The Netherlands expect Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to attend the NATO summit in The Hague on 24-26 April.

Czechia has confirmed that Ukraine will receive guaranteed monthly ammunition deliveries until the autumn of 2025 through a Czech-led initiative enabling partner countries to jointly finance arms purchases on global markets.

During the first three months of 2025, NATO member states provided Ukraine with military assistance totalling more than US$20 billion.

Before the start of the North Atlantic Council meeting at the level of foreign ministers in Brussels, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that Russia would continue to pose a threat to the Alliance countries for many years, even after a peace agreement with Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte believes that "crazy" statements by Russian ruler Vladimir Putin and Russian officials about a peace deal with Ukraine should not be taken too seriously, as they are part of Russia's negotiation tactics.

Defence ministers will discuss an initiative by Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, to boost military assistance to Ukraine at an informal EU summit in Warsaw on 2-3 April.

The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, and the United Kingdom, together with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas and European Commissioner for Defence Andrius Kubilius, will gather in Madrid for the fourth meeting of the Ukraine Support Group in the "Weimar+" format on Monday 31 March.

The European Commission has reaffirmed its unwavering support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and stressed that the so-called "referendums" conducted by Russia in the occupied territories of Ukraine were entirely falsified.

The European Commission has yet to submit proposals to the EU Council regarding a new format for trade relations with Ukraine, following the end of the "trade visa-free regime" – the suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian exports to the EU – on 5 June 2025.

The European Union may allocate up to €9 billion for military aid to Ukraine in 2025 as part of assistance funded through proceeds derived from frozen Russian assets.

The proposal by the EU’s chief diplomat Kaja Kallas to allocate billions of euros in military aid to Ukraine has stalled because of the absence of concrete implementation plans.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, is continuing discussions with EU member states on her €40 billion initiative for military support to Ukraine and hopes to secure its approval.

A number of EU leaders called for an acceleration of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU at a European Council meeting on 20 March.

Hungary has expectedly refused to sign the Ukraine-related section of conclusions of the latest EU summit.

The need to bring to justice those responsible for crimes committed during Russia's war against Ukraine and recognise the importance of the process of establishing a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine within the Council of Europe will be emphasised during the conclusions of the European Council.