Poland has recorded the spread of false information by Russians about "alleged preparations for an attack by Ukraine".

NATO allies have held talks on a tougher response to Russia's increasingly provocative actions against alliance members, including possible military measures. Countries bordering Russia, with support from France and the United Kingdom, have initiated the discussions.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has emphasised the importance of continuing and increasing support for Ukraine, as she believes it will not be able to win the war against Russia on its own.

US President Donald Trump has said he will eventually succeed in resolving the war that Russia is waging against Ukraine.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has said that the United States must "understand the depth and severity of the consequences" should it decide to provide Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has criticised a European Commission proposal to phase out imports of Russian energy in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and claimed that an EU ban on Russian nuclear fuel would be "the biggest danger" and a direct threat to Europe's energy security.

Belgium is coming under increasing pressure from the EU to allow the use of frozen Russian assets to provide a reparations loan to Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump has said that resolving the war launched by Russia against Ukraine has turned out to be more difficult than achieving peace in the Middle East.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has criticised the statements of former German chancellor Angela Merkel, who suggested that resistance from Poland and the Baltic states to direct dialogue with Putin may have influenced his decision to launch the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is currently waging a hybrid war against Europe and Germany.

Denmark is stepping up monitoring of oil tankers passing through its waters amid European efforts to counter Russia's shadow fleet, which helps the Kremlin circumvent sanctions.

Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has responded in her usual abrasive manner to a statement by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggesting that Russia might be behind a series of drone incidents.

Polish authorities have detained a Ukrainian citizen, Volodymyr Z., suspected by Germany of involvement in sabotaging the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines.

The Czech government has banned Russian diplomats and holders of service passports without Czech national accreditation from entering the country.

Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy for Ukraine, has said that the rapprochement with Belarus, ruled by self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, is linked to Washington's attempts to "ensure lines of communication" with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.