The White House has been finalising a plan to ease restrictions on Ukraine's use of US-provided weapons for strikes on Russian territory.

Ukraine and Lithuania signed a memorandum of cooperation in the defence sector on Wednesday.

European Union ambassadors have agreed to extend sanctions against Russia for another six months but have decided to remove former Russian racing driver Nikita Mazepin and the mother of the deceased Wagner Group leader, Violetta Prigozhina, from the sanctions list.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Türkiye, has said that Crimea should return to Ukraine in accordance with international law. 

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday, 11 September, for an unannounced visit.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has spoken to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for the first time since taking up his post.

Miloš Vystrčil, President of the Czech Senate, has announced that he has arrived in Kyiv to participate in the Crimean Platform Summit.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda and Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa arrived in Kyiv on the morning of 11 September.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed on Tuesday, 10 September, that Iran will suffer new sanctions after having supplied ballistic missiles for Russia to deploy in strikes on Ukraine.

Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine, has stated that Ukraine’s goal is to be ready for EU accession no later than the end of 2025.

Ukraine wants to involve over 150 countries in the second Peace Summit with representatives from Russia.

The number of Ukrainians under temporary protection in the country has sharply decreased in Germany.

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.