Estonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the chargé d’affaires of the Russian Embassy on 13 August to hand over a diplomatic note declaring the embassy’s first secretary persona non grata.

Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party is once again using the war in Ukraine in its local election campaign.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Berlin on Wednesday 13 August to attend a joint video conference with European leaders and US President Donald Trump.

Romania's President Nicușor Dan has said that he has accepted an invitation from his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and will visit Kyiv this autumn.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney welcomed international efforts to stop the Russo-Ukrainian war but warned against "imposing" an agreement on Ukraine during a phone call on 11 August.

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský has begun his sixth visit to Ukraine.

Tino Chrupalla, co-chair of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, has said in an interview with ZDF television that Ukrainian refugees in Germany are receiving Bürgergeld (citizen’s allowance) "unfairly" and "should return to their country".

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has rejected the idea that a future US-mediated agreement could ultimately reward Russian leader Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine.

The Latvian state agency State Real Estate (SRE) is offering the Moscow House on Marias Street in Riga for sale for the fifth auction in a row, with a starting price of 2.142 million euros.

US President Donald Trump has claimed that lower energy prices could influence Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and force him to end the war against Ukraine.

The temporary Russian occupation of part of Ukrainian territory may be the necessary price for Ukraine's survival as a sovereign state.

The European Commission has demanded that Kyiv urgently appoint a head of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU) in line with the law and the existing selection and appointment procedures.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán believes that 20-25% of the EU budget will be assigned to Ukraine.

Olha Stefanishyna, who served as Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration until 17 July, has stated that the Ukrainian government’s objective of preparing the country for EU membership by the end of 2027 remains unchanged.