Reside: Europe to launch worldwide fee for Ukraine conflict damages

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Issued on: 16/12/2025 - 07:03 Modified: 16/12/2025 - 07:33

<img fetchpriority="high" src="https://s.france24.com/media/display/bb043496-da44-11f0-a8ac-005056a90284/w:1280/p:16x9/AP25349621726439.jpg" srcset="https://s.france24.com/media/display/bb043496-da44-11f0-a8ac-005056a90284/w:388/p:16x9/AP25349621726439.jpg 388w,https://s.france24.com/media/display/bb043496-da44-11f0-a8ac-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/AP25349621726439.jpg 720w,https://s.france24.com/media/display/bb043496-da44-11f0-a8ac-005056a90284/w:1024/p:16x9/AP25349621726439.jpg 1024w,https://s.france24.com/media/display/bb043496-da44-11f0-a8ac-005056a90284/w:1280/p:16x9/AP25349621726439.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px" width="1280" height="720" alt="Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany." loading="eager" class="a-img "/> Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a press convention with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. © Maryam Majd, AP Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet European leaders in The Hague on Tuesday to launch an Worldwide Claims Fee to compensate Kyiv for a whole bunch of billions of {dollars} in harm from Russian assaults and alleged conflict crimes. The convention comes as Zelensky stated talks with European and US leaders on Monday had been a "productive" step in direction of agreeing a ceasefire deal. Comply with our liveblog for all the newest.

16/12/2025 - 06:40 Ukraine will ask US for long-range weapons if Russia rejects peace effort, Zelensky says Ukraine will ask the US for extra sanctions stress on Russia and extra weapons, together with long-range, if Moscow rejects diplomatic efforts to finish the conflict, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on Monday.

Kyiv helps the thought of a ceasefire, specifically for power strikes, in the course of the Christmas interval, he informed reporters in a WhatsApp chat.

16/12/2025 - 06:39 Russia's air defence models destroy drone flying in direction of Moscow, mayor says Russia's air defence models destroyed a drone flying in direction of Moscow, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated on the Telegram messaging app.

"Emergency companies are working on the web site the place the particles fell," Sobyanin stated.

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16/12/2025 - 02:36 Europe to launch worldwide fee for Ukraine conflict damages European leaders together with Ukraine 's Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet in The Hague on Tuesday to launch an Worldwide Claims Fee to compensate Kyiv for a whole bunch of billions of {dollars} in harm from Russian assaults and alleged conflict crimes.

The one-day convention, co-hosted by the Netherlands and the 46-nation Council of Europe, the continent's high rights group, was to be attended by dozens of senior figures together with European Union international coverage chief Kaja Kallas.

President Donald Trump has stated a deal to finish Russia's conflict in Ukraine was nearer than ever, after he spoke to Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and a bunch of European leaders. European leaders say they've agreed that any choices on potential Ukrainian territorial concessions to Russia may solely be made as soon as sturdy safety ensures had been in place which ought to embody a European-led multinational pressure. A German drone maker and a Ukrainian defence tech start-up introduced Monday they're forming a three way partnership to mass-produce unmanned aerial automobiles for the Ukrainian army. (FRANCE 24 with AFP, Reuters and AP)