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.

President of the European Council António Costa argues that a temporary halt in the war in Ukraine would just allow Russia to strengthen itself and launch another invasion, which would be a strategic mistake.

The European Commission and the EU High Representative have presented the White Paper on European Defence – Readiness 2030.

UK special forces have allegedly been put on standby for deployment to Ukraine as part of a UK peacekeeping mission.

Evidence of war crimes valued at US$26 million may have been deleted due to the US suspension of a programme to track Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.

Reuters has revealed that several US national security agencies have halted coordinated efforts for countering Russian sabotage, disinformation and cyberattacks, easing pressure on Russia amid Trump's initiatives to end the war in Ukraine.

A joint letter written by representatives from Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia and seen by Politico states that the European Union needs to work swiftly on developing a clear plan for Ukraine to become a full member of the community.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has stated that Europe must achieve full self-sufficiency in defence within the next 3-5 years to deter a "very aggressive" Russia that could potentially attack an EU country.

The results of the Forsa survey for ntv show that 54% of Germans believe that Ukraine should be prepared to cede part of its territory if necessary to achieve peace with Russia.

Italy and Spain made it clear on 17 March that they were not ready to support the proposal by Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, to allocate up to €40 billion in military aid to Ukraine this year.

A "significant number" of countries are prepared to send peacekeeping forces to Ukraine if a peace agreement is reached with Russia.

In addition to the arson of an IKEA store in Vilnius, Russian intelligence services were also behind the fire at a shopping mall in Warsaw.