Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to arrive in the Netherlands on Tuesday 16 December on an official visit. Source: European Pravda, citing a press release on the Dutch government's press service;

With Russian missiles falling and millions displaced, holding elections in Ukraine would mean acting against the Constitution.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy briefed NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and the Presidents of the European Council António Costa and the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on the negotiations with the United States.

When Volodymyr Zelenskyy last asked Ukrainians to vote for him, he was a political newbie, a former comedian eager to change his country and talk with Russia to end a protracted conflict

Civilians were dead in Donetsk and Novhorod-Siversky, Ukrainian officials said.

The agency also accused eight people of bribery, abuse of office and possession of disproportionate assets on Tuesday. The investigation, which began 15 months ago, was welcomed by Zelenskyy who urged officials to cooperate with the probe. Energoatom says the investigation has not disrupted its operations.