The College of Commissioners plans to approve EU accession roadmaps for the four leading candidate countries – Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine and Moldova – on 28 October, alongside the annual progress reports for candidate countries.

The European Union has no plans to raise the issue of reinstating sanctions against Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman in the near future. The Russian oligarchs were recently removed from the EU sanctions list under pressure from France and Slovakia.

Two more negotiating clusters for Ukraine and Moldova could be opened next week if the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian parliament) adopts the necessary law.

EU and Ukrainian representatives concluded during a joint meeting on 1 October that Ukraine currently has no need for additional international funding in 2026.

The European Commission and Ukraine have said they have identified ways to cover Ukraine's budget and defence needs for 2026, as well as the steps required to ensure the timely provision of the relevant funding.

The European Commission has condemned Russia's nuclear threats against NATO member states and said the EU will not contribute to the spread of fear and intimidation Moscow is seeking to create.

The European Union expects Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to take part in the European Council meeting on 15 October.

Russia sent NATO a non-paper concerning possible threats to its Kaliningrad Oblast from Alliance member states. NATO responded that it condemns any threats to use force.

Hungary is continuing to block Ukraine's progress in EU accession talks by refusing to approve the screening results for Clusters 2 and 3, which would enable Kyiv to move forward with opening them.

The European Union says the humanitarian situation in Russian-occupied Oleshky is unacceptable and is seeking unhindered access for humanitarian aid to civilians in coordination with its international partners.

On Tuesday 29 September, the Council of the EU's Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the EU (COELA) will make another attempt to approve the screening results for negotiating clusters 2 and 3 for Ukraine, a step necessary for further progress towards opening them.

Defence ministers of EU member states will discuss on 28 September in Brussels the possibility of giving up their place in the "queue" to purchase Patriot interceptor missiles from American manufacturer Lockheed.

EU ministers will approve the allocation of €3 billion under the Ukraine Facility at a meeting of the EU Competitiveness Council on 24 September.

The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU (Coreper) reached a preliminary agreement on 22 September to extend sanctions against Russia for 36 months while removing Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the list.

The Committee of Permanent Representatives of EU member states (Coreper) held a meeting in Brussels on the morning of Tuesday 22 September, and was unable to adopt a decision regarding the extension of sanctions for violations of Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty (the so-called "sanctions against Putin"), postponing the attempt to vote via written procedure.