The US Department of State has commented on the dismissal of Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and his replacement with Andrei Belousov.

UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has commented on the replacement of Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu with Andrei Belousov, seeing it as a way for Russia to continue its war against Ukraine.

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has said that Romanian Defence Minister Angel Tîlvăr has serious reservations about the possibility of providing Ukraine with a Patriot air defence system.

Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska, together with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, arrived in Belgrade on 12 May, marking the first visit by a senior Ukrainian official to Serbia since the onset of Russia's full-scale aggression.

The General Staff of the Estonian Defence Forces has noted that hostilities in Ukraine continue along the entire frontline, but the main activity is taking place in Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts. 

Commenting on the recent massive missile attack on Ukraine by Russia, the White House has said that the United States is doing everything it can to provide Ukraine with what it needs to fight aggression.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, to discuss, among other things, the current situation on the front line.

The Swedish government has instructed the Swedish Armed Forces to make payments totalling €28 million to support Ukraine's defence capabilities.

Latvia's State Security Service (VDD) has warned that Russian secret services are increasingly recruiting Latvian people to carry out destructive operations in the country via the Telegram messenger.

The United Kingdom is to expel the Russian defence attaché, remove diplomatic status from several properties, and place restrictions on the validity of diplomatic visas for representatives of the Russian Federation.

EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell has commented on Russia’s large-scale attack on Ukraine on 8 May, stressing that Ukraine urgently needs to strengthen its air defence systems.

The White House has commented on the arrest of two colonels from Ukraine’s State Security Administration (SSA) who were planning to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has stated at a press conference in Yerevan that he did not attend Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin's "inauguration" because he was not invited.

According to the Italian government, the weapons sent to the Ukrainian Armed Forces are meant to be used only within Ukraine's borders.

On Tuesday 7 May, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs spoke by phone with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy.