President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has once again called on EU countries to find a way to open accession negotiating clusters for Ukraine.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said his country will join the PURL initiative to purchase American weapons for Ukraine.

Preparations for the planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Budapest have been suspended, NBC News journalist Garrett Haake has reported.

The outgoing Czech government has announced that Czechia will build and deliver a modern satellite to Ukraine as a gesture of support.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, as urged by European leaders, would, in his words, mean "preserving the Nazi regime" and "banning the Russian language".

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said there are no confirmed dates for a summit between the leaders of the United States and Russia.

US President Donald Trump reportedly "went on and on" about not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize during his meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House last week.

During a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on Monday 20 October, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha briefed his European counterparts on the results of the meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and the United States and called for increased pressure on Russia.

A joint project between the UK and Ukraine to manufacture interceptor drones has been in negotiation and could be realised within months.

G7 ambassadors held an urgent meeting with Ukrainian Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk and representatives from the energy sector on Friday 10 October to discuss support in response to Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy and civilian infrastructure.

Polish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski arrived in Lviv Oblast for a working visit on 10 October.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called on international partners to respond decisively to Russian strikes on Ukraine's critical civilian infrastructure on the night of 9-10 October.

Andrej Babiš, the leader of ANO, the winning party in the Czech parliamentary elections, announced on Thursday 9 October that he had a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Ukraine and Norway have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on the development of defence innovations and are launching a joint programme, Brave-Norway, with a budget of €20 million.

EU countries' ambassadors have agreed on Wednesday 8 October to forward the Union's plan to end imports of Russian oil and gas by 2028 to ministers for further consideration.