Ukraine
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Receives Over 1,000 Soldier Bodies From Russia
Exchanges and repatriations of bodies have continued intermittently between Ukraine and Russia despite the absence of broader progress toward ending the war.
Dec. 19, 2025
Zelensky
Zelensky Lands in Poland for Critical Talks with President Nawrocki to Shore up Support
The visit comes just as European Union leaders have agreed a €90bn loan to fund Ukraine for the next two years, ensuring it can continue its fight against Russia’s invasion.
Dec. 19, 2025
NATO
OPINION: Who Needs to Change the Constitution?
While Russia is destroying what remains of Ukraine’s electrical infrastructure, the US continues to pressure Zelensky into signing at least some kind of agreement with Russia before Christmas.
Dec. 19, 2025
Russia
Drones Hit 7 Russian Regions, Disrupt Power, Spark Fire at Major Chemical Plant
Drone attacks hit seven Russian regions overnight, cutting power and heating, shutting schools in Oryol, and triggering a fire at the TogliattiAzot chemical plant, officials said.
Dec. 19, 2025
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 18, 2025
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on December 18, 2025
Dec. 19, 2025
Ukraine
US Lawmakers Escalate Pressure on Moscow With Sweeping Sanctions, Shadow Fleet Crackdown
Congress is moving aggressively on two fronts to squeeze Putin’s war economy, pairing a House push for sanctions with a Senate effort to seize oil tankers helping fuel Russia’s invasion.
Dec. 19, 2025
Ukraine
High-Stakes Sunshine: Trump Team Launches Miami Blitz to End Russia’s War in Ukraine
This weekend’s talks in Florida promise momentum. But Putin’s signals, European anxiety, and a race against political impatience suggest the hardest part may be just beginning.
Dec. 19, 2025
Zelensky
‘This Is Already a Compromise’ – Zelensky Won’t Alter Constitution to Rule Out NATO Membership
“First of all, this is the Constitution of Ukraine, and it is up to the Ukrainian people to decide what to do with it, not anyone else,” Zelensky said in Brussels.
Dec. 19, 2025
Sanctions
Russia Orders Austrian Bank to Pay About $400M in Sanctions Losses
According to Washington and Brussels, Rasperia is linked to the Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska, who has been under Western sanctions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Dec. 19, 2025
Europe
‘Money Today or Blood Tomorrow’ – EU Finds €90B for Kyiv, Still Stuck on Frozen-Asset Plan
Despite Belgian and other opposition to a plan to use €201B in immobilized Russian funds, a proposal which remains at a deadlock in Brussels, Europe finds a way to loan money to Kyiv.
Dec. 19, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine-US Investment Fund Finalizes Policies Ahead of 2026 Launch
The DFC said prospective investments could span critical minerals production, energy projects, transportation and logistics, and maritime infrastructure.
Dec. 18, 2025
Belarus
Russian Nuclear-Capable Missile Oreshnik Deployed in Belarus
Moscow had already deployed tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in 2023 and said it could station Oreshnik there by the end of 2025.
Dec. 18, 2025
Europe
Zelensky Presses EU to Tap Russian Assets at Crunch Summit
The 27-nation bloc is scrambling to bolster its ally Ukraine, as US President Donald Trump pushes for a deal with President Vladimir Putin to end the fighting
Dec. 18, 2025
Ukraine
EU Agrees It’s ‘Worth Trying’ to Use Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine Loan, Says Tusk
Of the total 210 billion euros of Russian assets frozen in the EU after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, 185 billion are held in Belgium’s Euroclear central securities depository
Dec. 18, 2025
Zelensky
Zelensky Warns Ukraine May Slash Drone Production Without Spring Funding
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that without spring funding, Ukraine would be forced to sharply cut drone production, undermining its low-cost combat drones and long-range strike capabilities.
Dec. 18, 2025
Putin
‘We Have No Patience Left’: Russian POWs Appeal to Putin Over Prisoner Exchanges
Russian prisoners of war held in Ukraine appealed to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin ahead of his Dec. 19 call-in show, asking why they have not been included in prisoner exchanges.
Dec. 18, 2025
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