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ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 20, 2025
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on December 20, 2025
Dec. 21, 2025
Ukraine
Silence in Miami: Breakthrough Absent as US-Russia Talks Move Into Day Two
US officials rule out trilateral talks for now, putting the onus on Russia to bridge the gap with Ukraine’s security needs.
Dec. 21, 2025
Zelensky
Zelensky Hints US Help in Holding Elections, Says Peace ‘Better Than War, but Not at Any Price’
The Ukrainian president said a ceasefire is needed to hold elections, and that the US is aware of the issue and might help create the conditions for them to happen.
Dec. 20, 2025
War in Ukraine
‘We Need Something Concrete – Not Just a Piece of Paper’ – Interview With Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk
Sven Lilienström, founder of the Faces of Democracy initiative, spoke with Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk (42) about the humanitarian crisis in eastern Ukraine.
Dec. 20, 2025
Zelensky
Zelensky Says US Mooted Direct Ukraine-Russia Talks on Ending War in Miami
Trump’s envoys have pushed a plan in which the US would offer security guarantees to Ukraine, but Kyiv will likely be expected to surrender some territory, a prospect resented by many Ukrainians.
Dec. 20, 2025
War in Ukraine
British Defence Intelligence Update Ukraine 20 December 2025
Latest from the British Defence Intelligence.
Dec. 20, 2025
Ukraine
Kyiv Hits 2 Su-27s in Occupied Crimea Just Before Combat Sortie
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said it struck two Su-27 fighters at Belbek airfield, with one fully loaded and preparing for takeoff on a combat sortie.
Dec. 20, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russia’s ‘Non-Stop’ Attack on Odesa Kills 8, Injures 30 on Saturday, Minister Says
As Russia ramps up its strikes on southern Ukraine’s Odesa, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister said Moscow is “purposefully destroying” the region’s logistical infrastructure.
Dec. 20, 2025
Zelensky
Zelensky Says Carelessness ‘Could Ruin’ Polish-Ukrainian Relations
Ukrainian president said “there can be no hostility” with Poland, which despite differences with its neighbor has been one of Kyiv’s staunchest backers during the war with Russia.
Dec. 20, 2025
Ukraine
Ninety Billion Euros for Ukraine: a Good Compromise?
The EU member states have agreed on an interim solution in the dispute over a loan to Ukraine.
Dec. 20, 2025
Russia
Ukraine Hits Russian Warship in Caspian Sea, Opening New Drone Front
Ukraine’s General Staff said it carried out additional strikes on Friday night in the Caspian Sea – far from Ukraine’s borders – targeting a Russian vessel and oil facilities.
Dec. 20, 2025
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Hits RSP-6M2 Radar in Occupied Crimea
Local Telegram channels in occupied Crimea said multiple explosions rocked a site hosting a radar system that guides plane landings – an attack later confirmed by the Ukrainian military.
Dec. 20, 2025
US
Russian Envoy Dmitriev to Join Ukraine Talks in Miami
The weekend talks come after President Vladimir Putin vowed to press ahead with his military offensive in Ukraine nearly four years into his war in an annual news conference on Friday.
Dec. 20, 2025
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 19, 2025
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on December 19, 2025
Dec. 20, 2025
Ukraine
From Backer to Broker: Rubio Signals More Transactional America on NATO, Ukraine, Russia
The US secretary of state’s year-end appearance suggested a foreign policy driven less by solidarity than by calculation, unsettling allies across Europe.
Dec. 20, 2025
Putin
Putin’s Electoral Chief Ready to Organize Presidential Elections for Ukrainians Living in Russia
Ella Pamfilova – who organized Putin’s “very clean” re-election last year – said Russia’s CEC would arrange for Ukrainians living in Russia to participate “if Ukraine opts for legitimate elections.”
Dec. 19, 2025

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