US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith has said that China is helping Russia achieve its military goals in Ukraine by continuing to sell goods such as drone technology or gunpowder components.

On Wednesday, 24 April, the European Commission announced the disbursement of a €1.5 billion tranche of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine as part of a large €50 billion support package.

Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Chair of the Bundestag Defence Committee, has urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to provide Ukraine with long-range Taurus missiles after the US Senate approved a billion-dollar aid package.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a phone conversation with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is convinced that the package of aid to Ukraine approved by the US House of Representatives will encourage EU countries to provide more active support.

The German government is pressuring the United States to provide Ukraine with at least one more Patriot system to strengthen the country's air defence, and Berlin will continue to put pressure on European allies.

US President Joe Biden had a telephone conversation on 22 April with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, one of the key topics of which was Ukraine.

The German government has said that it will send another Patriot air defence system to Ukraine as soon as possible.

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares has commented on the possibility of providing Ukraine with a Patriot air defence system which is in service in Spain.

Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz is hoping that the US Senate will quickly make a decision on aid to Ukraine after the House of Representatives approved the corresponding bill on Saturday.

Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal has welcomed the approval of foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan by the US House of Representatives, calling it a message to the world’s dictators.

Czechia will propose restricting the movement of Russian diplomats within countries in the Schengen Area again.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the approval of the military aid package for Ukraine by the US House of Representatives was not too late, but the delay had had real consequences.

The Intelligence Centre of the Estonian Defence Forces says the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine remains challenging. Russian occupying forces are making some progress, although they are suffering significant losses, while Ukrainian soldiers are short of ammunition.