The current week may prove decisive for the course of negotiations on establishing peace in Ukraine.

The 19th package of European Union sanctions against Russia may be approved on Thursday 23 October.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas has said she finds it troubling that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, who is the subject of an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, is set to visit the territory of a European Union member state.

The European Union is working to provide Ukraine with an additional €100 million in aid for the winter period.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has emphasised the importance of continuing and increasing support for Ukraine, as she believes it will not be able to win the war against Russia on its own.

The European Commission does not believe that the victory of Andrej Babiš's ANO party in the Czech parliamentary elections will negatively affect the implementation of the initiative by EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas to deliver 2 million artillery shells to Ukraine by the end of 2025.

EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas has said that Europe does not bear sole responsibility for helping Ukraine end the war with Russia – the United States shares that responsibility.

EU countries intend to supply Ukraine with two million artillery shells by October, Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said.

European Union member states will send military instructors to Ukraine as part of the EUMAM training mission for Ukrainian troops, which will form part of the EU’s contribution to security guarantees for Ukraine once a ceasefire is established.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has stated that the 19th package of sanctions against Russia may include restrictions on energy, financial services and secondary sanctions.

The European External Action Service, headed by Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, will be summoning Russia’s chargé d’affaires to the European Union over the Russian attack on the EU mission building in Kyiv.

Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has stated that only reliable security guarantees for Ukraine can deter Russia from a potential future attack.

The 18th package of sanctions against Russia includes over 100 shadow fleet vessels, a lower price cap on Russian oil and measures targeting banks and companies outside the Russian Federation involved in supporting its war machine.

The EU has officially extended the sectoral sanctions against Russia for another six months.

Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has stated that recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia’s strategic military aviation are "rewriting the military history".

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, during her visit to Belgrade, has stated that Serbia is facing a strategic decision about its geopolitical path.

The European Union approved a new, 17th package of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday 20 May.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has accused Russia of "playing games" and said that a ceasefire must be established before any negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine begin. 

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has stated that the EU understands what to do if the Hungarian veto on Ukraine's accession is not overcome.

The tribunal concerning the crime of aggression against Ukraine is an essential element of justice, and the Russian leadership must not remain unpunished.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, believes that the available evidence will allow the special tribunal on the crime of Russian aggression to make quick judgments.

European foreign ministers and Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, paid tribute to fallen Ukrainian soldiers during their visit to Lviv on 9 May.

Kaja Kallas, European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has commented on Russia's deadly combined attack on Kyiv on Thursday 24 April.

The EU member states have already committed to provide Ukraine with two-thirds of the 2 million artillery shells worth €5 billion.

The European Commission hopes that the total number of artillery shells provided to Ukraine by European countries will reach two million by the end of 2025.

On Monday, 14 April, the EU Foreign Affairs Council will discuss an updated initiative by EU Chief Diplomat Kaja Kallas to increase military support for Ukraine.

Defence ministers will discuss an initiative by Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, to boost military assistance to Ukraine at an informal EU summit in Warsaw on 2-3 April.

Kaja Kallas, European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has called on Russia to make a gesture of goodwill and cease fire in Ukraine.

The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, and the United Kingdom, together with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas and European Commissioner for Defence Andrius Kubilius, will gather in Madrid for the fourth meeting of the Ukraine Support Group in the "Weimar+" format on Monday 31 March.