Spain has agreed to supply Ukraine with Patriot missiles amid pressure from NATO and the EU for European countries that have this American-made system to deliver them to Ukraine.

New European military assistance to Ukraine has not shown any growth in recent months, even though US aid ceased entirely.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski told the Polish Sejm (the lower house of the parliament) on Thursday, 25 April that Russia will inevitably be defeated if it attacks any NATO member state.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski says Russian propaganda leaders are trying to trigger a conflict between Poles and Ukrainians, including by making claims about "Poland's plans to annex Ukrainian territories".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Thursday, 25 April that he had met with Jeremy Hunt, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Kyiv and called for stricter sanctions against Russia.

Pope Francis has called for world peace amid the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, adding that "a negotiated peace is better than a war without end".

The UK Defence Chief, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin asserts that Ukraine will increase the number of long-range strikes on Russian territory, as the influx of Western military aid aims to assist Kyiv in waging war in "much stronger ways."

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has stated that the Russian defence industry is already working to replenish its stockpiles.

The European Union has commented on the decision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to suspend the provision of services to men liable for military service in diplomatic missions.

The US State Department mentioned Yedyni Novyny [United News, the national joint 24/7 newscast] in its report on human rights violations in 2023 as an example of freedom of expression infringement.

Ahead of today's meeting between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Berlin, the German CDU/CSU (Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union) Parliamentary Group has urged the UK prime minister to pressure his German counterpart to supply Ukraine with cruise missiles.

Most weapons from the US aid package for Ukraine are already in storages in Germany and Poland, which will accelerate the pace of delivery after a corresponding bill is adopted.

The US may not provide Ukraine with all the weaponry and equipment as specified in the draft law on aid to Ukraine.

The Ukrainian side continues its efforts to establish joint production of Patriot systems and missiles for them.

Ukraine's Ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova has not ruled out that the first package of US weapons under the new legislation passed by Congress could arrive in Ukraine as early as April.