Lithuania is preparing to deploy a drone acoustic detection system developed in Ukraine, which is expected to be introduced in 2026.

Lithuanian authorities are continuing to search for an unidentified drone that was reportedly seen and heard by many people near the border with Belarus and close to Vilnius at around 05:00.

The Krakow Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into a Polish citizen fighting alongside the Russian Federation and disseminating Russian propaganda.

EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová has held a meeting with Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, during which she emphasised the importance of preserving the independence of anti-corruption agencies.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that he does not want to jeopardise Ukraine’s European integration amid the controversy surrounding the law placing the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) under the control of the Prosecutor General.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that he has not spoken with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen following the adoption of a controversial law that places the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) under the control of the Prosecutor General.

The European Commission has expressed deep concern over the adoption of a law that makes the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) dependent on the decisions of the prosecutor general, and has requested an explanation from Kyiv at the highest level.

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos has voiced serious alarm over the Verkhovna Rada’s (Ukrainian Parliament) adoption of a contentious law stripping the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) of their independence.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha have travelled to Kharkiv after a visit to frontline Sumy.

Ukraine plans to open four embassies – in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Panama and Uruguay – by the end of 2025.

In his address to Ukrainian diplomats, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has named three priority issues for Kyiv that he wants to discuss during the third round of talks with Russian representatives in Istanbul.

A meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein Format) will take place on Monday 21 July and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is expected to attend.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced an agreement with France to train more Ukrainian pilots on Mirage fighter jets, in addition to those already undergoing training.

The presidents of Ukraine and France held a telephone conversation on Friday 18 July.

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