Ukraine can close most chapters in the negotiations on accession to the European Union within the next 12-18 months and reach the signing of an accession treaty as early as 2027.

The Financial Times reports that persistent efforts by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to secure Ukraine's rapid accession to the European Union have heightened tensions with European capitals.

Hungary's incoming prime minister Péter Magyar wants greater rights for the Hungarian minority in Ukraine before unblocking Kyiv's progress towards the European Union.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced cooperation between Poland and Ukraine to build a modern drone armada for his country.

Ukraine and Norway are set to begin their first joint production of Ukrainian drones, planning to produce several thousand mid-range drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Norway.

Global military spending reached US$2.89 trillion in 2025, with the key driver being a 14% increase in defence expenditure in Europe to US$864 billion.

Iran has put forward a new peace proposal to the US, which includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz, extending the ceasefire or potentially agreeing on a full end to the conflict, while postponing nuclear negotiations to a later date.

Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar has said he is willing to discuss the case involving the seizure of Ukrainian Oschadbank funds once he formally takes office.

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos has expressed hope that the Druzhba oil pipeline will resume operations in the coming days, which could help unblock a €90 billion financial package for Ukraine.

A poll conducted in Hungary between 23 and 26 March showed that 62% of the country's residents consider Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's claims about Ukraine allegedly attempting to drag them into the war to be untrue.

A group of Members of the European Parliament has called on European Parliament President Roberta Metsola to take measures to prevent confidential information from reaching Russia.

Ukraine's Oschadbank has said the Hungarian side falsified a video used as evidence in the case of the unlawful detention of the bank's cash-in-transit guards and funds in early March.

US Vice President JD Vance has claimed that Ukraine cut off oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary in an attempt to influence Hungarian elections, thereby "causing suffering" to the Hungarian people.

US Vice President JD Vance has said during a visit to Hungary that he considers disputes between Ukraine and Russia over "a few square kilometres" to be unreasonable.