On 17 May, the Council of the European Union decided to suspend the broadcasting of four more media outlets that spread and support Russian propaganda and support the war of aggression against Ukraine: Voice of Europe, RIA Novosti, Izvestia and Rossiyskaya Gazeta. 

The offensive activity of the Russian Armed Forces in Kharkiv Oblast suggests that they seek to create a buffer zone, not capture the city of Kharkiv.

Nikos Dendias, Minister of National Defence of Greece, has denied media reports that Greece has secretly sent 250 containers with weapons to Ukraine.

Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia, said on Thursday, 16 May, that he is not sure that Western Balkan states will be able to join the European Union ahead of Ukraine.

The Slovak media outlet Hospodarske Noviny has published a video showing the first moments after the assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in the town of Handlová.

Czech President Petr Pavel believes it is naïve to think that Ukraine will be able to regain the occupied territories from Russia "in the foreseeable future." After all, Russia will not just give them back.

Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence of Estonia, has said that the suggestion to send troops to Ukraine has not found support neither in Estonia nor at the European Union level.

In its third and final reading, Georgia's Parliament passed the bill "On Transparency of Foreign Influence," which sparked widespread protests.

Vasyl Zvarych, Ukrainian ambassador in Poland, reports that Warsaw has not halted negotiations on agrarian issues with Kyiv, and they are ongoing "on all levels".

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has recorded a video in the centre of Kyiv in which he spoke about two visions of the future in the event of proper or insufficient support for Ukraine.

The EU has criticised Russia's harmful cyber operations against Germany and Czechia.

The Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that at this stage, Russia has not been invited to the Global Peace Summit in June in Bürgenstock.

Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, has stated that the jamming of GPS in Estonia’s air space is a deliberate hybrid attack carried out by Russia.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Alliance's summit in Washington but noted that the consent of all its members is required to invite Ukraine to NATO.

The Ministry of Defence of Estonia has announced the delivery of two patrol boats to Ukraine.