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Ukrainian President Zelensky: U.S. President Trump confirmed the United States’ strong security guarantees during their meeting on Sunday.

Russian Ministry of Defense: The Russian Armed Forces have completed the liberation of the Dibrova residential area in the "Donetsk People's Republic".

Russian Ministry of Defense: Military personnel recruited in the autumn did not participate in special military operations, nor were they sent to the "Donetsk Republic" and "Luhansk People's Republic" as well as the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Russia obviously does not want a ceasefire at the moment.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Russia’s autumn conscription has ended, and a total of 135,000 people have enlisted.

Futures for the three major U.S. stock indexes fell, with S&P 500 futures down 0.3%, Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.5%, and Dow Jones futures down 0.1%.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: A meeting with Russia is possible after US President Trump and European leaders agreed on a document.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: He will meet with European leaders next.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: Ukraine hopes to hold a meeting in Ukraine in the coming days with US and European national security advisers.

[*ST Songfa: Signed a 158,000-dwt crude oil carrier construction contract] *ST Songfa announced that the company's subsidiary Hengli Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. signed a 158,000-dwt crude oil carrier construction contract and came into effect on December 29, 2025. The contract value is approximately US$80 million to US$100 million, and the counterparty is a well-known European shipowner. This contract does not require review by the company's board of directors or shareholders' meeting. The contract performance period is from the signing of the contract to the delivery of the ship, which is expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2029. This ship type is an international mainstream large-scale crude oil carrier with the characteristics of large load capacity, low fuel consumption and excellent environmental performance. The smooth performance of the contract will have a positive impact on the company's future performance and will help enhance market competitiveness and profitability.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: I told U.S. President Trump that we are very willing to consider the possibility of 30, 40, and 50 years (security guarantee). That would be a historic decision for Trump to make. Trump said he would think about it.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: U.S. President Trump said he had discussed a 20-point plan with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: He asked U.S. President Trump for 50 years of security guarantees.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: The plan envisages a 15-year security guarantee from the United States.

Five new stocks were launched in Hong Kong today. Midland (02671.HK) rose by about 30% in the dark market, Wuyi Vision (06651.HK) rose by about 45% in the dark market, Xunce (03317.HK) fell by 35% in the dark market, Lin Qingxuan (02657.HK) rose by more than 27% in the dark market, and Wan Robot (06600.HK) fell by nearly 15% in the dark market.

The new Hong Kong stock Insilicon Intelligent (03696.HK) once rose nearly 120% in the dark market, and is now up 71%, with a turnover of over 66 million.

Hong Kong stocks closed, with the Hang Seng Index closing down 0.71% and the KITI down 0.3%; Zijin Mining (02899.HK), CK Hutchison (00001.HK), and JD Health (06618.HK) fell more than 3%, NIO (09866.HK) rose nearly 5%, and Xpeng Motors (09868.HK) and BYD (01211.HK) rose nearly 4%.

The German DAX30 index opened up 55.87 points, or 0.23%, to 24395.93 points on December 29 (Monday);The British FTSE 100 index opened up 5 on December 29 (Monday) .17 points, an increase of 0.05%, to 9875.85 points;The FCHI index opened on December 29 (Monday), an increase of 16.75 points, or 0.21%, to 8120.33 points;Europe The Stoxx 50 Index opened up 17.31 points, or 0.30%, at 5763.55 points on December 29 (Monday);The Spanish IBEX 35 Index opened down 12 points on December 29 (Monday). .83 points, a decrease of 0.07%, to 17160.07 points;Italy’s FTSE MIB index opened up 25.92 points, or 0.06%, to 44632.50 points on December 29 (Monday).

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng Technology Index both turned green in late trading, having previously risen by more than 1% and 2% respectively.

According to the Financial Times: Bauxite miner Axis has launched a claim of up to US$29 billion against Guinea.