Talks between US and Ukrainian negotiators over a proposed peace deal with Russia ended in Miami this weekend, with few new developments and lingering questions over security guarantees and territorial issues,

Russian forces have advanced on several fronts recently. President Vladimir V. Putin signaled after talks with U.S. officials that he was not budging from demands.

After a number of drone sightings near European airports and military bases, mysterious aircraft were seen over Ireland as Ukraine's Zelenskyy visited.

Donald Trump Jr. suggested that President Donald Trump “may” walk away from Ukraine peace efforts over repeated allegations of corruption against several close allies of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

On December 3rd the European Commission unveiled a long-awaited proposal to use frozen Russian assets, some €210bn ($245bn) of which are in Europe, to underpin a loan to Ukraine, initially €90bn but ultimately perhaps much more,

Several dogs with blue fur were spotted in October roaming the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster. (Credit: Clean Futures Fund via Storyful)