Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow would oppose the deployment of Western peacekeeping forces to Ukraine as part of any settlement to end the nearly three-year conflict. French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk earlier this month floated the idea of stationing foreign troops to enforce a potential

Russia is against the deployment of Western peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as part of any settlement to end the nearly three-year conflict, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has said.

Merz emphasized that for Germany to take part in such operations, a mandate that aligns with international law is required. However, he stressed that the key factor is Russia’s consent. Without it, the politician argued,

Ukrainians are worried that the next U.S. president will stop the supply of weapons being used to defend themselves against Russia's invasion - and pressure Kyiv into surrendering territory to Vladimir Putin.

The situation at the Russia-Ukraine front remains tense. A total of 104 combat clashes have been since the beginning of the day on December 30, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Two Ukrainian hockey players killed in Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhya Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, said Russian forces are trying to advance in the Pokrovsk direction and secure islands in Kherson Oblast.