German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil arrived in Kyiv on 25 August on an unannounced visit.

President of Finland Alexander Stubb believes that in the current negotiations to end the war, Russia is deliberately putting forward demands that cannot be accepted.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the role individual countries will play will become clear only after the full framework of security guarantees for Ukraine is defined.

The security guarantees for Ukraine, being negotiated by European countries and the United States, will consist of two levels.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Kyiv on 22 August.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has issued a statement on the latest Russian strike on Zakarpattia Oblast (Transcarpathia) in Ukraine’s west, where a plant owned by US firm Flex was hit in the city of Mukachevo in the early hours of 21 August.

Austria’s Foreign Ministry has said the country is ready to host talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at his predecessor Joe Biden for not permitting Ukraine to attack Russia, saying that this took away Kyiv’s chance of winning the war.

Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok has removed the word "Russian" from a post offering condolences to those injured in a missile strike on a plant in the city of Mukachevo in Zakarpattia Oblast (Transcarpathia) in Ukraine's west, later revising it to refer only to a "missile strike".

At a meeting of the European Commission on Wednesday, all members were briefed on the most recent days of diplomatic talks concerning Ukraine.

Amid discussions about a potential foreign military mission in Ukraine, Warsaw’s position remains unchanged – Polish soldiers will not be deployed to Ukraine.

The Kremlin has reported that Russian ruler Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have held a phone call amid intensified diplomatic efforts to find a peaceful settlement of the war in Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump has stated that on 18 August, he did not speak with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the presence of European leaders, as this would have been disrespectful to the Kremlin head.

US President Donald Trump believes that the potential deployment of troops from European NATO member states in Ukraine will not be a "problem" for Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.

US President Donald Trump has said that, as president, he will not authorise the deployment of American troops to Ukraine.