US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 20 January to suspend all foreign aid programmes for 90 days to assess their alignment with his political goals.

Saulius Skvernelis, speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas, has arrived in Kyiv to discuss further support for Ukraine with Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament).

Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, has warned of the dangers posed by the emergence of pro-Russian parties in Europe as well as shared his thoughts on Russia's hybrid warfare and the situation in the Baltic Sea.

French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu has responded to Russia's attempts to jam a French aircraft, asserting that such aggressive acts are unacceptable.

Tanja Fajon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, arrived in Kyiv on 17 January at the invitation of Andrii Sybiha, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the new White House administration, headed by Donald Trump, has the necessary prerequisites to help Ukraine conclude a good deal to end the Russo-Ukrainian war and establish a lasting peace.

A French military aircraft conducting a reconnaissance flight as part of NATO’s operation in response to Russia's suspected damage to underwater cables has been targeted with an "attempted jamming" and "’illumination’ by a fire-control radar". ["Illumination" is military parlance for using radar to target an object – ed.] 

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is scheduled to visit Warsaw on Friday, 17 January for talks with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Following the discussions, the two countries will begin work on a new defence and security treaty.

Ukraine and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement for annual military aid worth US$3.6 billion to support Kyiv.

On Tuesday, 16 January, Ukraine and the United Kingdom signed a historic agreement on a 100-year partnership to enhance security ties and strengthen partnership for future generations.

Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto arrived on an official visit to Ukraine on Thursday, 16 January.

The United Kingdom has developed a database to track and prevent grain theft from Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia and will deliver it to Ukraine in the coming weeks.

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson removed Mike Turner as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, citing a desire to give the group a "fresh start" in the new Congress under a new president, on Wednesday, 15 January.

Canada has drawn up an initial list of US-made goods worth CAD 150 billion (about US$105 billion) that it will impose duties on if US President-elect Donald Trump decides to introduce tariffs on Canadian goods.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Ukraine on Thursday, 16 January to meet with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.