German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has stated that Germany will not deploy troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping mission if the war ends.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has once again accused Ukraine of carrying out an "attack" on an oil pipeline that caused a "suspension of oil supplies" to Hungary.

Péter Magyar, leader of Hungary’s opposition party Tisza, has lodged an official complaint with Russia’s ambassador to Hungary after the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service claimed that the European Commission intended to "change the regime in Budapest".

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has called for additional support for Ukraine to force Moscow to make concessions for a just and lasting peace on Monday 18 August.

The bilateral meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will begin on Monday 18 August at 20:15 (Kyiv time).

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that he has arrived in Washington for a meeting with US President Donald Trump.

UK Defence Secretary John Healey has said that his government is "ready to put UK boots on the ground" in Ukraine if a ceasefire is achieved.

US President Donald Trump has said that the goal of the Alaska summit with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is to bring Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table, and no decisions on Ukrainian territory will be made without Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump predicts that his meeting with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has a 25% chance of failure.

US President Donald Trump has said that he believes Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is arriving at the Alaska summit on Friday 15 August, with the intention of "making a deal" to end the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defence with two additional Patriot systems on Wednesday 13 August.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that territorial issues "will not be the subject of talks" with anyone other than Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that Europe, the US and NATO "strengthened the common ground for Ukraine" during talks on Wednesday 13 August.

Ukraine's allies are assessing the possibility of easing sanctions against Russia if a ceasefire is achieved in the Russo-Ukrainian war.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken with his Romanian counterpart Nicușor Dan and stated afterwards that their teams are working on the details of Dan’s upcoming visit to Ukraine.