More than 30 companies involved in drone production, along with other companies and export items supporting Russia's defence industrial base, will be included in the European Union's new 21st sanctions package against Russia.

The European Commission's proposed 21st package of EU sanctions against Russia, unveiled on 9 June, focuses on energy, financial services and cryptocurrencies, trade and fishery.

The European Commission has proposed an addition to the European Union's upcoming 21st sanctions package against Russia, namely an entry ban on all individuals who have fought on Russia's side in the war against Ukraine.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will present the EU's new package of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday 9 June.

The European Union's upcoming "mini-package" of sanctions against Russia, set to be approved at the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg on 15 June, will target over 80 Russian propagandists, human rights violators and companies linked to Russia's defence industrial base.

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos is visiting Kyiv to support Ukraine's implementation of the reforms required for its accession to the European Union.

The European Commission will complete work this week on the EU's 21st sanctions package against Russia and submit it to the Council of the European Union for approval.

The leaders of France, the UK and Germany will meet in London on Sunday 7 June, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also been invited to meet with them.

French President Emmanuel Macron has welcomed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy's open letter to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and called for direct negotiations with Russia to end the war.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced before the start of the EU-Western Balkans summit in Montenegro that the next meeting of the Coalition of the Willing will take place in Paris on 13-14 July.

The Council of the EU working group on enlargement held an extraordinary meeting in Brussels on 4 June to prepare draft EU common positions on Cluster 1, Fundamentals, for Ukraine and Moldova so they would be ready for approval by EU ambassadors on 5 June or next week.

The European Commission cannot confirm reports that Hungary unblocked €6.6 billion from the European Peace Facility intended for military support to Ukraine.

Luxembourg will host two separate intergovernmental conferences on 15 June to open the first EU accession negotiating cluster (Fundamentals) for Ukraine and Moldova.

The EU may officially open the first cluster in accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova on 15 June after Hungary signalled it would drop its long-standing opposition to Ukraine's membership bid.

The European Union plans to make a decision on the status of Ukrainian refugees after March 2027 in July 2026; if not, the decision is expected in September.