This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Tuesday, December 27:

  • Russia has announced it will ban oil sales to countries and companies that abide by a price cap imposed this month by the West.
  • Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov claims the United States is the “main beneficiary” of the war in Ukraine and, along with NATO, aims to destroy Russia.
  • Lavrov has issued an ultimatum to Ukraine to accept  Moscow’s proposals, including surrendering territory Russia controls, or its army would decide “the issue”.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says power shortages are persisting, with nearly nine million people without electricity.
  • Zelenskyy states the situation at the front line in the Donbas region is “difficult and painful” and requires all of the country’s “strength and concentration”.
  • Ukraine’s foreign minister says his nation wants a summit within two months to end the war, but he does not anticipate Russia taking part.