Sanctions against Russian tankers and the entire infrastructure used to transport Russian oil will be intensified both by Europe and by Ukraine.

Volodymyr Zelensky announced a strengthening of Ukraine’s combat aviation.

Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has announced that audits in the defense sector will start in the 20s of December, with the first interim results expected in January.

Ukraine and its partners are working on a fundamental 20-point document to end the war, while work is also underway on at least two additional documents — one on security and one on the economy.

President Volodymyr Zelensky and his team held a productive discussion with the American side on Ukraine’s reconstruction and economic recovery.

An Egyptian snack, Icelandic pool culture, Cuban music and Albanian lahuta music also get recognition.

A criminal investigation into the situation surrounding the orphaned children evacuated to Turkey at the beginning of the full-scale invasion has also been opened on Turkish territory.

Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN, Andrii Melnyk, presented to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) a draft resolution on international cooperation in studying, mitigating, and minimizing the consequences of the Chornobyl disaster, and urged states to vote in favor of the document.

Iceland joins Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands in saying it will boycott the 2026 contest.

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the Law “On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2026.”