Oleksii Reznikov, Ukraine's Defence Minister, has called on Germany to join the creation of a "maritime coalition" in support of Ukraine to ensure the safety of shipping in the Black and Azov seas.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has urged Russia not to use the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin as an excuse for further escalation of the war.

Alexander de Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium, has said that he was on his way to the Hague to meet with his Dutch Counterpart Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has welcomed the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) report on forcible deportation of Ukrainian children from the occupied territories of Ukraine to other occupied territories and to the Russian Federation.

Finland can only hand over its Hornet fighter jets to Ukraine once it replaces them to protect the country from Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that he is confident that Western allies will provide aircraft to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

EU ambassadors will try again on 3 May to agree on approaches to the joint purchase of ammunition for Ukraine, discussing an option that should be acceptable to France and which could end disputes.

The Verkhovna Rada has appealed to the European Commission, European Parliament, Council of the EU, World Trade Organisation, governments, and parliaments of foreign countries to impose sanctions against Russian and Belarusian timber, fish, and seafood.

The US Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, stated that Washington wants to see China press Russia to end its war in Ukraine.

The Danish parliament has approved a decision to allocate a new package of military assistance worth 1.7 billion Danish kroner (over $250 million) to Ukraine.

Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, is convinced that sooner or later, the Western allies will decide to provide Ukraine with Western F-16 fighters, as was previously the case with all other weapons.

Jiří Kobza, a MP of the Czech right-wing populist party "Freedom and Direct Democracy," stated that a civil war is ongoing in Ukraine. His words were immediately refuted by the head of Czech diplomacy, Jan Lipavský.

Alicia Kearns, the Conservative MP who is chair of the foreign affairs select committee at the House of Commons in London, has offered what she calls "an economic Ramstein of those fighting for Ukraine’s freedom."

Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's Foreign Affairs Minister, urges people not to view the Ukrainian counteroffensive as a decisive battle: the final battle is the one that will lead to the complete liberation of Ukrainian territories.

EU's permanent representatives have agreed to prolong tariff-free trade with Ukraine for another year to support the Ukrainian economy.

Ukrainian tank crews have started training on the older model of the Leopard tank, Leopard 1, and 80 of these tanks will be gradually sent to Ukraine in the summer of 2023.

The US and UK ambassadors reacted to the Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities on the night of April 28, killing at least 14 people.

The new Czech president, Petr Pavel, and his Slovak counterpart, Zuzana Čaputová, have arrived in Ukraine together.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has demanded that global sanctions against the Russian Federation be strengthened following Russia’s overnight missile strikes on Ukrainian cities.

Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's Foreign Minister, believes that Russia's missile strikes on Ukrainian cities on the night of 27-28 April are further evidence of the need to arm Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets.

14,000 Ukrainian soldiers have returned to defend homeland after receiving training in the UK.

Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, stated that it is high time that Ukraine’s Western partners cast their fears about "provoking Russia" aside and supply Ukraine with the F-16 fighter jets.

On April 27th, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will discuss deportations and forcible transfers of Ukrainian children and other civilians to Russian Federation or to Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied, as well as attempts to destabilise Moldova.

The European Parliament's Committee on International Trade has decided to extend the suspension of EU import duties on Ukrainian exports for another year to support the Ukrainian economy.

Clément Beaune, French Transport Minister, has said that Ukraine is "working hard" to open its airspace for civil aircraft.

Corrado Zunino, a correspondent of Italian La Repubblica, was injured on Wednesday near Kherson after the car he was traveling in with his fixer was fired upon.

The Slovenian government delivered 20 Valuk armoured vehicles to Ukraine in complete secrecy.

During his telephone call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the leader of People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping stated that China would send a special representative of the Chinese government on Eurasian affairs to Ukraine.

The President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, has stated that the peace after the war must be fair for Ukraine and also expressed his support for the country's EU accession as soon as possible.