EU ambassadors approved a number of new individual sanctions decisions at a meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) in Brussels on the morning of 11 March.

The European Union is insisting on keeping up sanctions pressure on Russia, including the G7 price cap and a tighter ban on maritime services for Russian tankers.

The European Union will provide Ukraine with €90 billion regardless of whether Hungary supports the decision, European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said following a meeting of the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council in Brussels on 10 March.

Providing €90 billion in loans to Ukraine in 2026–2027 is a top priority for the European Union, and the funds will be delivered despite difficulties in securing their approval.

Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defence and Space, arrived in Poland on Friday 6 March on what he called a missile tour aimed at securing supplies of air defence missiles for Ukraine.

The war in the Middle East has had a direct impact on the war in Ukraine because weapons and defence capabilities, including air defence systems needed by Kyiv, are now being redirected to the region, Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said.

Ambassadors of the European Union member states will gather for an informal dinner in Brussels on Wednesday 4 March to discuss possible changes to the EU enlargement methodology.

During a meeting of the European Union's Oil Coordination Group on 4 March, Hungary and Slovakia raised the issue of what they described as Ukraine's refusal to restart the Druzhba oil pipeline for the supply of Russian oil to Europe.

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said that Ukraine and Moldova will not be separated in the EU accession process, but this could change if Ukraine slows down the implementation of the necessary reforms.

EU ambassadors have agreed the text of the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, but the final decision remains blocked by Budapest and Bratislava.

The European Commission has said it welcomes Hungary's intention to send a monitoring mission to Ukraine to assess the condition of the Druzhba oil pipeline and its readiness to accept the mission's conclusions.

Responsibility for the suspension of Russian oil transit to Europe via the Druzhba pipeline lies with Russia, whose attacks damaged it, and ultimatums and political pressure on Ukraine from some EU member states over the issue are unacceptable.

The Druzhba oil pipeline's shutdown does not pose a threat to the European Union's energy security at this stage, the EU's Oil Coordination Group has concluded after a video conference with the participation of Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia on Wednesday 25 February.

On 24 February, the European Parliament adopted a resolution "on four years of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine".