Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has stated that recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia’s strategic military aviation are "rewriting the military history".

The Council of the European Union has adopted a regulation extending the suspension of protective measures on imports of iron and steel from Ukraine.

Pope Leo XIV has called on Russia to take steps towards ending the war in Ukraine during his first conversation with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.

US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker, commenting on the potential threat to US forces from enemy drones, has said that the United States is learning lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian war.

US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker, commenting on Ukraine’s special operation Pavytuna (Spider’s Web), has stated that the Russo-Ukrainian war must end, describing this as the goal of President Donald Trump.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth will not attend the Ukraine-NATO Council meeting to be held as part of the meeting of Alliance defence ministers in Brussels.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said that during his working visit to Paris, several documents were signed, including one on simplifying the exchange of driving licences.

Matryoshka, a pro-Kremlin bot network, has launched a campaign on Twitter and BlueSky against Moldovan President Maia Sandu.

US President’s special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg has said that Ukraine has raised the level of risk in its war with Russia by conducting Operation Spider’s Web, although he acknowledged the operation’s boldness.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will not attend the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (Ramstein) meeting at NATO headquarters on 4 June because his schedule made it impossible.

Poland’s newly elected President Karol Nawrocki has expressed hope for continued close partnership with Ukraine, stressing the need to resolve "overdue historical issues" between the two nations.

US officials have expressed disappointment over an ultimatum issued by Russia to Ukraine during the second round of talks in Istanbul on Monday 2 June.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated that a trilateral meeting involving Russian leader Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is unlikely in the near future.

Polish President Andrzej Duda has informed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he will visit Ukraine before the end of his presidential term.

The presidents of Lithuania, Poland and Romania have stated that the NATO summit in The Hague, scheduled for the end of June, must demonstrate the Alliance’s commitment to Ukraine.