A total of 400 million euros from the first tranche of revenues from frozen Russian assets, which the EU allocated for weapons for Ukraine, were used to finance Ukrainian defence companies: the production of Ukrainian howitzers Bohdana has already been paid for.

EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová believes that the forecast that Ukraine could join the European Union by the end of the decade is realistic. 

The European Union plans to increase electricity export capacity to Ukraine and provide equipment to support the battered Ukrainian energy system during the cold season.

The European Union believes that Ukraine, with its energy system battered by attacks, faces a difficult winter, but the situation will not be catastrophic.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha is heading to Slovakia after holding a series of meetings in the Romanian capital of Bucharest.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has arrived in Romania on his first foreign visit in this position as part of a regional tour and met with his Romanian counterpart Luminița Odobescu.

The European Union plans to provide a new loan of up to €40 billion to Ukraine by the end of 2024, regardless of US participation, after the G7-approved plan for a US$50 billion loan using frozen Russian assets ran into problems.

A three-day meeting between representatives of Ukraine and the European Commission on one of the key negotiating chapters begins in Brussels on 17 September.

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has set a new screening date for the controversial film Russians at War by a Russian director after cancelling the first screenings amid a barrage of criticism.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has promised that Warsaw will soon start contributing funds to the Czech-led initiative for purchasing shells for Ukraine outside the EU.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has said that the West should not take Russian threats regarding nuclear weapons seriously when considering the decision to lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of Western-supplied weapons. 

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, who arrived in Lviv on Thursday, came to Kyiv on the night of 12-13 September.

Finland has announced the allocation of the 25th military aid package for Ukraine, which is estimated to be worth €118 million.

Poland is said to be the only country that has pledged to support the Czech-led initiative to purchase artillery shells for Ukraine worldwide but has not yet provided any funds for this purpose.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski visited Lviv on Thursday, 12 September. During this visit, he again called on Ukraine's Western partners to speed up the flow of military aid.