Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 665 (www.theguardian.com)
Volodymyr Zelenskiy insists US and European support for war will continue; Vladimir Putin says Moscow will ‘not give up what is ours’
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy insists US and European support for war will continue; Vladimir Putin says Moscow will ‘not give up what is ours’
The Ukraine Energy Support Fund has already accumulated 400 million euros ($438 million) to help Ukraine get through the winter, Ukrinform reported on Dec. 19, citing European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson.
The Hungarian leader wants to deprive Kyiv of funding and to halt expansion plans, but officials are mapping out a workaround, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank
The U.K. plans to sign a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding to "keep Kyiv in the fight" against Russia in the Black Sea, the Telegraph reported on Dec. 18, citing unnamed British military sources.
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
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov introduced in an opening presentation on Dec. 18 the state enterprise State Logistics Operator (DOT), a new procurement agency for Ukraine's Armed Forces.
The newly adopted measures include a ban on Russian diamonds, a crackdown on Russia's means to acquire military-use goods, tighter controls over the $60-per-barrel oil price cap, and further steps targeting Moscow's revenue amid the all-out war.
The European Council will hold a special summit on Feb. 1, where the EU leaders will discuss the four-year 50-billion-euro ($55 billion) funding package for Ukraine, European Council President Charles Michel said on Dec. 18.
The defense ministers of Sweden and Denmark signed a memorandum to jointly procure Swedish-made CV90 infantry fighting vehicles for Ukraine, the Swedish Defense Ministry announced on Dec. 18.
Original Reuters article with interactive graphical explanations.
The man was allegedly remotely recruited by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) in October and subsequently formed his own group of informants to scour Zaporizhzhia in search of the positions of Ukrainian troops and defenses.
The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed on Dec. 18 that recording devices had been detected in offices used by Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi and his staff.
Russia says 35 Ukrainian drones shot down overnight as Ukraine reports 20 Russian; Putin vows to make Russia a ‘sovereign, self-sufficient power’