Kaja Kallas, the EU's top diplomat, commenting on the resignation of Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko and changes to the Cabinet of Ministers, has said that forming a government is the internal affair of each country.

Kaja Kallas, the EU chief diplomat, has said ahead of the EU foreign ministers' meeting that the EU's 21st package of sanctions against Russia is not yet ready for approval but that the EU Foreign Affairs Council may approve a separate individual sanctions list of 250 persons and companies on 13 July.

European Pravda's source said the presence of France's Ukrainian partners will demonstrate France's solidarity with Ukraine and its determination to support the country in defending its sovereignty, territorial integrity and freedom.

The European Union's 21st Russia sanctions package could be approved on Monday 13 July, during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

The Council of the European Union is expected to approve additional sanctions against Russia on Monday 13 July in response to its large-scale attacks on Ukraine.

The EU plans to open cluster 6 External Relations for Ukraine and Moldova at a meeting of the EU General Affairs Council in Brussels on 14 July.

The Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Denmark and Poland have urged the European Commission to approve the purchase of US-made missiles for some of Ukraine's air defence systems as soon as possible.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump are scheduled to meet on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara at 14:30 local time (the same as Kyiv time) on Wednesday 8 July.

If EU member states fail to reach an agreement on the European Union's 21st Russia sanctions package this week, its adoption could be postponed until autumn, while the freeze on the Russian oil price cap would be approved separately as a standalone sanctions measure on Monday 14 July.

The final declaration of the NATO summit in Ankara on 7-8 July, which allies plan to finalise on 3 July, will include a statement that Russia poses a threat to Euro-Atlantic security, as well as a commitment by NATO member states to provide Ukraine with €70 billion in military support annually in 2026-2027.

A number of announcements for Ukraine are expected during the NATO summit in Ankara on 7-8 July, including on the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) programme for the purchase of US weapons for Ukraine's Armed Forces.

The European Commission on Tuesday 30 June disbursed part of the first tranche of the defence component of the EU's €90 billion loan to Ukraine. The payment amounted to €3.9 billion and will be used to procure Ukrainian-made drones.

Hungary has prevented a working group of the Council of the EU from approving the screening results for negotiating clusters 2-6 for Ukraine and Moldova, blocking further steps towards the opening of EU accession negotiations in these areas.

The European Commission has proposed to extend temporary protection for Ukrainians until 4 March 2028, but not to grant it to newly arrived Ukrainian citizens who are prohibited from leaving Ukraine due to military service obligations.

On Friday 26 June, the Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the EU (COELA) will again consider the assessment of the screening results for negotiating clusters 2-6 for Ukraine, a process delayed by Hungary on 23 June.