UK, Poland agree on cooperation to protect airspace – Politico
The United Kingdom and Poland have agreed on closer cooperation to strengthen airspace protection.
14 January 2026
The United Kingdom and Poland have agreed on closer cooperation to strengthen airspace protection.
13 January 2026
The Netherlands and its allies want at least €15 billion from the EU aid package to be spent on purchasing weapons from the United States or other countries outside the European Union.
Security guarantees for Ukraine must be reliable, especially given Russia’s history of falsely accusing its neighbors of attacks on its own territory – something that could happen again after a ceasefire in Ukraine.
At Ukraine's request, the OSCE will hold an emergency debate on Thursday, January 15, to consider Russia's attacks on Ukrainian cities and its disregard for U.S.-led peace efforts.
In 2025, over 100 high-level meetings took place between Ukrainian and Polish politicians and government officials. Cooperation between Kyiv and Warsaw in the security sphere increased significantly over the past year: Ukraine is not only receiving military assistance but is also helping Poland strengthen its own defense capabilities.
During December 2025 and early January 2026, Russian occupiers carried out six massive missile and drone strikes on the territory of Ukraine.
In 2025, Ukraine concluded more than 30 international agreements aimed at strengthening digital security. In total, 40 countries have now become Ukraine's partners, 13 of them under the Tallinn Mechanism.
European NATO member states, against the backdrop of statements by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Greenland, are proposing to strengthen the Alliance's presence in the Arctic region, including the deployment of a NATO monitoring mission under the provisional name Arctic Sentry.
12 January 2026
The U.S. may have ambitions to expand its strategic positions, which at the same time is forcing Russia to lose its influence in different parts of the world.
European Partners Move on Toward Practical Steps, but without a U.S. Backstop
At an extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council, Ukraine informed its allies about the growing number of Russian attacks on the country's energy system and called for increased assistance, particularly air defense systems and missiles for Patriot and NASAMS.
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic has explained his country's position on security guarantees for Ukraine and warned Kyiv against legally recognizing Russia's control over the occupied territories.
Although NATO’s political commitment to Ukraine’s irreversible path toward membership remains in force, some NATO members currently oppose its accession. In the meantime, Ukraine cannot wait and needs security guarantees now.
Former Republican congressman Don Ritter has rejected claims that the United States would resort to a forceful takeover of Greenland.
11 January 2026
Russia's strike with a medium-range ballistic missile of the Oreshnik type on a target in the Lviv region, several dozen kilometers from the border with Poland, was a signal to Warsaw.
To address the growing security challenges facing the continent and make decisions quickly, Europe needs to establish a European Security Council and have a standing army of 100,000 troops to be ready to replace the existing US contingent if Washington decides to withdraw its troops.
10 January 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump believes that, despite Europe's significant efforts to support Kyiv, they are not enough, and Russian leader Vladimir Putin is not afraid of Europe.
U.S. involvement is a decisive factor for European states' readiness to deploy multinational forces in Ukraine after a ceasefire.
The UN Security Council will meet on Monday to discuss the situation in Ukraine following Russia's latest massive strikes and the use of an Oreshnik ballistic missile.
09 January 2026
The enemy's use of the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile is a challenge not only for Ukraine, but also for other European countries.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned Russia's use of a medium-range ballistic missile, the Oreshnik, against Ukraine during a phone call on Friday.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has established the location of fragments of a ballistic missile used by the Russian army to strike the Lviv region on the night of January 9.
During Russia’s nighttime attack on Ukraine on January 8-9, Kyiv warned Warsaw about the possible use by Russia of the Oreshnik missile system.
Russia's use of the Oreshnik ballistic missile against Ukraine indicates its intention to remind the West of the nuclear threat and signal a possible escalation of the war.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the world, and above all the US, must respond decisively to Russia's large-scale night strike on Ukraine, during which they used a medium-range ballistic missile, the Oreshnik. The Qatar Embassy building in the capital was damaged.
Ukraine will initiate an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council, a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council, as well as a response within the EU, the Council of Europe, and the OSCE regarding Russia's use of a medium-range ballistic missile against the Lviv region.
The seventh group of Ukrainian Legion volunteers consisting of Ukrainian citizens living abroad will sign contracts with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Polish city of Lublin on January 23.
08 January 2026
Russia is likely to be able to pose a significant threat to NATO earlier than predicted in the West, especially if a ceasefire occurs in Ukraine, which would free up Russian forces and allow Russia to rearm and recover.
07 January 2026
The decision to deploy British troops to Ukraine after a ceasefire must be approved by a vote in the House of Commons.