The United States has urged Ukraine not to carry out strikes on Russia while CIA Director John Ratcliffe is visiting Moscow.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has commented on the possibility of helping the Baltic states in the event of a potential Russian attack on them.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that he and Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot discussed "practically all areas of bilateral and multilateral cooperation" during a meeting in Kyiv on 18 August.

US First Lady Melania Trump has helped reunite another Ukrainian child with her family after they were separated by Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

The European External Action Service is preparing the largest expansion of its sanctions lists since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, involving approximately 1,600 individuals and companies.

Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs has sharply criticised the opposition to a complete ban on participants in Russia's war against Ukraine from entering the EU under the latest sanctions package.

Cezary Tomczyk, Deputy Minister of National Defence of Poland, has said his country is preparing for a potential war with Russia but hopes it will never happen.

German newspaper Welt has learned that one theory being investigated in connection with the incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport is that the drone spotted near a Ukrainian aircraft may have been knocked down by a bus driver.

New EU sanctions, introduced in response to large-scale Russian strikes on Ukraine, target five Russian nationals who support Russia's military-industrial complex and are involved in weapons production.

Ukraine's Consulate General has expressed concern over an incident in Kraków in which a man supposedly threatened and verbally abused two Ukrainian nationals.

The European Union approved new sanctions against Russia on Friday 7 August in response to the recent wave of large-scale Russian strikes on Ukraine.

Lithuanian Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas has stated that while Russia is considering the possibility of attacking critical infrastructure in the Baltic region using Ukrainian drones, no specific decision has yet been made.

US intelligence is warning that Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin may attempt to test NATO's resolve by carrying out a limited strike against one of the Alliance's member states within the next few years.

The European Commission has responded to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's statement that deliveries of interceptor missiles from partners have fallen threefold, stressing that Ukraine must submit a list of the equipment it requires.

Ukrainian acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has described how Ukraine is fighting to secure interceptor missiles for Patriot air defence systems.