Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Paris for a meeting of leaders from more than 30 partners, held separate talks with Emmanuel Macron on air-defense support, and planned joint engagements with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
- An unpublished draft seen by reporters describes five pillars of guarantees for Ukraine, including a U.S.-directed verification mechanism, sustained support to Ukraine’s forces, and multinational units that European nations would lead with U.S. backing if attacked again.
- Officials discussed notional troop ranges for a potential multinational presence of roughly 15,000–30,000, with France and the UK expected to provide major components and Turkey signaled for Black Sea security, while rules of engagement and deployment locations remain unresolved.
- Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed strikes inside Russia on the GRAU 100th arsenal near Neya in Kostroma region and an oil base in Lipetsk region, and reported additional hits on UAV control points and a Russian S-300V radar.
- Fighting remained intense with 191 engagements reported the previous day and 99 by late afternoon on Jan. 6, concentrated around the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors, as Kyiv also prepared to present defense ministry reforms within a week and parliament readied votes on ministerial changes next week.