In October 2024, reports surfaced about the potential transfer of 30 M-84 tanks and 30 M-80A infantry fighting vehicles from Croatia's stockpiles to Ukraine. In exchange, Croatia anticipated that Germany would finance part of the contract for purchasing 50 Leopard 2A8 tanks.

Croatia’s opposition-backed President Zoran Milanović, a critic of the European Union and NATO, overwhelmingly won reelection for another five-year term on Sunday, defeating a candidate from the ruling conservative party in a runoff vote,

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic won a second term as voters in the Balkan nation delivered a resounding election victory to a populist leader who has denounced NATO expansion and military aid to Ukraine.

Kyiv hosted the first ministerial meeting in the Ukraine-Southeast Europe format. Representatives of the Foreign Ministries of 9 countries visited Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

On January 23, 2025 in Davos (Switzerland), the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and EastOne, will host the annual Ukrainian Breakfast discussion, their traditional event, which takes place on the occasion of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriiy Sybiha hugs Croatia's Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic Radman before a flower ceremony at The Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen for Ukraine at St Michael's Square

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic battles conservative challenger, Dragan Primorac, in a highly anticipated runoff election. Milanovic narrowly missed an outright win in the first round, while Primorac trailed significantly.

Milanovic's re-election to the largely symbolic position serves as a setback for Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic’s government, whose government was recently embroiled in a corruption scandal implicating a former health minister.

Prime Minister Andrej Plenković has labeled Milanović "pro-Russian" and a threat to Croatia's international standing. Milanović has rejected claims of being pro-Russian, though he blocked the deployment of five Croatian officers to NATO's Security Assistance and Training mission for Ukraine in Germany last year.

Croatia's populist President Zoran Milanovic was re-elected in a landslide, defeating his conservative rival in Sunday's run-off, official results showed.

Participants in the first ministerial meeting involving Ukraine and the countries of Southeast Europe reaffirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine

( MENAFN - UkrinForm) Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with the heads and representatives of the foreign ministries of Southeast European countries to discuss the strengthening of sanctions against Russia, the confiscation of frozen assets, and Ukraine's integration into the EU and NATO.