President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine plans to use part of reparations loans from frozen Russian assets to produce long‑range weapons with ranges up to 3,000 km on Ukrainian territory.

The European Union finally approved the 19th package of sanctions against Russia by written procedure on the morning of 23 October.

The European Commission is continuing talks with Belgium on the use of frozen Russian assets to provide Ukraine with €140 billion in reparations loans, but Brussels has not yet approved the initiative.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is set to visit the United States on 21-22 October to meet US President Donald Trump to discuss the Alliance's backing for Ukraine and Trump's peace efforts .

The European Council is set to reaffirm the EU's plans to provide financial and military assistance to Ukraine in 2026-27, partially funded by proceeds from frozen Russian assets.

On Monday 20 October, the EU Council approved the RePowerEU mechanism, which envisages a complete phase-out of Russian fossil fuels by the European Union, by a large majority. Hungary and Slovakia voted against.

The 19th package of European Union sanctions against Russia may be approved on Thursday 23 October.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas has said she finds it troubling that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, who is the subject of an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, is set to visit the territory of a European Union member state.

The Netherlands will soon allocate a new €90 million aid package to support the production of reconnaissance and attack drones in Ukraine.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that the United States hopes to see an increase in the volume of American weapons purchases by European NATO allies under the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative for delivery to Ukraine.

NATO defence ministers are meeting in Brussels today, 15 October, to strengthen the Alliance's response to Russia's aggressive actions.

The European Commission intends to unveil on Thursday 16 October a "roadmap" for implementing the EU's defence capability development programme Readiness 2030 – ReArm Europe.

Members of the European Parliament are convinced that the restrictions on Ukraine regarding the use of weapons supplied by Western states to strike military targets on the territory of the Russian Federation should be lifted.

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on 9 October urging EU member states to shoot down aerial targets that illegally violate their borders.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has stated that systematic incursions by Russian drones into EU airspace are part of the hybrid war that Russia is waging against Europe.