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Military production cannot remain on peacetime footing while war in Ukraine goes on, Radosław Sikorski says after visit to Kyiv

Festive tunes may be ringing out but Russians will pay more for their traditional feast and only pop stars loyal to Putin are on TV

Ukrainian forces shoot down three Russian bomber aircraft, says Kyiv; Moscow threatens to retaliate if US confiscates frozen Russian assets

Photojournalist Jelle Krings has been documenting Ukraine’s flower industry since the start of the invasion, looking at how it helps the country cope with war. From a greenhouse production plant built with Dutch technologies, we follow the supply chain of flowers throughout the country to the people who use them, exploring the...

One person injured in Russian drone attack on Kyiv; Zelenskiy says military intelligence suggests Russia’s military activity is slowing down

Families desperate for news of loved ones held by Russia know the longer they are there the harder their recovery will be

Volodymyr Zelenskiy insists US and European support for war will continue; Vladimir Putin says Moscow will ‘not give up what is ours’

Ukraine president seeks to boost morale after difficult year as Russian opponent claims to hold initiative

White House warns US only has enough funding for one more aid package this year; Ukraine’s top general says situation on frontline has not reached stalemate

As the Ukraine war heads into a new calendar year, the country is battling not just the Russian army but also on the diplomatic front, to secure further aid from its allies. Luke Harding and Dan Sabbagh report

Russia says 35 Ukrainian drones shot down overnight as Ukraine reports 20 Russian; Putin vows to make Russia a ‘sovereign, self-sufficient power’

French president accuses Hungarian PM of being dishonest to the public about his reasons for vetoing aid

Editorial: Hungary’s Viktor Orbán has blocked aid for now, but the decision to begin membership negotiations should be celebrated

EU opens membership talks with Ukraine but Orbán vetos aid package; on the frontline in Avdiivka

Kyiv hopeful ‘all necessary legal procedures’ will be completed at EU summit in January

We in Ukraine always knew this would be a long war. To sustain the fight, Zelenskiy must find a way to give those on the frontline a break, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz and Charles Michel meet Hungarian leader in bid to prevent Budapest blocking decision

EU leaders prepare for showdown with Hungary over Ukrainian membership talks; more than 50 injured in Russian missile attack on Kyiv

Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff warns the ‘Europe puzzle’ cannot come together without Ukraine

It was the second strike on Ukraine’s capital this week after a long period of calm

Zelenskiy gets frosty reception from Republicans in Washington; Biden announces $200m military aid package

Many Europeans don’t realise that EU enlargement is the only way to counter China and Russia – but this week, leaders must act, say Piotr Buras and Engjellushe Morina of the European Council on Foreign Relations

Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits Washington, saying delays to future military aid are ‘dreams come true’ for Vladimir Putin; Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny missing

Bumper grain crop celebrated in Russia can be explained by ‘looting’ of occupied territory, say prosecutors