Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,019
Al JazeeraHere is the situation on Monday, December 9: We discussed important issues on the battlefield and in the global situation, from our frontlines to North Korea. I stated that we need a just and enduring… United States President-elect Donald Trump has called for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end “the madness”, prompting Zelenskyy and the Kremlin to list their conditions. In an interview with NBC News, Trump also said the incoming administration would reduce aid to Ukraine, which the US has been steadfastly backing since its invasion by Russia in 2022. Zelenskyy said he told Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron during their talks in Paris that Kyiv needs an “enduring peace” that Moscow would not “destroy in a few years”. Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who is in pole position to become the country’s next chancellor, is in Ukraine for talks on how to fend off Russia’s full-scale invasion.