US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is to attend a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, where they will discuss, among other things, ensuring lasting peace in Ukraine.

The Netherlands has announced it will allocate €500 million for a drone production project to support Ukraine in its ongoing fight against Russian aggression.

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has publicly expressed support for Donald Trump, actually harbours serious concerns about the behaviour of the US president, Bloomberg sources report.

Pastor Mark Burns, the personal spiritual adviser to US President Donald Trump, has arrived in Ukraine on a visit.

US President Donald Trump believes that Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants to conclude a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine but added that he has set a "psychological deadline" for Russia to agree to it.

The United States will hold consultations with Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and several European countries regarding the monitoring of the partial ceasefire regime.

Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and the country's armed forces estimate that Russia views the West as a systemic enemy, is building up its military power and preparing for a large-scale confrontation with NATO.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has again criticised statements made by Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy to the Middle East, saying they sound as if they come from "another world".

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a briefing in Paris on Thursday after the summit of the leaders of the coalition of the willing that in seven to ten days Ukraine would propose to its allies an algorithm for dialogue on the deployment of military contingents in the future.

French President Emmanuel Macron stated at a briefing following the coalition of the willing summit in Paris on Thursday that the foreign ministers of Kyiv's allies will prepare legal positions regarding monitoring the ceasefire in Ukraine.

President Emmanuel Macron has announced that a Franco-British mission will travel to Ukraine to work on strengthening Ukraine’s defence forces.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has spoken out unequivocally about how the Alliance will behave in the event of a possible Russian attack on Poland or another member state.

An assessment by the US Director of National Intelligence has stated that although Ukraine and Russia have shown a willingness to agree to a partial ceasefire, the leaders of both countries perceive the risks of a prolonged war as lower than those of an unsatisfactory peace settlement.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has stated, following a Russian missile strike on the city of Sumy, that any diplomacy with Russia must be supported by firepower, sanctions and pressure.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has commented on the rise in his approval rating following his confrontation with Donald Trump at the White House.