The European Union member states leaders have emphasised the urgent need to strengthen support for Ukraine's energy sector from both the European Union and its member states. 

The European Union member states leaders have called for the intensification of military aid deliveries to Ukraine in the EU summit conclusions.

US presidential candidate Donald Trump has said during a debate with current US President Joe Biden that the proposals put forward by Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin as conditions for ending the war against Ukraine waged by Russia are "not acceptable."

Ukraine has received a €1.9 billion tranche of financial support from the European Union under the Ukraine Facility programme.

European Pravda has published a list of 11 demands regarding minorities that Hungary has put forward to Ukraine in exchange for its agreement to support the start of negotiations on countriesʼs accession to the EU.

Hungary tried to impose a demand about a guaranteed representation of national minorities in the Ukrainian Parliament (the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine) onto Ukraine.

Among the 11 demands of Hungary regarding the protection of the rights of national minorities, a key stumbling block is the designation of areas in Ukraine with a special level of guarantees for the rights of Hungarians. In particular, this refers to the country's westernmost Zakarpattia Oblast, where, according to the 2001 census and previous years, the proportion of Hungarians was over 10%.

NATO member states are currently discussing Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's idea for a €40 billion-a-year funding plan for Ukraine, although some allies remain sceptical.

Poland has announced the creation of special units within the Border Guard, responsible for border security.

The US Department of State has confirmed the death of a US Embassy employee in Kyiv. 

Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon has made controversial statements about Russia's war against Ukraine.

The Latvian government has decided to donate medical equipment worth €343,308 to Ukraine.

At the request of Voice of America, the headquarters of US presidential candidate Donald Trump stated that the priority of Trump's potential second term will be to put an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine as soon as possible, adding that European countries should make a greater contribution to maintaining security.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will travel to Paris on Wednesday, 26 June to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron.