Western sanctions have failed to turn the uber-rich into opponents, and Putin's policies have turned them into silent backers.

These are the key developments from day 1,405 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is where things stand on Tuesday, December 30:

Trump said the US and Ukraine were “95 percent” in agreement about many of Zelensky’s proposed 20-point peace plan but acknowledged that certain issues, such as control of Ukraine’s Donbas region,

President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said Sunday that they are closing in on a peace proposal aimed at ending the war with Russia. The two leaders met at Mar-a-Lago in Florida for talks that involved just the U.

The 72-hour cease-fire could pave the way for an end to the fighting, which has killed dozens and displaced thousands over nearly three weeks.

Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine continue as Ukraine spent its third Christmas under Russian onslaught.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran is in a “full-scale war” with the US, Israel, and Europe, describing Western pressure as more complex than the Iran-Iraq war. US President Donald Trump rejected the claim,

A rumor that Fox News host Jesse Watters said, "If [U.S. President Donald] Trump had been president during the Civil War, we would've won it," circulated online in December 2025.  For example, one Facebook user posted the claim (archived) with what appeared to be an image of Watters on the news station,