The captain of the container ship Solong, which collided with a tanker in the North Sea off the coast of the United Kingdom, is a Russian citizen, as reported by the ship's owners. The statement comes after police announced the arrest of one person on suspicion of manslaughter by negligence in relation to the incident.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, in light of the talks between the US and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia, has stated that Moscow's position would not be formed abroad and it is therefore worth following the news from Russia.

Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans has stated that Ukraine and its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, should not agree to a settlement of the Russo-Ukrainian war that could push the country into an interwar period, as Russia’s ambitions for the Russian world are a nightmare for Europe.

Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen visited Ukraine on Monday, 10 March.

French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu has said that a well-armed Ukraine will be an important part of the future security architecture.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has not ruled out the possibility of informal communication with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Saudi Arabia.

Iceland has transferred more than €2 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, bringing the country's total contribution to the fund to more than €5.6 million.

The United States is opposed to using harsh language in joint G7 statements in order not to hinder its efforts to persuade Russia and Ukraine to come to the negotiating table.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has expressed hope that the plan proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron to deploy European forces in Ukraine will not be necessary.

Euractiv, citing unnamed European diplomats, has reported that the European Union has not ruled out that Hungary may block the extension of sanctions against Russia this week, as they are set to expire on 15 March.

US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is preparing a new bill on sanctions against Russia which he  plans to submit this week.

Five resolutions in support of Ukraine have been introduced in the United States Senate, but none were enacted due to Republican senators' opposition, officials from the senators' offices have reported.

Estonian Defence Forces Intelligence Centre has reported successful Ukrainian counterattacks on the Pokrovsk front, while Russian troops have made some progress in Russia's Kursk Oblast, where Ukrainian forces are conducting an operation.

Republican lawmakers are calling on US President Donald Trump to reverse his decision to suspend military and intelligence assistance to Ukraine.

Heorhii Tykhyi, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, has said that next week's talks between Ukraine and the United States in Saudi Arabia will focus on bilateral relations and the path to peace in Ukraine.