European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that Ukraine needs additional air defence systems following Russia's latest large-scale attack, adding that the issue will be discussed at the NATO summit, which opens in Ankara, Türkiye, on Tuesday 7 July.

French military personnel have intercepted the sanctioned oil tanker Deliver in the Mediterranean Sea near Sicily. The vessel is considered part of Russia's shadow fleet.

Nearly 60% of Poles (59.7% to be exact) do not support Ukraine joining the European Union, according to a new poll. Meanwhile, 35.4% of respondents are backing Ukraine's EU accession, with support highest among voters of the governing coalition.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani believes that the EU must maintain a consistent position on the purchase of Russian gas and oil if it wants to force Russia to come to the negotiating table.

Michał Kamiński, Deputy Marshal of the Polish Senate, has decided to return two Ukrainian state awards amid escalating historical tensions between Kyiv and Warsaw following the controversy surrounding the Order of the White Eagle.

Politico has reported that French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised European Council President António Costa at a closed-door meeting of EU leaders over his contact with the Kremlin.

The United Kingdom announced on 18 June a new military aid package for Ukraine worth £725 million, which includes the supply of 150,000 drones and more than 350 air defence missiles and radars by the end of this year.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has sent a letter to EU leaders ahead of a European Council meeting, reportedly calling on governments to introduce restrictions on accepting Ukrainian refugees.

The Dutch government has pledged to purchase drones and air defence systems for Ukraine worth a total of €500 million.

G7 countries will license not only air defence systems for production in Ukraine, but also weapons for long-range strikes.

Deputy Polish Defence Minister Paweł Zalewski has stated that Ukraine is not showing sufficient interest in receiving Polish MiG-29 fighter jets

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced new sanctions against Russia targeting its shadow fleet, energy revenues, defence industry and disinformation activities.

US President Donald Trump has said that, following his conversations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, he believes there may be an opportunity to "do something" to end the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he proposed a meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G7 summit in France this week for talks on ending the war, but Russia was "not ready to speak".

Ukraine can now activate emergency EU support in response to major cyber incidents after the Council of the European Union approved its inclusion in the EU Cybersecurity Reserve.