Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys arrived in Kyiv on Monday 9 June for a working visit during which he will hold several meetings.

The Russian Tu-95 bombers targeted during Ukraine's Operation Spider's Web were preparing to launch missile strikes on Ukraine, Colonel Ants Kiviselg, head of the Estonian Defence Forces' Intelligence Centre, reports.

Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has briefed General Seán Clancy, Chairman of the European Union Military Committee, on the situation on the front line and the course of hostilities.

After talks with US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has emphasised the shared responsibility of Berlin and Washington to increase pressure on Russia.

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands donated a bell, partly made from Russian weapons, to a church in Czechia as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine on 5 June.

Following a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (Ramstein format), the Electronic Warfare Coalition (EWC) has been expanded with the addition of five new countries.

Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov has stated that defence support for Ukraine under the "Danish model" is set to increase to €1.3 billion in 2025.

The European Union is prepared to align with the United States to impose sanctions against Russia simultaneously, aiming to compel Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to engage in peace talks, says Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.

US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has said that the Senate is ready to give US President Donald Trump "more tools" against Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the near future, "given his behaviour".

Ukraine's Economy Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko has stated that Ukraine and the United States have discussed how to make the reconstruction investment fund envisaged by the mineral deal operational this year.

The administration of US President Donald Trump has decided to redirect special fuses for rockets used by Ukraine to shoot down Russian drones, which are a key technology for countering drones, to American troops.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has commented on Ukraine’s Operation Spider's Web targeting airfields housing Russian strategic aircraft.

NATO is considering how to invite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the summit of Alliance leaders in The Hague without irritating US President Donald Trump.

NATO has announced that Ukraine has been invited to attend the summit of Alliance leaders, which will take place on 24-25 June in The Hague.

France and Belgium, the two largest buyers of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), are refusing to support the European Commission's proposed plan to ban gas supplies from Russia.