in Moscow on North Korea’s nuclear program and other pressing regional security issues.
21 December 2025
At a meeting in the U.S.–Ukraine format, the parties worked through a 20-point plan; aligned positions on a multilateral framework agreement on security guarantees and on a bilateral security guarantees agreement from the United States; and continued work on an economic development plan.
The main goal of security guarantees for Ukraine is to ensure that it never again becomes a victim of an attack.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced new support packages for Ukraine, sanctions decisions, and personnel changes in the near future.
The Ukrainian negotiation team in Florida is carefully reviewing each point of the documents on ending the war, security guarantees, and Ukraine’s reconstruction, while also discussing possible timelines for various decisions.