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.

Ukraine and the European Union have completed the screening of Ukrainian legislation as part of EU accession negotiations.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has confirmed that she has proposed the idea of providing Ukraine with a reparations loan based on frozen Russian assets.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced an agreement with Ukraine to allocate €2 billion for drone technology.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed that six NATO member states have already funded four packages of defence assistance to Ukraine, totalling over US$2 billion under the PURL (Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List) initiative, with another six countries ready to contribute.

Romania has opened discussions with Ukraine on producing drones under a new European Union defence funding programme.