Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that restoring transit via the Druzhba oil pipeline, damaged by Russian strikes, will take about a month and a half.

Moldovan border guards have found debris of a drone, likely a Russian Shahed loitering munition, near the border with Ukraine.

During Russia's attack on Ukrainian ports on the Danube on the night of 16-17 March, one of the drones appears to have crashed near the Romanian village of Plauru and the search for debris is ongoing.

US President Donald Trump considers it too early to speak of a victory in the war against Iran.

Leaders of eight EU member states have urged the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission to prepare a joint decision to restrict entry to the Schengen area for individuals who have served in Russia's armed forces.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Paris on the morning of 13 March, and one of the main topics for discussion during his visit will be the issue of unblocking a €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine.

Swedish Civil Defence Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin has reported that on Thursday 12 March and for the second time this week, his country has intercepted a tanker in its waters suspected of being part of Russia's shadow fleet.

Budapest has claimed there have been "serious attacks" on Hungary's sovereignty after Russia asserted that Ukrainian forces had struck a compressor station that is part of the TurkStream gas pipeline infrastructure.

Hungary has not coordinated a visit by its delegation to the Druzhba oil pipeline with Ukraine and Kyiv has sent Budapest an official objection to the proposed format.

EU ambassadors approved a number of new individual sanctions decisions at a meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) in Brussels on the morning of 11 March.

The Financial Times has reported that the Kremlin-linked Social Design Agency has developed a disinformation campaign backing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ahead of the upcoming elections.

Brussels has a plan to provide Ukraine with at least part of the financing it needs, even if Hungary and Slovakia continue to block final approval of a €90 billion loan.

The Hungarian government adopted a resolution on the evening of Monday 9 March, already signed by Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán, ordering the seizure of currency and valuables from Oschadbank cash-in-transit vehicles, attempting to create a legal basis for its actions.

Ukraine is expected to receive more than 30 interceptor missiles for the Patriot air defence system in the coming weeks due to the efforts of Germany's defence minister.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said preparations in Hungary for a bill allowing the continued retention of valuables seized from Oschadbank cash-in-transit guards confirm that their seizure was illegal.