Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, has stated that supplying Ukraine with long-range German-made Taurus missiles will not make Germany a party to the war.

The Estonian Defense Intelligence Center has stated that October will be a month with one of the highest levels of military losses for Russia in the war against Ukraine.

One million euros was authorised by the Lithuanian Cabinet of Ministers to aid Ukraine's European integration efforts.

Russia has no reason to react to the Polish authorities' decision to close the Russian consulate in Poznań, says Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.

In response to rumours that DPRK troops were involved in the Russian Federation's war against Ukraine, the German Foreign Ministry called in North Korea's charge d'affaires.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has announced a new US$400 million military aid package for Ukraine during his visit to Kyiv.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived at the Vatican on Friday, 11 October.

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has said that Russia is "desperately" trying to disrupt Moldova's path to the EU.

White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre has stated during a briefing that the US administration is still finalising the details of President Joe Biden's postponed visit to Germany, as well as the potential rescheduling of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting, also known as the Ramstein format.

Russia has been making slow but steady advances at the front in Ukraine in recent weeks, but that advance comes at a cost to its occupying forces, US officials claim. 

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in London for a meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has commented on the ruling Georgian Dream party's election banners, which compare war-damaged buildings in Ukraine with restored buildings in Georgia.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit London on 10 October, where he will meet with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Western allies assume Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to consider a "more flexible" approach to ending the war with Russia.

The Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting (also known as Ramstein-format meetings), which was to take place on 12 October at the level of the country leaders, has been postponed.