Polish presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki, supported by the opposition Law and Justice party, said that he does not see the Ukraine of today in the EU or NATO. Source: Nawrocki on air with Polsat News,

With transit routes through Ukraine for Russian gas cut off, a few EU countries now need to rethink their gas supply. For others – including Germany and Switzerland – the impact will be minimal.

The EU's foreign policy chief said Thursday she hopes the United States, where President-elect Donald Trump takes office this month, will keep up its strong support for Ukraine and that the EU was ready to take the lead if not.

The destruction I have seen in Ukraine is heart-breaking. Families separated as mothers and fathers, sons and daughters serve in the armed forces. Lives upended as Russian missiles strike apartment buildings,

In the first trading day after Ukraine ceased the flow of Russian gas and oil, benchmark natural gas prices in Europe surged 4%.

A Russian drone attacked a civilian passenger bus in Ukraine's southern city of Kherson on Monday, killing at least one person and injuring nine more, the Kherson regional governor said.

The EU says most states will not be affected but other European countries, including Moldova, are facing shortages.

On December 18, Zelensky met with NATO secretary general Mark Rutte in Brussels to discuss enhancing air defense for Ukraine and ensuring the sustainability of peace. In the following days, he met with top EU officials in Brussels to discuss the importance of Western efforts to achieve a "just peace."

António Costa, the President of the European Council, has emphasised at the opening ceremony of the Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union that supporting Ukraine must remain the top priority in the near future.

The Polish government at the time also frequently voted against more EU integration, pushing instead for more national sovereignty. This was most prominently on display when the Polish constitutional court’s decision challenged the primacy of EU law,

While Ukraine’s acceptance into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) appears unattainable, armed neutrality may be the country’s next best option to protect against future Russian aggression.