The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned Kyiv that undermining anti-corruption agencies will negatively affect defence investments in Ukraine and the financing of its reconstruction. The OECD has also explained what steps Kyiv must take to resolve the crisis.

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos has voiced serious alarm over the Verkhovna Rada’s (Ukrainian Parliament) adoption of a contentious law stripping the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) of their independence.

European Commission spokesperson Guillaume Mercier said that the European Union is not going to raise the issue of suspending financial assistance to Ukraine over actions against the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO)

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced the continuation of EU support for Ukraine and the disbursement of new financial assistance tranches.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on Ukraine to continue moving forward with reforms to ensure its successful integration into the European Union.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the latest large-scale Russian attack on Kyiv is connected to the start of the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC-2025) in Rome.