President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told journalists at the site of a Russian strike in Darnytskyi district of Kyiv that he still hopes for a visit by US special representatives to Ukraine.

Politico has reported that French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised European Council President António Costa at a closed-door meeting of EU leaders over his contact with the Kremlin.

A large part of the time allocated to discussions on Ukraine at the EU summit was taken up by a debate over contact between Brussels and the Kremlin that had taken place. The issue was raised while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was still in the meeting room and continued after his departure.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni plans to propose a candidate for an EU envoy on Russia's war against Ukraine at the upcoming European Union summit.

US President Donald Trump has said that, following his conversations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, he believes there may be an opportunity to "do something" to end the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he proposed a meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G7 summit in France this week for talks on ending the war, but Russia was "not ready to speak".

A total of 56% of Ukrainians believe that the US has grown weary of the war and is pressuring Ukraine to make concessions to Russia.

European leaders plan to use the G7 summit for talks with US President Donald Trump in an effort to secure his support for a plan to restart negotiations between Ukraine and Russia with European participation.

French President Emmanuel Macron has welcomed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy's open letter to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and called for direct negotiations with Russia to end the war.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced before the start of the EU-Western Balkans summit in Montenegro that the next meeting of the Coalition of the Willing will take place in Paris on 13-14 July.

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has stated that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz should lead negotiations on behalf of the European Union with the aim of ending Russia's aggression in Ukraine.

Germany has said a window of opportunity is gradually opening for dialogue between Russia and Europe on ending the war, but only in full coordination with Ukraine.

Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has said negotiations involving the United States and Russia are continuing at the technical level despite the current pause in high-level contact.

The European Union is not yet planning to appoint a chief negotiator for possible peace talks on ending Russia's war against Ukraine.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev believes that the European Union should take a leading role in negotiations with Russia to put an end to its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Paula Pinho, chief spokesperson for the European Commission, has said that discussions on a European Union envoy to take part in negotiations on peace in Ukraine would be appropriate once Russia has demonstrated a genuine willingness to end the war.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna believes Russian leader Vladimir Putin sees Europe's participation in talks on ending Russia's war against Ukraine as beneficial for himself.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Sunday 24 May that he would be willing to represent Europeans in potential peace negotiations with Russia.

Officials at the Office of the President of Ukraine are saying that the invitation for negotiators representing Donald Trump to visit Kyiv remains open.

Kaja Kallas, the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, believes that Russia is currently not in a sufficiently strong position in its war against Ukraine and therefore must be pushed to the negotiating table – something that China could help achieve.

US President Donald Trump has said the Russian missile strike on an apartment building in Kyiv, which killed 24 people, could hinder efforts to reach a peaceful settlement of the war.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has stressed that Ukraine's basic condition for any potential peace agreement with Russia is that Kyiv makes no territorial concessions relative to the current front line.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has stressed the importance of recognising that US involvement is essential to achieving real progress in peace efforts aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

During a visit to Kyiv on 11 May, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius warned that remarks by Russian leader Vladimir Putin about a possible end to the war in Ukraine could be another act of deception.

Ukraine does not support the nomination of Germany's former chancellor Gerhard Schröder for the role of EU negotiator with Russia.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said ahead of a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 11 May that EU foreign ministers would discuss possible negotiations between the European Union and Russia.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said that former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder cannot serve as a European Union negotiator in talks aimed at ending Russia's war against Ukraine.

Rustem Umierov, Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, is on his way to the United States for a meeting with negotiators representing US President Donald Trump.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, believes that European countries should force Russia into a genuine dialogue on peace rather than beg it to negotiate.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said a trilateral meeting involving the United States on ending Russia's war against Ukraine will take place soon, although its format has not yet been finally decided.