French President Emmanuel Macron believes that Russia’s war against Ukraine remains a key factor of instability on the European continent, and that Europe must accelerate the development of its own defense and make specific commitments to protect Ukraine.

In 2025, President Volodymyr Zelensky made about 60 visits abroad, received almost 100 heads of foreign states and governments in Ukraine, held 20 international video conferences, made over 230 phone calls with leaders of states and governments, and participated in almost 150 events in Ukraine.

Video verified by the BBC shows a crowd breaking the gate of the governor’s office in Fasa.

In 2025, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) demonstrated impressive results by conducting a unique special operation called Spider Web, striking a Russian submarine and delivering systematic blows to the enemy’s infrastructure that supports the war.

On January 3, a meeting in the format of national security advisors is expected to include representatives from more than 10 European countries, as well as NATO, the European Commission, and the European Council. American partners are also expected to join online.

Countries around the world celebrated the new year with colourful shows and long-held traditions.

Russian forces shelled and attacked the Nikopol, Pavlohrad, Kryvyi Rih, and Synelnykove districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region with artillery and strike drones. Four people were injured, and civilian infrastructure was damaged.

In 2025, the amount of international security assistance reached $45 billion – a record figure since 2022.

On Wednesday, December 31, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned, for separate meetings, the Charge d’Affaires of India in Ukraine and the Charge d’Affaires of Pakistan in Ukraine regarding statements supporting the Russian fake narrative about an alleged "attack on Putin’s residence."

Ukraine’s Defense Forces burn down Russia’s military power, the capabilities of its military-industrial complex, and its oil refineries every day, thereby undermining the aggressor’s desire to continue this war.