Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic, believes that all of Ukraine's achievements on the battlefield by the end of 2023 will become the ground for negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow, which cannot be avoided.

Germany sends Ukraine a new package of military assistance, which includes air defence and tanks, confirmed Boris Pistorius, German Minister of Defence.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg believes that predicting the course of a counteroffensive is impossible due to the "nature of war."

The majority of Ukrainians expect guarantees of Ukraine's accession to the Alliance from the NATO summit in Vilnius on July 11-12.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will arrive in Vilnius on Wednesday to meet with NATO leaders at the summit.

An internal governmental document confirms that the federal government is blocking a decision in favour of Ukraine on its path to NATO.

The German defence concern Rheinmetall will open an armoured vehicle plant in Ukraine within the next 12 weeks.

To mark 500 days of the full-scale war in Ukraine, Finnish government minister Anders Adlercreutz, who is also a musician, has released a video of his performance of Chervona Kalyna ("The red guelder-rose", a Ukrainian patriotic march) on his cello in memory of those who gave their lives for the freedom of Ukraine.

Lithuanian journalist and activist Andrius Tapinas has announced a new fundraiser to support Ukraine by purchasing and delivering SkyWiper Omni anti-drone systems for Ukraine's Independence Day [24 August].

Christoph Heusgen, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, believes that at the NATO summit Ukraine should receive a signal from its allies that it "belongs to the Euro-Atlantic family" and should be invited to join as soon as circumstances allow.

Czechia will provide Ukraine with additional combat helicopters, large-calibre ammunition and will help train F-16 fighter jet pilots.

US President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to announce a new military aid package for Ukraine, which will include cluster munitions.

The total value of all military assistance packages to Ukraine from Finland now amounts to around 1.2 billion euros.

Bridget Brink, United States ambassador to Ukraine, has responded to a Russian missile strike on civilians in Lviv.

Mircea Geoană, Deputy Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, has said that NATO is continuing negotiations on formulating security guarantees for Ukraine before it becomes a member.

Marija Pejčinović-Burić, Council of Europe Secretary General, has condemned Russia's missile attack on civilians in Lviv.

Zbigniew Rau, Polish Foreign Minister, said that in the event of a Russian strike on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, Warsaw's response will be "adequate".

The losses of the Russian army since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine are estimated at approximately 220,000 killed and wounded.

The UK is set to launch a training programme for Ukrainian pilots operating Western fighter jets in August.

The Russian Minister of Health arrived in Hungary, marking a rare visit by a member of the Russian cabinet to an EU and NATO member state, with Budapest saying it wanted to keep communications channels open.

The positions of Poland and Italy coincide regarding Ukraine, with Rome advocating the need for real security guarantees to Kyiv.

Antony Radakin, Chief of the UK Defence Staff, has stated that the main push of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the course of counteroffensive operations is yet to come, rejecting accusations about the slow advance of the Ukrainian military.

Italy has frozen Russian oligarchs' assets valued at around 2 billion euros ($2.5 billion) following the invasion of Ukraine last year.

Bulgaria has the potential to contribute to an increase in European military aid to Ukraine by increasing production.

Ukraine will not receive modern Western fighters until its counteroffensive is completed, Rob Bauer, head of the NATO Military Committee, has said.

Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia is complicated by an abundance of landmines and other obstacles in the occupied territories, and Ukrainian troops are right to proceed with caution.

Ukraine is ready to ratify the Rome Statute and will do so in the near future, on its path to the EU accession.

On Monday, July 3rd, the International Center for the Prosecution of Crimes of Aggression against Ukraine began its operations in The Hague, based on the premises of the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust).

There was a significant increase in the number of applications from Russians seeking asylum in France in 2022.

Olha Trofimtseva, Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large, has criticised the possibility that the Russian bank will be offered a loophole allowing it to reconnect with the global financial network for the sake of the "grain deal".