The Ukrainian delegation held talks with Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy for the Middle East, for which they arrived in the United States.

The Kremlin has once again claimed that it "does not object" to a meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but insists it has its own "expectations" regarding preparations for such a meeting.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is confident that US President Donald Trump has not lost interest in the negotiation process regarding the Russo–Ukrainian war.

Former US ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink has said that the disastrous meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and the US on 28 February was one of the reasons for her resignation.

Potential security guarantees for Ukraine, designed to deter Russia, are being worked out by the national security advisers of Ukraine and its partner countries, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said.

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that Washington may provide Ukraine with certain security guarantees, but not "in the form of NATO".

The White House has released the names of all members of the delegation accompanying US President Donald Trump on his trip to Alaska, where he is set to hold his first meeting of this term with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in the evening.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced that the first two stages of large-scale talks involving European leaders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the US leadership have been completed and shared what topics were discussed with US President Donald Trump.

In Estonia, a Polish national has been detained after illegally crossing the Estonian–Russian border. He is suspected of intending to join the Russian armed forces.

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský met with Czech businessman and investor Tomáš Fiala, who, among other things, is the founder of the investment company Dragon Capital and owner of the internet group Ukrainska Pravda.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has initiated urgent video conference talks involving European leaders, the US and Ukrainian presidents, and the NATO secretary general, scheduled for 13 August.

Talks between European leaders, particularly German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his US counterpart Donald Trump, ahead of Trump's planned meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, may take place on Wednesday 13 August.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that the leaders of the leading EU countries should meet with the head of the Kremlin to ensure Europe's participation in diplomatic efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

More than 50% of Ukrainians believe that the country could join the EU within the next 10 years. However, the percentage of those optimistic about a swift accession has declined for the second year in a row.

The number of Ukrainians optimistic about the country’s swift accession to the North Atlantic Alliance has dropped by about a third over the past three years, while the number of those who do not believe in such a possibility at all has reached its highest level.