Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that the pause in US intelligence sharing did not contribute to the worsening position of Ukrainian troops in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told Time magazine that he does not know what happened to the championship belt of boxer Oleksandr Usyk, which he brought to the White House intending to present it to US President Donald Trump during their controversial meeting on 28 February.

Budapest's reluctance to extend a series of EU sanctions against Russia in recent days has led to intensified discussions among EU member states about the need to deprive Hungary of its voting rights in key EU decisions.

Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin, has reported that Putin received US special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, on the evening of 13 March, through whom "additional signals" have been conveyed to Donald Trump.

A source familiar with the matter has told European Pravda that EU ambassadors agreed on Friday 13 March to extend a number of EU sanctions against Russia after reaching an agreement with Hungary.

Vienna will allocate €5 million to Ukraine for mine clearance efforts and €2 million for grain delivery following a visit by Austria's Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger to Kyiv on Friday 14 March.

The European Union has proposed that a fund be established to voluntarily provide Ukraine with military assistance ranging from €20 billion to €40 billion, circumventing a potential veto by Hungary.

US intelligence believes that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has not abandoned his desire to control Ukraine, despite the Trump administration's efforts to stop the Russo-Ukrainian war.

Hungary is demanding the removal of Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman from the EU sanctions list, threatening to block the extension of the European Union's sanctions against nearly 2,000 Russians if their demand is not met.

The plane carrying Steve Witkoff, special envoy of US President Donald Trump, has landed in Moscow on Thursday 13 March.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are leading talks among 37 countries to form a coalition of the willing for Ukraine in the event of a peaceful settlement.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on 12 March that a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine could begin within days if Russia agrees to the proposal.

US President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg may be kicked out of the war settlement negotiations, certain Politico sources claim. Trump administration officials deny this. 

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that the Russian side has been carefully studying the statements following the talks between the US and Ukraine in Jeddah and hinted that Moscow could quickly organise a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump.