US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has conveyed President Donald Trump's stance with his statement that Washington may abandon efforts to seek a peaceful resolution between Ukraine and Russia.

The United States has presented its own proposals to its European allies for a "peace deal" between Russia and Ukraine, which, in particular, envisage easing sanctions against Russia should a lasting ceasefire take place.

On 17 April, the German government updated the list of military aid that it has handed over to Ukraine in recent days, including air defence equipment, ammunition and drones.

The United States voted on 16 April against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russian aggression against Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East, will visit Paris for talks on the war in Ukraine.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has stated that Hungary lacks "moral clarity" regarding Russian aggression against Ukraine, calling it the only country in the EU with such a stance.

US President Donald Trump has stated that his predecessor, Joe Biden, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "did an absolutely horrible job in allowing this travesty to begin".

The United Kingdom transferred £752 million (about US$990 million) to Ukraine on Monday 14 April as part of the G7 loan mechanism involving frozen Russian assets.

The United Kingdom and France plan to present US President Donald Trump with a comprehensive post-war "reassurance force" plan for Ukraine in an effort to persuade him to join the security guarantees for Kyiv.

US President Donald Trump has urged Russia to take steps to end its full-scale war against Ukraine.

The Times has reported that the UK played a key role in restoring dialogue between Kyiv and Washington after Ukraine changed its agreed-upon counteroffensive plans in 2023.

Slovakia reportedly blocked an attempt last year to add Anna Lukashenko, the daughter-in-law of Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, to the European Union’s sanctions list.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever and Defence Minister Theo Francken have announced a visit to Ukraine soon.

Ukraine has initiated an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council after 20 people were killed in a Russian ballistic strike on Kryvyi Rih last week.

Germany has been financing Ukraine’s access to a satellite internet network operated by the French company Eutelsat, which serves as an alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink terminals.