The European Commission is considering authorising the Belgian depository Euroclear to directly use frozen Russian assets to protect a US$50 billion loan to Ukraine from Russian retaliation.

The German Federal Prosecutor's Office announced the indictment of Dieter S., a 40-year-old German-Russian citizen who allegedly planned a sabotage at German military infrastructure sites.

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has urged President Joe Biden to authorise Poland to use its air defences to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine.

On Monday, 28 October, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Iceland for the first time on a working visit.

Children from Germany were spotted in the Artek children's camp in Russia-occupied Crimea. Berlin officially recognises the peninsula as Ukraine's territory.

The US Intelligence Committee (IC) and the Department of Defense (DoD) believe that allowing Ukraine to launch long-range strikes into Russian territory will bring Kyiv more problems than benefits.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that her department will issue "strong new sanctions" next week against third-party countries that assist Russia in carrying out its actions in Ukraine.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has announced the closing of the Russian Consulate General in Poznań.

Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, and French Ambassador to Ukraine Gaël Veyssière have signed a grant agreement to help restore and support critical infrastructure and priority sectors of Ukraine's economy for €200 million. 

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has said he will not attend the Group of 20 summit in Brazil, which is a party to the Rome Statute and would be obliged to arrest him under an International Criminal Court warrant.

The Danish government has prepared its 21st military aid package for Ukraine, amounting to DKK 2.4 billion (approximately €321.8 million), which will include both supplies from Denmark's military stockpiles and orders from international suppliers.

Norway has increased its support for the energy sector to NOK 3 billion (approximately US$274.2 million) by winter as part of its long-term support plan for Ukraine.

The certification of Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s state-owned electricity transmission system operator, as an independent operator will not hinder the import of electricity from the EU during winter.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will deliver a speech at a meeting of the European Council on 17-18 October, which will focus on further support for Ukraine. He will likely present Ukraine's Victory Plan to EU leaders.