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.

US State Department spokesman Vedant Patel has said that the United States, along with its allies, is ready to take action if Iran does indeed transfer its ballistic missiles to Russia.

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has submitted a draft amendment of the Criminal Code of Belarus to the Parliament of Belarus, which provides for criminal responsibility for "violence or a threat of violence" towards current and former presidents of Belarus.

The UK Foreign Office announced on Friday that sanctions will be imposed on four individuals and three legal entities from Belarus to mark the fourth anniversary of the country's rigged presidential election.

Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has affirmed the EU's disapproval of Alexander Lukashenko’s regime in Belarus and called for the release of all political prisoners.

Marcus Faber, the head of the German parliament's defence committee and a representative of the Free Democratic Party of Germany, believes that the offensive, which Ukrainian troops are likely conducting in Russia's Kursk Oblast, is legitimate and could persuade the Kremlin to end its war against Ukraine.

Marcus Faber, the head of the German Bundestag’s defence committee, does not consider the possible use of German weapons by Ukrainian forces in the fighting in Russia’s Kursk Oblast to be a problem.

The Council of Ministers of Bulgaria has allowed the participation of the Armed Forces of Bulgaria in the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) at a meeting on 7 August.

Peter Stano, the European Commission's spokesman on foreign policy issues, has stated in response to the events in Russia's Kursk Oblast that Ukraine has the right to self-defence and can strike Russian territory.

American officials are planning to contact their Ukrainian counterparts regarding the events in Kursk Oblast, Russia.

Ukraine's Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova considers Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who will be the vice presidential candidate from the Democrats, a "reliable friend of our country".

Lithuanian law enforcement services have said they are investigating reports of a Lithuanian individual who is said to be fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine.

The "most ambitious prisoner exchange in recent years" between Russia and Western nations took place in Ankara on 1 August, the National Intelligence Organisation of Türkiye (MIT) has reported.

Starting from Thursday 1 August, Russia, the United States, Germany, and three other countries are carrying out a prisoner swap.