In Estonia, a Polish national has been detained after illegally crossing the Estonian–Russian border. He is suspected of intending to join the Russian armed forces.

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský met with Czech businessman and investor Tomáš Fiala, who, among other things, is the founder of the investment company Dragon Capital and owner of the internet group Ukrainska Pravda.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has initiated urgent video conference talks involving European leaders, the US and Ukrainian presidents, and the NATO secretary general, scheduled for 13 August.

Talks between European leaders, particularly German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his US counterpart Donald Trump, ahead of Trump's planned meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, may take place on Wednesday 13 August.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that the leaders of the leading EU countries should meet with the head of the Kremlin to ensure Europe's participation in diplomatic efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

More than 50% of Ukrainians believe that the country could join the EU within the next 10 years. However, the percentage of those optimistic about a swift accession has declined for the second year in a row.

The number of Ukrainians optimistic about the country’s swift accession to the North Atlantic Alliance has dropped by about a third over the past three years, while the number of those who do not believe in such a possibility at all has reached its highest level.

The United States is auctioning off a luxury yacht belonging to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, who was sanctioned after Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has outlined what Kyiv plans to propose to unblock the work of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

Ukraine is negotiating with Poland over a possible €120 million loan to purchase military equipment produced by the Polish defence industry.

In Lviv, a Polish-Ukrainian team has launched search and exhumation works with the aim of reburial of Polish soldiers who died at the beginning of World War II.

US President Donald Trump has said that US nuclear submarines are near Russian territory after earlier saying he would make this move in response to threats from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.

The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) has called on its partners to boycott events involving the Russian delegation led by Valentina Matviyenko at an international conference in Geneva. Matviyenko is the speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, which is subject to sanctions.

The United Kingdom has condemned the Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Kamianske, a city near Dnipro, that took place on the night of 28-29 July and killed 20 civilians.

Fedir Shandor, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Hungary, believes that Russia plays a significant role in fuelling anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Hungary, particularly in relation to recent "anti-Hungarian incidents" in Ukraine’s Zakarpattia Oblast.