Ukraine: Key events that shaped 2024 and will influence the conflict in 2025
Ukraine is still standing after more than 1,000 days of full-scale fighting with Russia, in the biggest war in Europe since 1945
Ukraine food train delivers nourishment to places where invasion has made preparing a meal impossible
From its current base in Kharkiv, train staff prepare food boxes – including cutlets, buckwheat, cabbage salad, muffins and bananas – to be collected by volunteers and distributed
Millions in Ukraine without power after another massive Russian attack on energy grid
Kremlin welcomes Donald Trump’s criticism of strikes on Russia using US missiles
Poland plays down prospect of sending peacekeepers to Ukraine
Donald Trump critical of long-range strikes against Russia carried out with US missiles by Kyiv
Russia rules out compromise on Ukraine as its troops grind forward in the east
Kyiv’s forces strike industrial sites in Russia as UN nuclear monitors condemn drone attack on vehicle
Russia talks pointless without security guarantees and defence boost, Ukraine says
Kyiv open to possible deployment of western troops ahead of Nato membership
Putin bruised by Assad’s fall as pressure mounts for talks on Ukraine
Loss of Syrian vassal could cost Russia crucial military bases and influence in Middle East and beyond
‘I’m here for the long haul’: American veterans make new home in Ukraine as fears over US support grow
The International Legion has become a valued part of the Ukrainian military that continues to attract recruits from around the world
EU should halt visa-free travel with Georgia, Netherlands says
Tbilisi’s crackdown on opposition parties and protesters prompts Ukraine to impose sanctions on Georgian officials ‘handing over the country’ to Russia
Georgian protesters defiant as government claims to have thwarted foreign-backed ‘revolution’
Constitutional court in Black Sea state rejects claims that parliamentary election was rigged
Nato focuses on military aid push as Ukraine seeks full membership of the alliance
Twenty more air defence systems needed to protect nation’s power grid, says Kyiv
Germany sends more military aid to Ukraine and criticises China’s support for Russia
Scholz’s trip comes weeks after he faced criticism from Volodymyr Zelenskiy for speaking to Vladimir Putin by phone
Georgia’s president urges EU to act as anti-government protests continue
Clashes in Tbilisi after ruling party shelves EU accession talks following contentious election
Thousands continue to protest in Georgian capital over EU membership and contested election results
Several diplomats in western capitals have resigned over Russia-leaning government’s decision to take EU accession talks ‘off the agenda’
Ukrainians on the threat of Trump: ‘There should be no concessions because this is our territory’
In advance of Trump’s inauguration, speculation grows over what territory he could press Ukraine to abandon for a peace agreement with Russia