NATO officials have said that reports suggesting Hungary may have passed confidential information to Russia do not come as a surprise.

Germany's government has called on Hungary to provide explanations over allegations that confidential EU information was leaked to Russia.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced €1 billion in military aid for Ukraine in 2026 during a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Madrid on 18 March.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko has said the detention of seven Ukrainian cash-in-transit guards in Hungary came shortly after Hungary's Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó had visited Moscow.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna believes that among regimes friendly to Russia, North Korea and China may be next in line to be removed from power.

An American submarine had sunk an Iranian warship in international waters, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday.

Katarína Mathernová, EU Ambassador to Ukraine, has requested permission through the Office of the President of Ukraine to inspect the damage to the Druzhba oil pipeline or to send other EU diplomats in her place, but her request was denied.

US President Donald Trump on Monday 2 March sent a formal notification to Congress regarding US strikes on Iran, in which he sought to justify the military action.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said she is concerned about the unfolding crisis around Iran, describing it as part of a wider crisis in international law born of Russia's war in Ukraine. She called on Tehran to stop its "totally unjustified" attacks in the Persian Gulf, stressing that the situation must not be allowed to spread further.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree appointing Ihor Brusylo, Deputy Head of the President's Office, as Ukraine's ambassador to Italy. The post had been vacant since late July 2025.

US President Donald Trump, commenting on the American operation against Iran, has said the country's military is "knocking the crap" out of Iran, but that the "big wave" is still to come.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced an expansion of the country's nuclear arsenal.

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said that Ukraine and Moldova will not be separated in the EU accession process, but this could change if Ukraine slows down the implementation of the necessary reforms.

EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos has commented on whether Ukraine can join the European Union while the war remains in its active phase.