French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that the detention of Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov in Paris has no political basis.

Norway awarded Ukraine with a licence to develop 155 mm shells and made a commitment to fund the project.

On 23 August, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions against over 100 individuals and legal companies in 16 different jurisdictions for circumventing Western sanctions imposed on Russia. The latest US limitations impact more than a dozen transnational networks, particularly those involved in the procurement of Russian weapons and equipment, which help to evade sanctions and maintain Russia's military-industrial base.

The European Commission has determined that Slovakia and Hungary's energy security is not at risk after examining Ukraine's halt of oil transit from Russian oil giant Lukoil.

Gergely Gulyás, Chief of Staff of the Hungarian Prime Minister, has called for a ceasefire in the operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kursk Oblast, Russia.

Prosecutors in the northern German city of Flensburg are investigating an incident involving unidentified drones flying over a shutdown nuclear power plant.

On 21 August, the Dutch Ministry of Defence announced the purchase of 51 mobile drone detection radars and the intention to transfer them to Ukraine.

Herbert McMaster, a former US national security adviser to Donald Trump, has revealed that Russian ruler Vladimir Putin used the "ego and insecurities" of the former US president in order to gain influence over him.

The Finnish government has allocated funds to pay for the construction of an eco-friendly school in Kyiv Oblast.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia has summoned Stephanie Holmes, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, and told her about the participation of "American private military company" in the fighting in Kursk Oblast.

Disputes in the German government regarding further assistance to Ukraine and its cost led to a significant drop in the share prices of German arms manufacturers.

The Danish government and parliament have proposed allocating approximately 783 million Danish kroner (approx. US$115.8 million) to purchase weapons for Ukraine.

Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles has stated that she has no information on whether Ukraine has used Spanish-supplied weapons during its offensive in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

On Friday, 16 August, a court in Bălți ruled to suspend for three months the activities of the pro-Russian party Chance, which is associated with fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor, who was convicted in Moldova.