German investigators are looking into whether unidentified drones that were flying in the north of the country in September are linked to a vessel from Russia's shadow fleet.

Ukraine and the US plan to conclude a drone deal under which Kyiv will share its combat-tested drone technology with Washington in exchange for royalties or other forms of compensation. The deal could be worth billions of dollars.

The US government shutdown has put the possibility of weapons talks between Ukraine and America in Washington this week in doubt.

At the European Political Community summit, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has joked with French President Emmanuel Macron and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Copenhagen about US President Donald Trump's claim of ending a war that never existed.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has decided to establish a platform for dialogue between the Assembly and "Russian democratic forces in exile".

On Wednesday 15 October, the United Kingdom and Germany will convene a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein group) at NATO headquarters.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Copenhagen for a European Political Community meeting at the Bella Center on 2 October.

Ukraine received a €4 billion tranche from the EU under the G7's Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) initiative on 1 October.

Poland has formally opened a Norwegian-led military training camp for Ukrainian defence forces.

German authorities believe that unknown drones deliberately flew over critical infrastructure sites last week.

The Kremlin has responded cautiously to statements from US officials about potential deliveries of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine and strikes deep inside Russian territory.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a conversation with Moldovan President Maia Sandu, congratulating her and her party on a major win in the parliamentary elections and stressing that Russian subversive efforts have failed.

European Council President António Costa has taken the lead in advancing Ukraine's EU membership bid despite opposition from Hungary ahead of a key summit of EU leaders in Copenhagen this week.

Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy for Ukraine, has stated that Trump has authorised Kyiv to launch long-range strikes on Russia.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha will be on a working visit to Warsaw on 29 September.