Defence was the thread running through the questions from the Conservative leader. Kemi Badenoch began by welcoming the PM's efforts on Ukraine, but suggested he has shown a "fundamental lack of respect" to the Commons by not making a statement immediately. Starmer committed to making a statement on Ukraine at "the earliest opportunity"

Coalition of the Willing signs Ukraine security agreement with U.S. support, establishing multinational force and ceasefire monitoring mechanism.

Russian strikes late on Wednesday knocked out power supplies almost entirely in two regions of southeastern Ukraine, the energy ministry said.

Russian officials say that a Ukrainian attack killed 24 people in a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine’s Kherson region, as tensions between the two nations continue to spike despite diplomats hailin

The southeastern regions of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia were almost entirely without power, officials said.

By Michele Kambas NICOSIA, Jan 7 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sought progress on EU membership talks and tougher sanctions on Russia, making his case on Wednesday as Cyprus took over the European Union's rotating presidency.

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff were meeting with the Coalition of the Willing in Paris on security guarantees.

Officials from the "Coalition of the Willing" have been meeting in Paris this afternoon, as they try to make further progress on a peace deal for Ukraine.