The United States Department of State will announce a new military assistance package for Ukraine this week.

Based on the current situation on the battlefield, Western officials are beginning to see it as unlikely that a major success for Ukraine's Defence Forces would make a major difference.

The first Leopard 1 tanks were shipped from Belgian territory to Ukraine on Monday morning.

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović-Burić, has reacted to the Russian missile strike on Pokrovsk, resulting in numerous casualties and injuries.

Colonel Mart Wendla, the Chief of the General Staff of the Defence Forces of Estonia, believes that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are superior to the Russian Armed Forces in long-range artillery and strike accuracy.

Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon Press Secretary, stated during a briefing that he would not engage in discussions about Ukrainian operations or potential Ukrainian operations.

The US Department of State considers it productive that China participated in the meeting in Saudi Arabia regarding the end of Russia's war against Ukraine.

The United States has allocated over $66 billion in total aid to Kyiv since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The German government's reluctance stems from fears that Kyiv might use these missiles to strike Russian territory. Additionally, the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) have only 150 missiles ready for deployment.

The head of the permanent delegation of the Verkhovna Rada to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Yehor Cherniev, announced that he received information from German colleagues about the agreement of key Bundestag parliamentary groups to send long-range missiles Taurus to Ukraine.

Representatives of the top military leadership of Ukraine and Poland have held a meeting during which one of the key topics was the possible threats posed by the deployment of the Wagner Group in Belarus.

Andreas Schwarz, a member of the German Parliament from the ruling Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and defence budget speaker in the Bundestag Budget Committee, has called on Berlin to supply long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine.

The Office of the President of Ukraine has commented on the content of bilateral talks with the countries participating in the meeting in Saudi Arabia on the upcoming summit on the Ukrainian peace formula, which suggests what items they are being offered as "areas of responsibility".

The Slovak President granted nine requests from fellow citizens for permission to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, while there are three times as many rejected requests.

Andrii Yermak, the head of the Office of the President, spoke about the results of the meeting in Saudi Arabia regarding the implementation of the Ukrainian Peace Formula and noted that most of the participating states have decided how they will make their contribution.

The participants of the summit in Saudi Arabia have reached common ground on respect for Ukraine's territorial integrity.

On Thursday, the Bulgarian government approved a draft agreement between the Bulgarian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ukrainian Defence Ministry for the free provision of armoured transport equipment.

According to the Estonian Defence Forces' intelligence center, the Russian occupation army is unable to achieve a decisive breakthrough in the Ukrainian defenсe on the frontlines.

Latvia's Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP) will send letters in September to six thousand Russian citizens, requesting them to leave the country.

The US considers promoting the peace formula suggested by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to be the goal of the summit in Saudi Arabia that is to be held on 5-6 August.

The Ministry of Defenсe of Romania has not confirmed any evidence of drone debris falling within the country, despite Russia's drone attack on Izmail's port infrastructure.

The EU Council has adopted sanctions against Belarus on Thursday, 3 August, due to its support for Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The Ministry of National Defence of Romania has stated that it is constantly monitoring NATO borders following the Russian attacks on Ukrainian targets near Romanian territory.

Pope Francis expressed doubts that Western countries are moving in the right direction to ensure peace worldwide, starting with war-torn Ukraine.

The US Department of Defense has been observing the Ukrainian Defence Forces' advance as part of a counteroffensive, but predicts it will be a challenging and prolonged struggle.

The United States has given a reason why Russia will not be at an informal meeting in Saudi Arabia later this week to discuss ways to achieve peace in Ukraine. 

The United States may announce a new military aid package for Ukraine on the second Sunday of August.

The EU has commented on the recent drone attacks in the Russian capital, Moscow, stating that they do not trust Russian statements.

The United States State Department has commented on the drone strikes on Moscow that occurred on the night of 29-30 July.

The United States is seeking to increase the supply of crucial 155mm ammunition to Ukraine to support its counteroffensive.