On 23 July, NATO’s Allied Command Operations held a meeting at its headquarters with representatives of Alliance member states to ensure that Ukraine receives the Patriot air defence systems it urgently needs as quickly as possible.

The fourth tranche of financial assistance to Ukraine in 2025 under the Ukraine Facility mechanism, requested by Ukrainian authorities in June, will be disbursed in a reduced amount than planned because Ukraine has failed to implement three of the 16 reforms pledged to the European Union.

The European Commission applauds Ukraine’s leadership for steps to rectify the situation surrounding the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), while actively cooperating with Kyiv to ensure its remarks are thoroughly considered.

European Commission spokesperson Guillaume Mercier said that the European Union is not going to raise the issue of suspending financial assistance to Ukraine over actions against the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO)

Ukraine’s new defence minister, Denys Shmyhal, says Ukraine needs US$6 billion to cover its defence procurement needs in 2025 and bring the war back to Russian territory.

The United Kingdom and Germany have launched a joint project to provide Ukraine with 220,000 shells for the German Gepard anti-aircraft system, and both countries will finance the supply of modern drones to the battlefield.

The United States and Germany have agreed to provide Ukraine with five Patriot air defence systems, which are to be delivered to the battlefield as soon as possible.

The detailed content of the European Union’s 18th package of sanctions against Russia has been unofficially disclosed in Brussels.

The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU (Coreper) has approved the European Union’s 18th package of sanctions against Russia at an extraordinary meeting held on the morning of Friday 18 July.

Discussions on the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia at a meeting of the EU General Affairs Council on 18 July have been scheduled under Any Other Business (AOB), which means there will be no voting or decision-making.

The European Union has earmarked €100 billion for Ukraine air in its long-term budget for 2028–2034.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has demanded that the European Commission allow Slovakia to purchase Russian gas until 2034, threatening to continue blocking the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia if the request is denied.

The Council of the European Union approved an official decision on Tuesday 15 July to extend the directive on temporary protection for Ukrainians in the European Union until 4 March 2027.

At a meeting of the EU Agriculture Council on 14 July, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania expressed their dissatisfaction with a new agreement between Ukraine and the EU which is being drawn up based on the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA).

Two European Union member states – Slovakia and Malta – are currently not supporting the adoption of the EU’s 18th package of sanctions against Russia.