EU leaders decide on support for Ukraine

European Union leaders are meeting for a summit dominated by divisions between Hungary and the rest of the bloc over Ukraine. A symbolic invitation to Ukraine to start formal EU negotiations tops the agenda of the two-day summit. We speak to our correspondent in Brussels and hear reaction from Ukraine.

President Putin has said there will be no peace in Ukraine until Moscow has achieved its goals. In his first major news conference since Russia launched its full-scale invasion nearly two years ago, Mr Putin insisted the war was going well and that Russian troops were improving their positions along the frontline. We speak to our colleague from BBC Russian and get some reaction from Russians.

Israeli forces continue their offensive against Hamas in Gaza. We hear from displaced people who are in the camps.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: French President Emmanuel Macron (R) speaks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) during a European Council in Brussels, Belgium, 14 December 2023. Credit: by OLIVIER HOSLET/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)