Marie Bjerre, Denmark's Minister for European Affairs, has said her government is working on mechanisms to push forward EU accession talks with Ukraine and support reforms while Hungary continues to block the opening of negotiating clusters.

The European Commission is still working on a new, 19th package of European Union sanctions against Russia.

It has emerged that the EU's personal sanctions on individuals involved in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine also cover six Russians, despite Hungary and Slovakia calling for their exclusion.

The North Atlantic Council is holding a meeting on 10 September to discuss how NATO should respond to the incursion of Russian drones into Polish territory.

The meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein Format), scheduled for 9 September, will be held online.

Two EU states – Hungary and Slovakia – may not support the extension of some individual European Union sanctions, which are set to expire on 15 September, unless six Russian businessmen are removed from the list.

During the European Parliament session on 8-11 September in Strasbourg, MEPs will discuss preparations for security guarantees for Ukraine.

EU Sanctions Envoy David O’Sullivan is holding talks in Washington on Monday 8 September to coordinate restrictive measures against Russia with the United States.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has held a phone call with US Vice President JD Vance to discuss joint efforts to maintain sanctions pressure on Russia.

The summit of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris has concluded. Next is a preparatory meeting ahead of a call with US President Donald Trump, scheduled for 15:00 Kyiv time.

Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy for the Middle East, has left the Élysée Palace, where a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing is being held.

A meeting of the Coalition of the Willing – military allies supporting Ukraine – is beginning in Paris at the Élysée Palace.

Seven European leaders, the EU leadership and the Ukrainian president will personally attend the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris on 4 September, while around 20 other countries will join remotely, Paris has reported.

French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hold a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in a hybrid format on 4 September in Paris.

Bulgarian authorities have confirmed that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s plane experienced external interference with its GPS network during landing, and they suspect Russia was behind it.