Ukraine emphatically denied a Russian allegation Monday that a Ukrainian drone attack targeted one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences.

As the authors of the piece note, first of all, the meeting did not go as badly as the one on Feb. 28 in the Oval Office of the White House. The American leader appeared pleased with his guest — and with the European leaders — a sharp contrast to the harsh tone heard almost a year earlier.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha believes that 2025 became decisive in ensuring that Europe "woke up" and finally changed its view of its responsibility for its own security. Source: Sybiha in his year-end post,

The U.S.-led plan caps Ukraine's military end-strength at a smaller number than it currently stands, while doing little to check Russian hostilities.

The European Union came up with an 11th-hour deal to help Ukraine, but the solution raised questions about the bloc’s decisiveness.

Ukraine's government bonds rallied on Monday as investors saw some positive signs in talks on a deal to end the war with Russia, with some bonds hitting their highest since emerging from last year's $20 billion sovereign debt restructuring.