NATO sees no problem with Ukraine striking St Petersburg on the day the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's key international event, opens there.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated in Kyiv that neither side is abandoning the need for Ukraine's accession to the Alliance.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revealed details of an agreement with the US and partners on the supply of new Patriot air defence systems, for which funds are now being urgently sought.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, during a visit to Ukraine, has spoken about rising Russian losses in the war and made a public address to Russian youth.

Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has said negotiations involving the United States and Russia are continuing at the technical level despite the current pause in high-level contact.

German Ambassador to Ukraine Haiko Thoms asserts that the special status for Ukraine proposed by Chancellor Friedrich Merz ahead of its EU accession is the best idea among those with a realistic chance of being agreed by member states and offers Ukraine advantages rather than the risks others have seen in the proposal.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has neither endorsed nor categorically rejected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's proposal for a new format of relations between the EU and Ukraine, but reiterated Kyiv's position on membership.

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said Ukraine is expecting a visit by Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said after talks with his Hungarian counterpart Anita Orbán that he still believes accession negotiations should be opened by the end of the first half of 2026.

Ukraine's Ambassador to Hungary Fedir Shandor has said he is anticipating good-neighbourly relations with Budapest following the change of government in Hungary.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has already been in contact with Anita Orbán, who is expected to become Hungary's foreign minister in the government of incoming prime minister Péter Magyar.

Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar has said it is obvious that Russia poses a threat to Europe, and has described past contacts between Hungarian and Russian foreign ministers as unacceptable.

Taras Kachka, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, has said Hungary has raised no objections to negotiating clusters 3, 4 and 5 being opened for Ukraine.

Brussels has proposed an alternative route for Kyiv to obtain budget support while also creating a positive impulse in relations with the EU.