Following the negotiations of delegations headed by President Petro Poroshenko and President of Poland Andrzej Duda, the General Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Poland on Cooperation in Defense Sphere has been signed.

President Vladimir Putin says Moscow wants to get along with the incoming U.S. administration and is looking to make friends not enemies. He also spoke about Russia's relations with China

During the visit to the Republic of Kenya Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Mr. Sergiy Kyslytsya held December 1, 2016, the first ever Ukraine–Kenya bilateral political consultations.