Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has stressed that the Kremlin's threatening rhetoric doesn't frighten her.

The ambassadors of the 27 EU countries will not renew or extend the agreement on liberalised trade with Ukraine, according to RMF24, citing sources in Brussels.

Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine, has hinted that Kyiv is not discussing hypothetical options for Ukraine’s "hybrid" accession to NATO, and the allies are so far not ready to discuss any guarantees for Ukraine within the Alliance.

Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, has noted that Ukraine "has no illusions" in its expectations from the upcoming NATO summit in Washington, but Kyiv, in any case, will call on its allies to make a legally binding decision to invite Ukraine to membership. 

Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, has said that oil refineries in Russia are legitimate targets for the Ukrainian military. She added that in this case, Ukraine is acting in accordance with NATO standards.