Two local companies in Lithuania have been fined for working with sanctioned Russian manufacturers of coal and rubber.

John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House, has commented on the recent violation of the airspace of Latvia and Romania, two NATO countries, by Russian combat drones.

The EU's allies have shared information with the EU about Iran's transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia for use in the war against Ukraine.

The North Atlantic Alliance has had no information suggesting that the crash of a Russian drone in Latvia was intentional.

Lithuanian politician Andrius Kubilius is likely to become the Commissioner for Security, Defence and Space in Ursula von der Leyen's new European Commission. 

Russian drones have begun to crash on NATO territory due to the inaction of member states, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis believes.

Elena Lasconi, the leader of Romania's main opposition party, Save Romania Union, has called on President Klaus Iohannis and Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu to explain the intrusion of Russian drones into the country's territory last weekend.

The UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday that their countries had no new decisions on restrictions on the use of weapons transferred to Ukraine for further strikes on Russia.

UK Ambassador Martin Harris believes that Russia's tactic of destroying Ukraine's civilian infrastructure will not succeed against the "iron will of the Ukrainian people".

The Austrian far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), which is predicted to win the September parliamentary elections, has announced in its election programme that it intends to stop payments to the European Peace Fund.

Czech President Petr Pavel has shared his thoughts on when Russia's war against Ukraine would end.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba believes that Ukraine has taken an essential step towards European Union membership by ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) supported the ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday. 

Part of the proceeds from Russian assets frozen in the European Union will be used to supply ammunition to Ukraine as part of the Czech initiative.

The UK government has reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to Ukraine in response to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's statement about a slowdown in support from the UK.