BRUSSELS, Dec 19 - NATO’s secretary-general said he wants to discuss ways to put Ukraine in a position of strength for any future peace talks with Russia during a meeting Wednesday with Ukraine’s president and a small number of European leaders.

BRUSSELS, Dec 15 – President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has said that in the coming days, the last in 2023 disbursement of the EUR 1.5 billion of the macro-financial assistance (MFA), which will make it possible to build a small but important bridge necessary for further financing of EUR 50 billion until 2027. This issue will be discussed at an extraordinary EU meeting to be held in late January - early February 2024.

KYIV, Dec 17 - Russia and Ukraine reportedly launched mass drone attacks at each other’s territories for a second straight day Sunday, one of which apparently targeted a Russian military airport.

KYIV, Dec 15 – The World Bank on December 14 announced $1.34 billion in additional financial assistance to provide critical public services at the national and regional levels in Ukraine, according to a World Bank press release.

KYIV, Dec 15 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the achievements at the EU summit of the fundamental decision on the creation of the Ukraine Facility in the amount of EUR 50 billion for 2024-2027, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

KYIV, Dec 16 – The German government, through the KfW, will provide NPC Ukrenergo with EUR 32.5 million to rehabilitate eight high-voltage substations in southern and western Ukraine, the company has said.

BRUSSELS, Dec 16 - The European Union said Friday its latest round of sanctions will hit Russia’s military-industrial complex, as well as people and groups that are attacking Ukrainian civilians or kidnapping children.

KYIV, Dec 19 - President Volodymyr Zelensky said protecting Ukraine's borders was a "constant priority" and his country was ready for all possible scenarios with Russia and its ally Belarus, which Kyiv has warned could be drawn into the 10-month conflict.

KYIV, Dec 16 - One of Ukraine’s best known veteran politicians, Gennady Kernes, died in Germany in the early hours of Thursday from complications caused by the coronavirus, local authorities and members of his family said, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Dec 18 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said he views the clashes over land bills, which occurred in the center of Kyiv on Tuesday, as a manifestation of "the old elites'" resistance to the reforms of the new authorities.