Russian leader Vladimir Putin is still not ready for peace in the third year of Russia's war against Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron believes. 

Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, Marshal (Speaker) of the Polish Senate, arrived in Ukraine on a visit on the morning of 24 May.

Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihail Popșoi has said that Russia is using his country to test its new influence and interference technologies, intending to apply them elsewhere afterwards.

Following the Russian bombings on Kharkiv and Liubotyn in Kharkiv Oblast, which resulted in casualties and destruction, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stressed the necessity of additional Patriot air defence missiles.

Nataliia Halibarenko, the head of the Ukrainian mission to NATO, believes that sooner or later, a decision on the right of Ukrainian troops to use US weapons to strike targets in Russia will be made.

Nataliia Halibarenko, Ukraine's Ambassador to NATO, has noted "some progress" in discussions on supplying the country's military with additional Patriot air defence systems.

In the face of Russian aggression against Ukraine, 87% of EU residents support providing humanitarian aid to Ukrainians impacted by the war, and 83% support admitting those fleeing the conflict to the EU, a Eurobarometer survey suggests.

The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that Ukraine's request to shoot down Russian missiles from NATO territory is a matter for discussion.

UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps on Wednesday accused China of providing or preparing to provide lethal weaponry to Russia for use in the war against Ukraine.

Spain and Ireland announced their intent to recognise Palestine as a state on 22 May.

On 21 May, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock examined of Ukraine's largest thermal power plants that had been destroyed by a Russian missile strike.

Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, has stressed that her government has no concerns over the legitimacy of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy even though Ukraine cannot hold presidential elections under martial law.

Hadja Lahbib, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, the country currently holding the European Union presidency, has confirmed that there are plans to hold an intergovernmental EU–Ukraine conference before the Belgian presidency ends at the end of June.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis believes that Ukraine's Western allies should allow the Ukrainian military to strike targets in Russia.

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has stated that some countries have already sent their instructors to Ukraine to train Ukrainian military personnel.