The European Union is considering imposing new sanctions against approximately six Russian banks and energy companies. This week, an EU delegation will visit Washington to discuss the possibility of joint action.

A Quinnipiac University poll has shown US President Donald Trump’s approval rating falling to 37%, the lowest point of his second term.

Extended Range Attack Munition missiles, which have been approved for delivery to Kyiv by the US State Department, may begin arriving in Ukraine as early as this year.

Finland and Poland are considering rewetting drained peatlands to create defensive barriers against a potential Russian ground invasion.

The European Commission is working on a mechanism that would allow nearly €200 billion in frozen Russian assets to be transferred into a special fund and directed toward Ukraine’s reconstruction after the war.

Supplies of Russian oil to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline have restarted following disruptions caused by a Ukrainian attack last week.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has lashed out at Hungary’s decision to ban the commander of the Ukrainian military unit responsible for the attack on the Druzhba oil pipeline from entering the country.

Katarina Mathernova, European Union Ambassador to Ukraine, has stated that Russia carried out a targeted strike on a building located next to the European Union mission in Ukraine on the night of 27-28 August.

Russia’s real response to peaceful efforts aimed at ending the war is a large-scale attack on Kyiv on the night of 27-28 August, Katarína Mathernová, Ambassador of the European Union to Ukraine, has said.

The building housing the European Union’s mission to Ukraine has been damaged as a result of a Russian strike on Kyiv on the night of 27-28 August, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has reported.

Poland has said it launched "all the necessary procedures" to protect its airspace as Russian airstrikes were targeting Ukraine on the night of 27-28 August.

Russia maintains its long-standing position that NATO countries’ troops should not be deployed to Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday 27 August amid ongoing discussions regarding security guarantees for Ukraine.

The Polish government is preparing an alternative draft law on assistance for Ukrainians that would guarantee benefit payments to foreigners on condition that they are employed in the country.

Ukraine's Western partners have drafted a rough three-tier defence plan to ensure the country's security in the event the war ends.

A peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia may be achieved by the end of the year or even earlier, Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy for the Middle East, has said.