Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on X between 4:45 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. UTC on December 29, 2025, informing Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and work with the American negotiating team, stating that Russian fakes confirm the quality of those discussions. Zelenskyy thanked Rinkevics for Latvia's support since 2022, noted appreciation for backing the PURL initiative and European cooperation, and invited him to visit Ukraine, according to the post at https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/2005682918912401423 reported in the past 29 minutes. The statement follows conflicting reports on an overnight drone attack targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin's Novgorod oblast residence, with local authorities reporting 18 UAVs shot down over the oblast, while the Kremlin claims 91 drones attacked the site, per an X post by Faytuks during the reporting window quoting Putin. A Fighterbomber Telegram channel affiliated with the Russian Air Force posted, "Therefore, we've objectively been given a free hand" and "Whoever didn't hide, it's not our fault. We've been gathering means for a year. It should be enough," according to an X post by Archer83Able in the past 29 minutes. Reports state about 800 attack UAVs delivered to Russian launch sites, including 150 at Kursk, 150 at Millerevo, and 160 at Primorsk-Akhtarsk, alongside cruise and ballistic missiles to Bryansk, Kursk, Rostov region, and Crimea, per a strategic aviation rf source shared in the window. A Ukrainian monitoring channel reported an enemy Tu-22M3 bomber heading for the Black Sea, according to Rocket UA on Telegram during the reporting window.
