Norway will allocate NOK 3 billion (around €268 million) to strengthen Ukraine's air defences, including the purchase of missiles for Patriot air defence systems.

Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has said President Karol Nawrocki was aware of the transfer of PAC-3 missiles for Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine, which contradicts claims made by members of the president's entourage.

Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, believes the escalation in Ukrainian-Polish relations will peak this week, linked to Poland's National Day of Remembrance of Victims of the Volyn tragedy.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has defended military assistance to Ukraine amid a controversy over claims that his government secretly supplied Patriot interceptor missiles to Kyiv, saying support for Ukraine remains a matter of national consensus in Poland.

Ukraine has initiated an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council following another large-scale Russian attack on the night of 5-6 July.

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.