BBC: Russia bans British PM Johnson and other ministers from entering country.

Poland has approved the transfer of nine MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, Deputy Defense Minister Pawel Zalewski said Jan. 15 in an interview with Polish media.

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X that "this statement is a disgrace," adding that "false moral equivalence between an aggressor and a country defending itself is unacceptable."

A meeting between U.S., Danish, and Greenlandic officials on Jan. 14 failed to defuse tensions.

During her visit, Georgieva was expected to review Ukraine’s progress in passing the 2026 budget, as well as discuss measures to further prevent tax evasion and boost revenue by broadening the tax base.

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Jan. 14 declared a state of emergency in the energy sector.

Oleksandr Borniakov assumed the new position after Mykhailo Fedorov, who had led the Digital Transformation Ministry since 2019, was appointed defense minister on Jan. 14.

Russia struck a playground in the city center of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Governor Maksym Kozytskyi reported on Jan. 15.

"I think (Russian President Vladimir Putin is) ready to make a deal. I think Ukraine is less ready to make a ‍deal," U.S. President Donald Trump said.