Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has lashed out at Hungary’s decision to ban the commander of the Ukrainian military unit responsible for the attack on the Druzhba oil pipeline from entering the country.

Katarina Mathernova, European Union Ambassador to Ukraine, has stated that Russia carried out a targeted strike on a building located next to the European Union mission in Ukraine on the night of 27-28 August.

Russia’s real response to peaceful efforts aimed at ending the war is a large-scale attack on Kyiv on the night of 27-28 August, Katarína Mathernová, Ambassador of the European Union to Ukraine, has said.

The building housing the European Union’s mission to Ukraine has been damaged as a result of a Russian strike on Kyiv on the night of 27-28 August, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has reported.

Poland has said it launched "all the necessary procedures" to protect its airspace as Russian airstrikes were targeting Ukraine on the night of 27-28 August.

Russia maintains its long-standing position that NATO countries’ troops should not be deployed to Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday 27 August amid ongoing discussions regarding security guarantees for Ukraine.

The Polish government is preparing an alternative draft law on assistance for Ukrainians that would guarantee benefit payments to foreigners on condition that they are employed in the country.

Ukraine's Western partners have drafted a rough three-tier defence plan to ensure the country's security in the event the war ends.

A peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia may be achieved by the end of the year or even earlier, Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy for the Middle East, has said.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has once again alluded to the possibility that his country could cut electricity supplies to Ukraine after Kyiv launched strikes on the Druzhba oil pipeline.

US President Donald Trump has justified the use of National Guard troops in Washington to fight crime and has denied that he is a dictator.

Reuters, citing sources, has reported that during peace negotiations this month aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, US and Russian government representatives discussed several energy deals.

A new draft law by Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki, which limits aid to Ukrainians, provides for access to services and healthcare only for those citizens who work and pay contributions in Poland.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul believes that Russia’s actions cast doubt on Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s willingness to achieve a just peace in Ukraine.

Zbigniew Bogucki, head of Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s office, has argued that the presidential veto of a law on support for Ukrainians would not deprive Ukraine of Starlink internet funded by Poland.