Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet European leaders in The Hague on Tuesday to launch an International Claims Commission to compensate Kyiv for hundreds of billions of dollars in damage from Russian attacks and alleged war crimes. The conference comes as Zelensky said talks with European and US leaders on Monday were a “productive” step towards agreeing a ceasefire deal. Follow our liveblog for all the latest.
Russia says has control of key Ukrainian city of Kupiansk
Russia said it was in control of the key city of Kupiansk in northeastern Ukraine, the scene of intense fighting in recent weeks.
“The city of Kupiansk is under the control of the Fifth Russian Army,” Leonid Sharov, head of the Zapad group of troops, told state news agency TASS, after Russia claimed to have captured the city in November — followed by Ukraine saying it had reclaimed parts of it.
France demands ‘robust’ guarantees for Ukraine before talks on territory
France wants “robust security guarantees” for Ukraine before any discussions on Kyiv ceding territory to Moscow to end Russia’s war, President Emmanuel Macron’s team has said.
“We want robust security guarantees first before any discussions on territory. We’ve made progress on the issue of guarantees… thanks to a clarification on the form of US support,” said an adviser to Macron, after Zelensky held talks with US envoys and European leaders in Berlin aimed at reaching a deal to end the nearly four-year-old war.
Ukraine will ask US for long-range weapons if Russia rejects peace effort, Zelensky says
Ukraine will ask the US for more sanctions pressure on Russia and additional weapons, including long-range, if Moscow rejects diplomatic efforts to end the war, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday.
Kyiv supports the idea of a ceasefire, in particular for energy strikes, during the Christmas period, he told reporters in a WhatsApp chat.
Russia’s air defence units destroy drone flying towards Moscow, mayor says
Russia’s air defence units destroyed a drone flying towards Moscow, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on the Telegram messaging app.
“Emergency services are working at the site where the debris fell,” Sobyanin said.
Europe to launch international commission for Ukraine war damages
European leaders including Ukraine‘s Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet in The Hague on Tuesday to launch an International Claims Commission to compensate Kyiv for hundreds of billions of dollars in damage from Russian attacks and alleged war crimes.
The one-day conference, co-hosted by the Netherlands and the 46-nation Council of Europe, the continent’s top rights group, was to be attended by dozens of senior figures including European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
President Donald Trump has said a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine was closer than ever, after he spoke to Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and a host of European leaders.
European leaders say they have agreed that any decisions on potential Ukrainian territorial concessions to Russia could only be made once robust security guarantees were in place which should include a European-led multinational force.
A German drone maker and a Ukrainian defence tech start-up announced Monday they are forming a joint venture to mass-produce unmanned aerial vehicles for the Ukrainian military.
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