#Ukraine

#Ukraine

What we cannot accept is the threat to interfere in European politics,

Andriy Yermak has served as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff since 2020. His resignation from the role comes after his office was searched amid a corruption investigation. Yermak has served as Zelenskyy's chief negotiator amid indirect peace talks between Ukraine and Russia which are mediated by the US (FILE: November 23, 2025) Image: Elodie Le Maou/AFP/Getty Images Andriy Yermak resigned as Ukrainian President's Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff on Friday.

A drone maker that's been arming Ukraine and designing systems to protect NATO says it's learned what the alliance, especially allies sharing a border with Russia, will need to fight - and win - a war. Drone maker Origin Robotics, which is based in Latvia, one of NATO's smaller eastern edge allies bordering Russia and Belarus, is among those considered most at risk of a potential Russian attack.

It was Nawrocki's first trip to Prague since his election in June and came just under a week before a summit of presidents of the so-called Visegrad Group of Central European countries in Esztergom, Hungary, on December 3. The two men were keen to emphasize in the press briefing after their meeting that they were very much on the same page on most of the issues facing Europe, notably the war in Ukraine.

China's Xi Jinping held a wide-ranging phone call on issues like Taiwan and trade, as relations appeared to gather new momentum since the pair's meeting in South Korea last month. Hours after the call on Monday, the US president hailed the two countries' extremely strong relationship, announcing that he and Xi discussed the war in Ukraine, fentanyl trafficking and a deal for farmers during the very good morning call, which also included an exchange of invitations to each other's countries.