Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he hopes Ukrainians will rethink their approach to the Volyn tragedy and urged people in Poland to avoid inflaming emotions.

Russia is responding to Ukrainian successful strikes on oil refineries and other infrastructure inside Russia by stepping up its information warfare against the West.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has said that Ukraine itself initiated a meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki because, in his view, Kyiv realised it has "gone too far".

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has said Russia is seeking to stir up emotions surrounding historical disputes between Poland and Ukraine.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said that the proposals put forward by Ukraine and its allies offer Russian ruler Vladimir Putin a chance to avoid collapse.

Ahead of the leaders' meeting at the NATO summit in Ankara, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs has called on NATO allies to maintain their support for Ukraine and not give in to Russian intimidation.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has said he had a conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the leaders' dinner ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, and stressed the importance of dialogue between Ukraine and Poland despite bilateral disagreements.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev has said upon arriving at the NATO summit in Ankara that Sofia no longer has the capacity to transfer weapons and ammunition from its stocks to Ukraine, but is willing to assist with the repair of military equipment.

A senior NATO official does not believe Russia will be able to capture the belt of fortress cities in Donbas by the end of next year.

The pace of Russia's advance in Ukraine slowed fourfold in June compared with June last year.

Despite Russia remaining a long-term threat, it is unlikely to launch an attack on NATO in the short term, a senior NATO official has told journalists on the sidelines of the summit in Ankara.

Bulgaria will oppose the European Union's proposed 21st package of sanctions against Russia unless two names are removed from the list: Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church and Vagit Alekperov, one of the heads of Lukoil's Bulgarian business.

Hungary has agreed to the opening of the sixth cluster of Ukraine's and Moldova's European Union accession negotiations, covering external relations.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told journalists at the site of a Russian strike in Darnytskyi district of Kyiv that he still hopes for a visit by US special representatives to Ukraine.

Following Russia's recent attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has announced new sanctions proposals targeting five legal entities and one individual.