Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen has condemned an incident involving two stray Ukrainian drones that entered Finnish territory.

US President Donald Trump has declined to say whether a ceasefire with Iran has ended after reported strikes on the United Arab Emirates and suggested the conflict could last another two to three weeks.

The European Commission announced a call for expressions of interest in becoming founding members of the EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance on 5 May.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that a meeting in the Washington format held in Yerevan focused on strengthening Ukraine's air defence, advancing negotiations to end the war and protecting the country's energy sector.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that Canada will contribute an additional US$200 million to the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a programme that enables Kyiv's allies to procure US weapons for Ukraine.

European Council President António Costa has said that leaders met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in the Armenian capital Yerevan.

The European Union fears that Russia could attempt to test NATO within the next two years, while Donald Trump remains in office and before the EU has strengthened its military capabilities.

US President Donald Trump has told NATO allies to stay away after they offered assistance in addressing the situation in the Strait of Hormuz.

Ukraine's Ambassador to Hungary Fedir Shandor has said he is anticipating good-neighbourly relations with Budapest following the change of government in Hungary.

Ukraine has received the final tranche from the UK amounting to £752 million (about US$1 billion) under the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) initiative.

Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár has said his country is ready to block a new package of EU sanctions against Russia but will not oppose the provision of a €90 billion loan to Ukraine.

Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar has indicated that he will not block the EU's €90bn loan for Ukraine, as the decision was already taken, but confirmed that Hungary will not take part in it.

Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar has claimed that current Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has not disappeared but is in Budapest, where he is busy destroying important documents related to sanctions.

Aliona Hetmanchuk, Ukraine's Ambassador to NATO, believes the current turbulence caused by US President Donald Trump's remarks about the Alliance could lead to its "reinvention".

Serbia's government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a new €2 million financing agreement to strengthen the resilience of Ukraine's energy sector.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said the EU must immediately lift the sanctions imposed on Russian energy in light of the energy crisis.

The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) has drawn attention to the spread in Russia of false information about recent drone incidents in Finland.

Helen McEntee, Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, has announced an additional €40 million in financial support for Ukraine in response to Russia's war.

Romania's Defence Minister Radu Miruță has said the first steps have been taken with a Ukrainian delegation towards the joint development and production of drones.

The Dutch government and House of Representatives have expressed concern over whether Ukraine will receive the US weapons promised to support its fight against Russia.