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Rachel Reeves welcomes EU deal to loan billions to Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the move will ‘truly strengthen our resilience’.

Evening Standard

Watch live: Vladimir Putin holds annual end of year address and phone-in with Russians

Watch live as Vladimir Putin holds his annual televised new conference on Friday (19 December).

The Independent UK

Dispatches from a year of global conflict and uncertainty

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EU greenlights €90bn loan for Ukraine, without frozen Russian assets

European Union leaders have agreed a €90 billion loan package for Ukraine, offering Kyiv a financial lifeline as it faces mounting budgetary pressure, but stopped short of the contentious step of using frozen Russian state assets.

Radio France Internationale

Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead, officials say

Officials say a man who is suspected in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University and in the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy and Polish PM hail EU’s €90bn loan: ‘Scariest thing for Russians is when we’re together’ – as it happened

Ukrainian leader welcomes move as Donald Tusk says ‘it could be better’ after Russian frozen assets left out of deal

The Guardian - AU

Zelensky welcomes £78.8bn EU backing for Ukraine

The loan avoids the EU having to use frozen Russian assets.

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Ukraine deal: EU leaders agree €90bn loan, but without use of frozen Russian assets

Two-year deal will cover most of Ukraine’s needs, but will be secured against EU borrowing rather than Russian assets

The Guardian - UK

Crucial Proposal Inside Ukraine Peace Plan Now 'Dead', Top Putin Ally Declares

The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, has called proposals to use seized Russian assets to assist Ukraine "a dead end."

International Business Times

‘Money today or blood tomorrow’: EU leaders race to secure deal for Ukraine

Summit divided on idea of loan secured against Russian assets, as Belgium seeks guarantees if scheme goes wrong

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine does not believe Europe ‘should replace the US’ in security guarantees, Zelenskyy says

Responding to a question from Euronews, the Ukrainian leader said Europe’s commitment to assist Ukraine in case of a future Russian attack cannot replace the US security guarantees for Ukraine. For Kyiv these are “different things” and how Russia is trying to “exclude” the EU from it, he explained.

Euronews

Kremlin envoy set to visit Miami for talks on US peace plan for Ukraine

A U.S. official says a Kremlin envoy will travel to Florida to discuss a U.S.-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Von der Leyen calls for unity on funding Ukraine as EU leaders meet in Brussels

As European Union leaders converge on Brussels, the debate over how to pay for Ukraine’s defence is coming to a head. The proposals to use frozen Russian assets are exposing legal risks, political fault lines and testing the limits of European solidarity.

Radio France Internationale

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin dismisses new peace plan after Trump’s envoy calls talks constructive

Steve Witkoff has hailed latest talks in Florida as 'productive and constructive' without announcing any major breakthroughs

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Ukraine war briefing: Drones strike tanker in Russian port, local officials say

Deaths and damage to ship reported in attack in Rostov-on-Don; Zelenskyy to reportedly push EU plan to use frozen Russian assets. What we know on day 1,394

The Independent UK

Putin warns that Russia will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if peace talks fail

Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning that Moscow will extend its gains in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin's demands in peace talks

The Independent UK

Trump says envoy leading Ukraine peace talks ‘knew nothing about Russia’

The US president says he chose Steve Witkoff to lead negotiations as he has ‘the best personality’

The Independent UK

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The Associated Press’ most striking images from nature in 2025 show existence as fragile as an albino turtle hatchling among its peers or a cicada’s translucent wings.

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Macron demands 'robust security guarantees' before any Ukraine territorial talks

Talks on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine have intensified, with France and other European powers stressing the need for robust security guarantees for Kyiv before any discussion of territorial concessions. While negotiators report progress on Western-backed assurances, deep differences remain over land occupied by Russia.

Euronews

Reparations loan for Ukraine: Who's in favour and who's against?

The European Union's bold attempt to issue a reparations loan to Ukraine using immobilised Russian assets has sharply divided the bloc's key leaders. Ahead of a crucial summit, Euronews breaks down who's in favour and who's against.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky urges European leaders to show united front against Putin at Brussels summit

Ukrainian president’s call comes after Putin launched bizarre rant against West amid ongoing US-brokered peace talks

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Peacekeepers could repel Russian forces under ceasefire plan, says Merz

German Chancellor says this remains a far-off prospect; Zelenskyy says negotiations on peace deal could soon be finalised. What we know on day 1,393

The Independent UK

Key details of the latest Ukraine peace deal – and the main hurdles Russia keeps putting in the way

Donald Trump says talks on security guarantees for Ukraine ‘close to 95 per cent’ complete

The Independent UK

Zelensky says new ‘Trump peace plan’ will be ready in days – but Moscow is already pushing back

Zelensky left Germany armed with Nato-style security guarantees – but was still unclear on territory

Evening Standard

Path to Ukraine peace not ‘straight line’, Starmer says after ‘productive’ talks

Progress is being made on security guarantees for Kyiv, the Prime Minister told his Cabinet.

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