Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has convened government officials for an urgent meeting early this morning following the unprecedented violation of the country's airspace by what are presumed to be Russian drones.

Polish Territorial Defence Forces have been asked to be ready for a possible call-up on shorter notice than the standard procedure amid the ongoing operation to destroy what are presumed to be Russian drones that have entered Polish airspace.

The final round of negotiations on the launch of a compensation mechanism for Ukraine has begun in The Hague.

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has convened a meeting of leaders of political parties and parliamentary factions to discuss the country’s potential role in providing security guarantees for Ukraine as part of the Coalition of the Willing.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is evading a bilateral meeting by inviting him to Moscow and he quipped that Putin could just as easily come to Kyiv.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Russian leader Vladimir Putin got "what he wanted" from his summit with US President Donald Trump in Alaska and said it is regrettable that Ukraine was not invited to the meeting.

Dutch cities have reported that they no longer have resources to accommodate additional Ukrainians seeking temporary protection in the country.

Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka has announced the final stretch of screening Ukrainian legislation for compliance with EU law.

Russia has begun the process of withdrawing from the European Convention on the Prevention of Torture.

US President Donald Trump plans to officially announce the launch of the process to rename the Pentagon on 5 September, with a White House source confirming this information.

US President Donald Trump said that Europe must completely stop purchasing Russian oil and begin exerting economic pressure on China in order to help achieve peace in Ukraine.

Security advisers to the leaders of key EU states and Ukraine have held talks with US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Paris, where a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing is taking place on 4 September.

A meeting of the Coalition of the Willing – military allies supporting Ukraine – is beginning in Paris at the Élysée Palace.

Seven European leaders, the EU leadership and the Ukrainian president will personally attend the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris on 4 September, while around 20 other countries will join remotely, Paris has reported.

Germany has proposed a major contribution to strengthening air defence and other capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.