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U.S. President Donald Trump said Ukraine needs Patriot missiles for defense after a positive call with President Zelenskyy, expressing frustration over Russia's refusal to pursue a ceasefire.
Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the urgent need for Patriot missile systems to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses amid intensified Russian attacks. He criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for rejecting ceasefire efforts and continuing the violence.
Trump described the Patriot missiles as 'pretty amazing' and acknowledged Ukraine’s heavy bombardment. Zelenskyy highlighted their discussions on joint defense production and increased cooperation with the U.S.
Trump also talked with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz regarding Ukraine’s request for Patriots but no decision has been finalized. Despite a temporary pause in U.S. weapons shipments, sources remain hopeful that deliveries will resume following the productive talks.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated his offer to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Ankara, at his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The talks took place on the sidelines of the international Forum for Peace and Trust in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Friday (12 December).
Russia’s human rights commissioner, Tatyana Moskalkova, has said that Ukraine has not provided Moscow with a list of thousands of children it alleges were taken illegally to Russia, despite the issue being discussed during talks in Istanbul.
Iranian authorities have seized a foreign tanker carrying more than 6 million litres of smuggled fuel in the Sea of Oman, detaining all 18 crew members on board.
An explosive device found in a vehicle linked to one of the alleged attackers in Bondi shooting has been secured and removed according to Police. The incident left 12 people dead.
The latest round of clashes between Thailand and Cambodia has left 15 Thai soldiers dead and 270 others injured, Thailand’s Ministry of Defence spokesman Surasant Kongsiri said at a press conference on Saturday.
Syria has arrested five people suspected of having links to a deadly attack on a joint U.S.–Syrian convoy in the central town of Palmyra on Saturday, the country’s Interior Ministry said.
The head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, the foreign spy service known as MI6, has warned that Russia "remains an aggressive and expansionist threat", vowing sustained support for Ukraine and calling for greater use of technology to protect UK security.
Odesa residents remained without power for a third straight day on Monday (15 December) after a Russian missile and drone strike crippled the power grid on Saturday (13 December).
Fighting along the Thailand–Cambodia border has entered a fifth consecutive day, despite U.S. President Donald Trump claiming he had brokered a ceasefire between the two sides.
World leaders have expressed condolences and solidarity after 15 people were killed in a mass shooting during Hanukkah celebrations at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday (14 December).
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