Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has announced that his country is prohibiting the commander of the Ukrainian military unit responsible for the "latest attack" on Russia’s Druzhba oil pipeline from entering Hungary.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken with his Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb regarding security guarantees for Ukraine.

Lithuania is urging EU capitals to take decisive action to make Ukraine’s EU membership application real and irreversible.

Ahead of a visit by the leaders of France, Germany and Poland to the Moldovan capital of Chișinău, several European diplomats have said that the idea of opening the first cluster of membership negotiations for Ukraine and Moldova separately is in doubt.

The Benelux countries believe Moldova and Ukraine share a common future within the European Union, Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel has said.

During a Ukraine-Benelux format meeting in Odesa, the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Luxembourg and Belgium, joined by a Dutch representative, have reaffirmed their support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, condemned Russian aggression and pledged to continue assistance across all areas.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has described Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s remarks about the Druzhba oil pipeline as "blackmail and threats", adding that they would have "long-term consequences".

Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski has criticised Polish President Karol Nawrocki's decision to veto a law concerning assistance to Ukrainians fleeing the war on Monday 25 August.

Estonian intelligence has analysed the advance of the Russian army in Ukraine and calculated that 330 sq km of territory has been captured in August alone.

Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has stated that providing NATO allies with military bases for F-35 fighter jets could be his country’s contribution to efforts aimed at achieving lasting peace in Ukraine.

An investigation by a London-based think tank, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), has found out that three years after sanctions were imposed on Russian state media in the European Union, their websites and online services have continued to operate actively and have been attracting a significant audience.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has commented on the latest Russian air attack on western part of Ukraine but did not mention Zakarpattia Oblast, which suffered the most from the attack.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that he had asked his American counterpart, Donald Trump, to influence Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán so that he would not block Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.

Romania’s Ministry of National Defence has reported it scrambled fighters on the night of 19-20 August to monitor the situation due to a Russian drone attack on Ukrainian regions. 

The United Kingdom and the European Union are preparing to impose sanctions against Russia if Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin refuses to take part in trilateral talks with US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.