Here is the situation on Sunday, December 15: Russia has begun using North Korean troops in significant numbers for the first time to conduct assaults on Ukrainian forces battling to hold an enclave in the country’s Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Ukraine saw an unprecedented number of attacks on the front lines. Ukrainian forces recorded 292 combat clashes, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "Over the past day, 292 combat clashes were recorded along the entire front line,

Donald Trump has promised to secure a just peace between Russia and Ukraine in his second term. His success or failure will depend on whether the West can give Russia a reason to negotiate in good