Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused Ukraine’s special services of attempting to disrupt a public survey among Hungarians on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.

Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, claims that as part of a potential resolution to the full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine, the deployment of foreign forces west of the Dnipro River is being discussed.

The United States and its European allies are working on a proposal to announce a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump said he plans to talk to Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 8 May about the "economic partnership" agreement ratified by the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament).

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has arrived in Moscow on the afternoon of 7 May to attend the Victory Day parade. [a Russian holiday commemorating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, celebrated on 9 May – ed.]

The European Commission finalised its proposal for the 17th package of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday 6 May.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said during a parliamentary session that Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to see a "Ukraine-friendly" government in Hungary, but this will not happen.

Ramid Namazov, chairman of the Azerbaijani parliament's commission on countering hybrid threats, claims that Russia was behind the February 2025 cyberattack on the country.

Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, believes that Ukraine will be able to open at least one negotiating cluster before the end of Poland’s presidency of the EU Council.

The signing of a framework agreement on the use of critical mineral resources between Ukraine and the United States is at risk of being derailed at the last minute, with the Ukrainian delegation already en route to Washington.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may make a surprise visit to Czech President Petr Pavel on Sunday 4 May.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb has predicted that the United States may soon take tougher action against Russia if it refuses to end its war against Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that the international community should strengthen sanctions against Russia and North Korea following the official admission that North Korean troops are involved in the war against Ukraine.

A tanker belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet narrowly escaped running aground off the coast of Finland, which could have resulted in an environmental catastrophe.