US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin believes that even with the involvement of North Korean troops, Russian leader Vladimir Putin will not succeed in his war against Ukraine.

The German Foreign Ministry has conceded that new sanctions could be imposed on the DPRK if North Korean troops participate in Russia's war against Ukraine.

The European Commission (EC) has confirmed that Ukraine has fulfilled all the conditions set for candidate status in 2022, including the requirements for national minority rights, in its preparations for EU accession.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said in an interview with Russian propagandist Olga Skabeyeva that he would be "very happy" to go to Moscow on 9 May.

A protest against the results of the parliamentary elections was staged in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on the evening of 29 October.

US President Joe Biden has said that Ukrainian forces should strike back if North Korean troops enter Ukrainian territory.

Ukraine and the EU have agreed to increase the possibility of importing electricity in winter to 2.1 GW.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with his Icelandic counterpart Halla Tómasdóttir in Reykjavík.

The Ministry of Defence of Romania has drafted a bill that would enable Romanian forces to shoot down drones that violate its airspace.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said during a press conference in Tbilisi that Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party and its government had not allowed Georgia to turn into a "second Ukraine".

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda believes that NATO should grant Ukraine permission for deep strikes into Russian territory and increase military assistance in response to the presence of North Korean troops on Russian territory.

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.