Sweden is providing an additional contribution of approximately SEK 270 million (approx. US$28.3 million) to a number of multilateral funds and initiatives to support Ukraine.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has said Russian UAVs flying through the country's airspace on the night of 26-27 August amounted to "intimidation".

US President Donald Trump has described CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow as a "very semi-routine" trip, while adding that "something may come out of it".

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has spoken with his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot, discussing, among other things, the situation in the Black Sea and Ukraine's urgent needs.

CBS News has reported, citing sources familiar with the matter, that CIA Director John Ratcliffe is in Moscow for meetings.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Kyiv will receive military and energy aid packages following a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Kyiv on 24 August.

Mykhailo Drapatyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has said that the NATO Military Committee will visit Ukraine in October this year.

The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has reported that a Russian strike damaged the Tabaky international border crossing on the Moldova border on the night of 20-21 August, forcing the temporary suspension of passenger and vehicle traffic.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has responded to incidents in which Russian drones violated Moldovan and Romanian airspace on the night of 19-20 August, noting that Moscow is increasingly testing the resolve of NATO and its partners.

A military drone entered Moldova's airspace for approximately six minutes on the night of 19-20 August. Early reports have indicated it may have been a Shahed drone.

A drone entered Romanian airspace on the night of 19-20 August and crashed in Tulcea County near the Ukrainian border. Romania scrambled fighter jets and a helicopter to monitor the situation.

The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) has appointed acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The Financial Times has learned that Rodney Mims Cook Jr, chairman of the US Commission of Fine Arts, undertook a "quiet diplomatic mission" to St Petersburg this summer to meet Russian officials at the request of US President Donald Trump.

Russia has accused the UK of "deliberately seeking escalation" after reports in the media said British-made drones had been used in strikes on targets inside Russia.