Lithuania, together with the UK, Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Iceland, plans to purchase air defence equipment for Ukraine.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has stated the need to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine.

The United States places no importance on statements from Russia about the losses of the Ukrainian Defence Forces during offensive operations.

The Pentagon currently has no confirmation of information about the destruction of 16 units of Western equipment in Ukraine.

Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, said that since the end of May, Washington has "changed its tone", commenting on the possible transfer of long-range ATACMS missiles to Kyiv.

Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), believes that the Ukrainian forces' advance into the occupied territories in eastern and southern Ukraine, which are under Russian occupation, has shown initial signs of success.

The Administration of US President Joe Biden is planning to approve supplying Ukraine with projectiles for the Abrams tanks with depleted uranium.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that Western countries will intensify the supply of military assistance to Ukraine to help the counterattack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Given the latest reports about destroyed Leopard 2 tanks in Ukraine, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has promised to supply more of these tanks.

Russia wants to restore its influence in Moldova and use the country, particularly in the war against Ukraine.

The EU is thinking about how to use Ukrainian storage facilities for its own gas in case of a sudden increase in demand and prices during winter.

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), went to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and present a program of assistance after the destruction of the dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) by the Russian forces.

NATO defence ministers are to meet with the heads of 25 major Western defence companies on Thursday to discuss ammunition production.

Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, assures that Europe will continue to back Ukraine militarily despite voices against it.

Support for aid to Ukrainians among Poles has significantly decreased – more and more respondents indicate that the change in their attitude is related to the "demanding position" of refugees.

Tobias Ellwood, the chair of the UK's defence select committee in the parliament, believes that a "major attack" by Ukraine in Donbas should be expected in the next few days.

Raytheon Technologies, a manufacturer of Patriot air defence systems, plans to significantly increase production volumes.

Considering the first losses during the counteroffensive, Andrii Melnyk, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, is asking for more German-made tanks. 

A satellite image released by the White House on Friday indicates that Iran is providing Russia with materials to build a drone manufacturing plant east of Moscow, which Russia uses to destroy civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.

The European Commission has stated that Russia should bear primary responsibility for the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP), since it started the war against Ukraine. 

Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary, Zsolt Semjén, has confirmed the information about the transfer of 11 Ukrainian prisoners of war of Hungarian origin from Russia to Hungary, as previously announced by the Russian Orthodox Church.

Germany could provide its airfields for training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets.

Josep Borrell, the head of European diplomacy, has called on Russia to stop its bombardment, as this is threatening the rescue of people in areas flooded after the explosion of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP).

Pressure on Biden to hand over ATACMS to Ukraine intensifies in the US Congress.

NATO countries will not deploy troops to the territory of Ukraine until the Russian-Ukrainian war is over.

EU envoys on Wednesday, 8 June failed to reach a political agreement on the eleventh package of sanctions against Russia and are set to continue negotiations next week.

Ukraine is asking the West for mandatory security guarantees to ensure its long-term sustainability, but its allies are not yet ready to say yes.