US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France and said he will be meeting him again later on Tuesday 16 June.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron held a trilateral meeting on 16 June on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France.

The Council of the European Union approved a mini-package of sanctions against Russia on 15 June, simultaneously with ongoing work on the EU's broader 21st package of sanctions.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that the ambassadors of France, Germany and the United Kingdom brought "nothing new" to a meeting at his ministry last week.

Following another large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that G7 leaders will discuss increasing pressure on Russia to end the war during the summit in France.

EU negotiations with Ukraine will stop if Kyiv fails to fulfil the agreement on restoring the rights of the Hungarian national minority in Zakarpattia Oblast, Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán has said.

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos expects the remaining five clusters to be opened in July as part of Ukraine's EU accession negotiations.

The ambassadors of France, the United Kingdom and Germany – Nicolas de Rivière, Nigel Casey and Alexander Graf Lambsdorff – arrived at the Russian Foreign Ministry for a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin.

European leaders plan to use the G7 summit for talks with US President Donald Trump in an effort to secure his support for a plan to restart negotiations between Ukraine and Russia with European participation.

The Embassy of Ukraine in Luxembourg has expressed concern over a performance by Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko set to take place on 15 June at the Luxembourg Philharmonie and has raised the issue with the authorities.

A poll by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) has found that a majority of Europeans support increased national defence spending and the procurement of European-made weapons as part of strengthened defence readiness.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Europe must take part in any potential leaders' talks on a ceasefire because Russia's war against Ukraine affects the security of the entire continent.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska have arrived in Estonia on an official visit.

Former Polish foreign minister Jacek Czaputowicz believes that convening the Chapter of the Order of the White Eagle to strip President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the award and escalating the dispute with Kyiv is an unprofessional step that damages Poland's image on the international stage.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on 8 June urged Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Karol Nawrocki to hold a frank conversation, saying diplomatic efforts over the scandal caused by a Ukrainian military unit being named after the Heroes of the UPA "have produced no results".