UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has directly accused Russian leader Vladimir Putin of running a "mafia state"  and compared him to a slave-owner in a fiery speech at the UN Security Council.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has outlined the key points for potential peace negotiations to end Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden’s administration is working on a plan to extend its authority to send US$5.9 billion worth of US weapons and equipment to Ukraine before funding expires at the end of the month.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell has stated that Ukraine's surrender and its transformation into a second Belarus is not the quickest way to end the war.

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský, in contrast to Czech President Petr Pavel, who said that after the war, Russia could retain temporary control over some Ukrainian territories, has stressed his support for Zelenskyy's Victory Plan.

Pierre Heilbronn, Special Envoy of the French President for Ukraine’s Relief and Reconstruction, has announced the allocation of €60 million to support the Ukrainian energy sector by the end of this year.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has presented awards to the members of the Russian delegation at the UN for not supporting the "anti-Serbian" resolution to designate 11 July as the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica.

Polish President Andrzej Duda believes that anyone who says that they are going to block Ukraine's access to the European Union is fitting into Vladimir Putin's policy. 

The Netherlands has already supplied Ukraine with a radar system for the Patriot air defence system and will soon supply three launchers.

A former member of the elite wing of the Irish Army Rangers has been killed in battles against Russian forces in Ukraine.

The Council of Europe will play a key role in holding Russia accountable for the crime of aggression. 

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague is starting hearings on the merits of Ukraine's 2016 lawsuit accusing Russia of violating the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in the Azov Sea and the Kerch Strait.

Romania plans to increase the purchase of ammunition in view of the war that Russia has unleashed against Ukraine.

The Estonian General Staff anticipates that Russian forces will experience a significant shortage of ammunition at the front in the coming weeks due to a Ukrainian strike on a depot in the Russian city of Toropets.