Global military spending reached US$2.443 trillion in 2023, marking a 6.8% increase compared to the previous year, with growth rates being the highest since 2009.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Czech President Petr Pavel in Vilnius to discuss ways to support Ukraine and strengthen defence industry cooperation.

Slovakia will participate in the inaugural Peace Summit in Switzerland.

The European Parliament refused to vote on the financing for the Council of the European Union because EU countries were unable to provide Ukraine with additional Patriot systems.

Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine, has arrived on a working visit to Slovakia. 

The German government is to supply Ukraine with 400 generators amid Russian strikes on power stations.

Eight countries from Northern Europe and the Baltics will assemble a group of experts to assist Ukraine during the negotiation stage of the EU accession process.

The German government has reported on the delivery of another batch of military aid to Ukraine.

Switzerland plans to strengthen Ukraine's economic development and long-term reconstruction over the next 12 years.

Polish farmers continue to block the lorries’ traffic at the Rava-Ruska, Yahodyn, and Uhryniv checkpoints.

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.