New year, new deal? Why peace still feels elusive for Ukraine

The US may be making positive noises, but exhausted Ukrainians remain wary after nearly four years of war

‘This is business as usual’: boss of bombed Ukrainian vodka maker seeks to expand exports

Nemiroff says products still reaching UK chains such as Sainsbury’s and Tesco despite production difficulties

Zelenskyy sacks Ukrainian spy chief who led daring raids against Russia

Vasyl Malyuk reportedly unwilling to leave post as head of the Security Service but will now lead special operations

Zelenskyy names Canada’s ex-finance minister as economic adviser in Ukraine

Chrystia Freeland takes on new role amid government shakeup in Kyiv as Ukrainian president replaces key figures

UK and France ‘ready to deploy troops’ to Ukraine after ceasefire

Commitment announced after ‘coalition of the willing’ summit in Paris with plan to establish ‘military hubs’

Russia reportedly sends submarine to escort ‘shadow fleet’ tanker being pursued by US

Naval assets sent to aid sanctions-hit vessel that has spent weeks attempting to evade US blockade, say reports

MPs would get vote on troop deployment to Ukraine, says Keir Starmer

UK and France ready to send peacekeeping troops PM tells House of Commons

Shadow attorney general will not advise Kemi Badenoch on Ukraine over Roman Abramovich link

David Wolfson is part of the legal team attempting to recover some of Russian billionaire’s frozen assets

EU accused of fuelling Putin’s war by importing Russian liquefied natural gas

Despite Brussels’ pledge to ban Russian LNG by 2027, shipments to European ports increased in the last year

Farage accused of ‘parroting Kremlin lines’ after remarks on UK troops in Ukraine

Pat McFadden says stance on peace deployment casts doubt on Reform leader’s commitment to UK national security

Coalition of the willing must be ‘robust’ to deal with Russia, warns ex-US general

Ben Hodges says multinational force to aid Ukraine would need thousands of troops to stop Russia breaking ceasefire

Russia fires hypersonic Oreshnik missile at Ukraine in revenge attack

Moscow says intermediate-range ballistic missile launch was retaliation for attempted drone strike on Vladimir Putin’s residence

Russia working to circumvent sanctions to ensure India oil imports continue

Delhi is world’s second largest purchaser of Russian crude, which is now cheaper than oil from Middle East

‘I think they want to break us’: Russian strikes on energy grid give freezing Kyiv some of its darkest days

Impact of raid on infrastructure rivals early weeks of war when tanks tried to force their way into Ukraine’s capital

Ukraine able to buy weapons from non-European suppliers with €90bn EU loan

Loan will only be repaid if Moscow pays reparations and plan to use Russia’s frozen assets still on table

Yulia Tymoshenko reportedly accused of scheming to bribe Ukrainian MPs

Opposition figure denies any allegations against her and suggests raid on her office is linked to election speculation

How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory

US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island

‘An attempt to break people’: Bucha holds out amid Russia’s weaponisation of winter

Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power plants as severe frost set in have been described as ‘crimes against humanity’

Ukraine war briefing: Russia readying strikes on nuclear power system, Zelenskyy warns

Kyrylo Budanov arrives in US heading delegation for further talks on peace proposals. What we know on day 1,425

Kremlin says Putin has been invited to join Trump’s Gaza ‘board of peace’

Putin shows no signs of ending Ukraine war and claim adds weight to accusation Trump favours Russian president