Bruno Kahl, Head of Germany's Foreign Intelligence Service, believes that Russia will be capable of attacking NATO territory within the next six years.

Strikes by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Russian artillery ammunition depots will further aggravate the shortage of Russian ammunition.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has had a private audience with Pope Francis for the third time.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced that the Ukraine Recovery Conference will be held in Rome on 10-11 July 2025.

Following the cancellation of his visit to Germany, US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have confirmed their continued close cooperation, particularly regarding joint support for Ukraine's defence against Russian aggression.

NATO launches large-scale nuclear drills, Steadfast Noon, on Monday 14 October, involving dozens of aircraft and 2,000 personnel.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that at a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, they discussed the possibility of permitting Kyiv to strike far into Russian Federation territory with Western weapons.

The European Union reacted to a surge in Russian strikes on civilian ships carrying Ukrainian grain, encouraging interested countries to exert pressure on Moscow to seize its actions.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he spent the morning discussing Ukraine's Victory Plan with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Latvian border guards have detained a Latvian citizen in Šķilbēni Parish for illegally crossing the state border from Russia. It turned out that he had previously served in the Russian army.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković signed an agreement for long-term support and cooperation.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Croatia to participate in the third Ukraine–South East Europe Summit and hold bilateral meetings.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has named EU enlargement among the priorities of Hungary's presidency of the Council of the European Union, but did not mention Ukraine in this context.

The German government expects US President Joe Biden's visit to Germany to send a strong signal of continued support for Ukraine.

Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz reiterated the importance of making the truth about the Volyn tragedy "universally recognised and understandable in Europe and the world."