The European Union will prolong the temporary protection status for Ukrainians forced to flee their country due to the war until 4 March 2027.

The opening of the first cluster in the EU accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova is absolutely necessary; everything is ready for this, and the decision is in the hands of the EU Council.

During a meeting in Berlin on 2 June, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham discussed coordination of tough US and EU sanctions against Russia.

Transitional measures approved by the European Commission on 22 May will take effect from 6 June 2025 following the end of the autonomous trade measures (ATM).

Hungary currently has no intention of approving the opening of negotiation clusters in Ukraine's EU accession talks due to tense bilateral political relations.

The European Union aims to bring all relevant parties to the negotiating table to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Brussels is developing an alternative scenario for launching accession negotiations with Ukraine that would bypass Hungary.

European Commission spokesperson Balazs Ujvari has announced that on 22 May the Commission adopted a list of transitional measures concerning Ukrainian exports to the EU, which will take effect on 6 June 2025.

On 22 May 2025, the European Parliament approved a regulation raising customs duties and tariffs on agricultural products and nitrogen-based fertilisers from Russia and Belarus to levels designed to halt their import into the European Union.

Czechia may conduct training exercises for the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Ukrainian territory as part of providing security guarantees after hostilities cease and a decision is made to deploy Western troops in Ukraine.

During the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague, member states of the Alliance will discuss military support for Ukraine to ensure that it is in the strongest possible position to continue its fight and that any peace deal after the end of hostilities will be lasting.

Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement, has announced that Ukraine has already completed the screening of three negotiation clusters for EU accession talks.

The 18th package of European Union sanctions against Russia, which the EU has already started working on, may include restrictions on banks from non-EU countries that support the Russian defence industry and army, in addition to Russian banks.

The European Union plans to impose sanctions on the operators of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, which transport Russian gas to Europe, to eliminate any future investment interest.

European Union ambassadors approved the 17th package of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday 14 May.