Russia and the United States exchanged prisoners in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Thursday April 10.

Technical consultations between Ukrainian and American teams on the mineral agreement will take place on Friday 11 April.

The body of Tomas Valentėlis, a Lithuanian soldier who fought for Ukraine against Russia, was retrieved from the battlefield on the night of 6-7 April.

Belgium will provide Ukraine with an aid package worth €1 billion, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has announced on a visit to Kyiv on 8 April.

Ukrainian officials will visit the United States later this week for talks on a new draft agreement on mineral resources.

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský is sceptical about Russia's approach to ceasefire talks.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that US President Donald Trump's administration expects Russia to be ready to end the war.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has amended a government decree, reducing the duration of visa-free stay for Ukrainian citizens in the country.

The European Commission has transferred €3.5 billion to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility on Tuesday 1 April.

The Weimar+ support group for Ukraine has said on Monday 31 March that it would increase its aid to Ukraine while considering new sanctions against Russia to force it to agree to a ceasefire.

Kaja Kallas, European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has called on Russia to make a gesture of goodwill and cease fire in Ukraine.

First Deputy Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko has stated during a government session in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) that Ukraine has received a new draft of the mineral resources agreement from the United States, describing it as a "working version" currently under review.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is sceptical about the idea of a "reassurance force", which French President Emmanuel Macron spoke about deploying in strategically important areas of Ukraine after the resolution of the Russo-Ukrainian war.

European Pravda has analysed the new text of the mineral agreement with the US, which may conflict with Ukraine's intention to join the European Union due to the strict restrictions that significantly affect Ukraine's economic sovereignty.

The Trump administration has reintroduced a clause into a proposed agreement on Ukrainian subsoil resources that obliges Ukraine to repay the full amount of US aid provided since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.