German government spokesman Stefan Cornelius has confirmed that Germany is conducting intensive negotiations with the United States on the supply of Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine amid large-scale Russian attacks and the suspension of some US supplies to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Piotr Łukasiewicz, Head of the Polish Embassy in Ukraine, has commented on Russia's overnight large-scale attack on Kyiv.

Republican Congressman Joe Wilson, commenting on Russia's large-scale attack on Ukraine, called for stopping Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and providing Ukraine with the necessary means of defence.

French President Emmanuel Macron had a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump late on 3 July. One of the topics was Ukraine.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said that the large-scale combined Russian attack on Ukraine on the night of 3-4 July is evidence of the Kremlin's disrespect towards the United States.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump will have a telephone conversation on Friday 4 July.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Denmark on Thursday 3 July, where he will take part in events marking the start of Denmark’s presidency of the Council of the European Union.

The Swedish government has decided to allocate SEK 1.5 billion (about €130 million) for new military capabilities for Ukraine, particularly barrels for Archer self-propelled artillery systems.

Olha Stefanishyna, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, has said that Ukraine is actively engaging with all partners to unblock its EU accession process.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed documents for the ratification of the agreement to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Russian Aggression against Ukraine.

UK intelligence has analysed Ukraine’s recent strike on the Marinovka airfield in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast.

The Swedish government will review the structure of economic aid provided to other countries, which will set an extra SEK 1.67 billion (about €150 million) towards aid for Ukraine and other humanitarian actions.

Azerbaijan has reported the detention of two officers from Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) who were working undercover at the pro-Russian news agency Sputnik Azerbaijan.

The EU has officially extended the sectoral sanctions against Russia for another six months.

Norway will deploy its F-35 fighter jets to Poland this autumn to strengthen NATO’s air and missile defence.