The German government has instructed the Rheinmetall defence industry company to supply 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine.

The Danish government has allocated DKK 40 million (more than EUR 5 million) to restore Ukraine's energy system after massive Russian attacks on infrastructure.

Janet Yellen, US Secretary of the Treasury, has indicated that she had "difficult conversations" about Ukraine during her four-day visit to China.

The Intelligence Centre of the Estonian Defence Forces has indicated in its weekly report that Russian troops are continuing to maintain the pace of their operational advance and initiative on the Luhansk and Donetsk fronts.

The United States and Germany have not changed their position on inviting Ukraine to join NATO, so this will not happen at the summit in Washington.

Lithuanian PM Ingrida Šimonytė has announced that her country is initiating a program to rehabilitate Ukrainian military personnel and will allocate approximately €15 million for these purposes.

Lithuania plans to purchase approximately 3,000 FPV drones of local production and deliver them to the Ukrainian military.

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has stated that in the long term, he would not rule out the deployment of troops to Ukraine, although there are currently no such plans.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has arrived on a visit to Lithuania.

The new government of Portugal, led by Prime Minister Luíz Montenegro, is in favour of Ukraine's accession to the European Union.

French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that he had no doubts that Russia would attempt to target the Olympic Games in Paris this summer.

The vast majority of Ukrainians continue to support Ukraine's accession to the EU and NATO. 

Russian oil companies are experiencing difficulties repairing refineries due to Western sanctions, and attacks by Ukrainian drones may exacerbate their problems.

EU experts have observed a continuous disinformation campaign by Russian propagandists targeting France and its first family over the past weeks that followed President Emmanuel Macron's statements about the possibility of deployment of Western troops in Ukraine.

The Wall Street Journal has learned that Congresswoman Victoria Spartz, a native of Ukraine, will not support the proposed US$60 billion aid package for Kyiv as she wants US President Joe Biden to provide a more straightforward strategy for US involvement in the war.