- Fraught EU summit backs Ukraine but divisions are clear BBC
- December 19, 2025: Russia-Ukraine war and Putin year-end address CNN
- E.U. agrees to loan Ukraine $105B after bid to use Russian assets fails The Washington Post
- To Secure Money for Ukraine, Europe Had to Resort to a Messy Compromise The New York Times
- Which countries, besides Russia, have assets frozen by the EU? Al Jazeera