Ukraine has carried out an exchange of GDP warrants issued in 2015, with a total value of USD 2.6 billion, for conventional debt securities due 2030, 2032, and 2034.

In the Odesa region, traffic to certain border crossing points on the Ukrainian-Moldovan border has been restricted following a Russian air attack.

The Russian army attacked a school in Zaporizhzhia with a Molniya drone.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Poland, where he will meet with Polish President Karol Nawrocki.

In the Odesa district, a Russian drone struck a civilian car traveling across a bridge, killing a woman and injuring her three children.

The company behind President Trump’s Truth Social platform makes a surprising move into the energy sector.

On December 18 in Beijing, Ukrainian First Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya held Ukrainian-Chinese political consultations with Liu Bin, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China (with the rank of deputy minister).

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said does not see the need to amend Ukraine’s Constitution to remove the country’s course toward NATO membership.

Poland continues to provide Ukraine with critically important military assistance while significantly strengthening its own defense capabilities within NATO, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal held talks with Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Jaromir Zuna on the development of security cooperation.