The chairs of parliamentary foreign affairs committees from several European countries and the European Parliament have issued a joint statement stressing that any agreements made in Alaska on or after 15 August must not reward Russia with territory.

An anti-Putin protest is being organised in Alaska, where a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is scheduled for 15 August.

The leaders of 26 European Union member states have approved a joint statement in support of Ukraine ahead of the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska, with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán being the only one to refuse to sign the document.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that virtual talks will be held on 13 August with US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders to prepare for a meeting between Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will attend a joint online conversation between EU leaders, US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Spain has stressed the importance of including Kyiv in all negotiations on its future amid a meeting of EU foreign ministers to discuss the situation in Ukraine on 11 August.

Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham has stated that Russia and Ukraine would have to exchange certain territories to end the war, but Ukraine must first receive security guarantees. 

The European Commission has urged US President Donald Trump not to agree to a "one-sided" exchange of Ukrainian territories during peace talks with Russia, stressing that any deal must include security guarantees for Kyiv.

The Washington Post has reported that European capitals were left bewildered after news broke that US President Donald Trump is planning to meet with Russian ruler Vladimir Putin.

The Polish outlet Onet has reported having learned the details of a "favourable" American proposal regarding Ukraine, which was presented to Russian ruler Vladimir Putin during talks with Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy, in Moscow.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that he discussed formats for potential high-level meetings during yesterday’s phone call with US President Donald Trump and European leaders.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed hope that peace talks between Ukraine and Russia will be arranged in the near future, leading to an end to the war.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stated that he wants to arrange a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proposed a "new and different approach" to the Russo-Ukrainian war during their meeting.

Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine, has spoken on behalf of the US administration about the expectations for Ukraine's post-war recovery.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has attempted to prove that Russia is interested in peace negotiations following accusations by Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy for Ukraine, that Moscow is deliberately stalling the process.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed at the NATO-Ukraine Council on 24 June that the Donald Trump administration does not believe the Russo-Ukrainian war can be resolved by military means.

Megan Mobbs, daughter of US president’s special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg, has commented on Russia’s latest large-scale strike on Ukrainian cities, saying she has a "strange feeling the Russians don’t want peace".

US officials have expressed disappointment over an ultimatum issued by Russia to Ukraine during the second round of talks in Istanbul on Monday 2 June.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated that a trilateral meeting involving Russian leader Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is unlikely in the near future.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has responded to Russia's deadly strike on the city of Sumy on 3 June.

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council and former president of the Russian Federation, has declared that the true purpose of the so-called peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul is to ensure Russia's swift and complete victory.

The so-called "memorandum" containing proposals for a ceasefire and an end to the war, which Russia handed over to Ukraine on 2 June, also contains ultimatums regarding the recognition of the Russian occupation of Ukrainian territories.

Vladimir Medinsky, the head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Istanbul, has said that Russia is offering Kyiv a temporary ceasefire on certain fronts.

The negotiations between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations, which took place on Monday 2 June in Istanbul, have concluded.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects the United States and the European Union to impose new sanctions on Russia if Monday’s meeting in Istanbul yields no results.

First Deputy Foreign Minister Serhii Kyslytsia and Ukrainian delegation member Oleksandr Bevz have met with representatives of Ukraine’s European partners.

The Ukrainian delegation has arrived in Türkiye for the second round of talks with the Russian delegation.

Yehor Cherniev, Head of the Ukrainian Parliament’s permanent delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, believes that the Alliance will not make any official decisions on non-expansion, as demanded by Russia.