The Swedish government has instructed the Swiss Armed Forces to make payments to coalitions of forces and assets in the areas of demining and unmanned aerial vehicles under the Ramstein format.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited a small group of representatives from the coalition of the willing to Ukraine to develop a clear plan for a peacekeeping mission based on the prepared proposals.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have told journalists after a meeting of the coalition of the willing in Paris that there was no agreement among the leaders to lift sanctions against Russia.

The Associated Press (AP) has reported that France is considering deploying European peacekeeping forces in Ukraine at a distance from the front line, with one option being deployment along the Dnipro River.

Norway is allocating an additional NOK 1 billion (nearly €90 million or US$95 million) to finance gas imports to Ukraine to ensure adequate gas supplies for the country’s population, businesses and industry.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has visited Russia so often since its invasion of Ukraine that it has raised suspicions among European diplomats – he is back in Moscow on 26 March.

António Costa, President of the European Council, has stated that Europe must have all the means to defend itself against military aggression.

Russia has claimed that a joint statement following consultations between the Russian and American delegations in Riyadh was not adopted because of Ukraine's stance.

Austrian authorities said on Monday that they had uncovered a Russian-driven campaign aimed at spreading disinformation about Ukraine following the detention in December of a Bulgarian woman accused of spying for Russia.

European officials have said that the Donald Trump administration has reduced its involvement in efforts to close loopholes for circumventing sanctions on Russia.

Czech President Petr Pavel arrived in Kyiv on the morning of 21 March as part of his two-day visit to Ukraine.

Hungary has expectedly refused to sign the Ukraine-related section of conclusions of the latest EU summit.

Hungary's desire to put the issue of Ukraine's future membership in the European Union to a national poll is only a small obstacle that will not prevent Ukraine from opening all negotiating clusters on accession in 2025, said Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine and Minister of Justice of Ukraine.

If EU countries find it difficult to approve a €40 billion annual aid package for Kyiv, they should take small steps and first agree on €5 billion for ammunition for Ukraine, says EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has said that by making unreasonable demands, Russia demonstrates its unwillingness to reach a truce with Ukraine.