Italy has appointed Carlo Formosa, an experienced diplomat who previously headed the embassy in Portugal, as its new ambassador to Ukraine.  

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán arrived in Kyiv on the morning of 2 July, making it his first visit in many years.  

Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umierov will visit Washington and meet with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has congratulated Hungary on the start of its EU presidency and praised Belgium, under whose leadership several important events for Ukraine took place.

The Office of the President of Ukraine has published the text of the security agreement between Ukraine and the European Union as an association, which has just been signed in Brussels.

Ukraine’s progress in the European Union accession negotiations will first and foremost be determined by its ability to implement a cluster of fundamental reforms, the majority of which focus on the rule of law.

Manuela Schwesig, President of the German Bundesrat (Upper Chamber of the Parliament), has met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, during her visit to Ukraine.

The German Defence Ministry is planning to order over 2 million artillery shells worth a record €15 billion to replenish its stockpile.

The Council of the European Union will approve the text of the security agreement between Ukraine and the EU on Tuesday, 25 June.

The mother of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, the commander of the Russian Navy and many other Russian officials, and actor Ivan Okhlobystin are just some of the individuals targeted by the EU’s 14th package of sanctions, which also covers the Artek children’s summer camp in Crimea.

A decision to supply Ukraine with one Patriot air defence system was adopted following the results of a meeting of the Supreme Defence Council of Romania led by Romanian President Klaus Johannis on 20 June.

Ukraine and the EU have extended the freight liberalisation agreement for one more year with the possibility of prolongation.

Despite Moscow's threats over Finland's NATO accession, Russian bases near the Finnish border are virtually empty as Russia has redeployed personnel and equipment from these bases to Ukraine.

The Franco-German arms conglomerate KNDS has a contract with Ukraine for the supply of 54 RCH 155 howitzers.