US President Donald Trump is in contact with the Senate regarding sanctions against Russia, but wants to make the decision himself.

On 22 July, Russia announced that it was responding to the latest EU sanctions packages by banning a number of representatives of European institutions and European states from entering the country.

The Lithuanian campaign Radarom!, which in February this year united the Lithuanian people and companies to support Ukraine, has purchased over 2,000 drones for the Ukrainian defence forces.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said during a press conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre that his country has not yet received confirmation of when the US will be able to deliver Patriot systems to Berlin to replace those sent to Ukraine.

In his address to Ukrainian diplomats, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has named three priority issues for Kyiv that he wants to discuss during the third round of talks with Russian representatives in Istanbul.

On Friday 18 July, the United Kingdom announced that it had uncovered a Russian military intelligence operation involving the use of sophisticated malware for cyber espionage.

Cuts to foreign assistance from the US and sanctions by President Donald Trump's administration against the International Criminal Court are hindering efforts by groups tracking thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russian forces during the war against Ukraine.

A German company has supplied Ukraine with nearly 2,000 HF-1 kamikaze drones equipped with artificial intelligence (AI), developed in cooperation with a Ukrainian manufacturer.

The US Department of State has informed Switzerland that the delivery of Patriot air defence systems will be delayed because Ukraine is currently being given priority

General Alexus Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, has said that NATO is preparing for the rapid deployment of additional Patriot air defence systems in Ukraine.

Poland has summoned a representative of the Russian embassy following a strike by Shahed drones on a Polish company’s facility in the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia.

Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy for Ukraine, visited a memorial dedicated to the children killed in Russia's war against Ukraine during his visit to Kyiv.

The Italian government has no plans to join a US-NATO initiative to purchase American weapons for Ukraine with EU funds, citing a lack of available resources.

Egils Helmanis, Mayor of the Latvian city of Ogre, has been injured during his volunteer mission to Ukraine, likely near a frontline area, municipal representative Patriks Grīva has said.

A factory belonging to the Polish Barlinek Group has been damaged in a Russian attack on the city of Vinnytsia, resulting in injuries.

US President Donald Trump has said his wife Melania is "very neutral" when asked about her influence on his decisions regarding Ukraine.

Lithuania's President Gitanas Nausėda has presented an award to personnel of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) who took part in the mission to recover the body of Lithuanian military volunteer Tomas Valentelis.

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has confirmed that border guards detained a former Wagner Group fighter in June after he requested asylum in Finland.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said that media reports on the recent conversation between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding a potential strike on Moscow were taken out of context.

US President Donald Trump is convinced that Russia has the upper hand in its war against Ukraine and will eventually emerge victorious.

US President Donald Trump has said that despite his disappointment with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, he does not consider his relationship with him to be completely over.

US President Donald Trump has considered sending Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine – they are not yet on the list of supplies but may be included later.

US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker has stated that the United States will prioritise European purchases intended for Ukraine when selling weapons abroad.

US President Donald Trump has announced that NATO and the US have reached an agreement on supplying weapons to Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and General Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy for Russia and Ukraine, have met in Kyiv to discuss strengthening Ukraine's air defence, defence weapons and new sanctions against Russia.

The German government has stated that discussions are currently underway in Europe regarding the purchase of more than three Patriot air defence systems from the United States for Ukraine.

US Major General John Rafferty has stated that NATO must bolster its arsenal of long-range missiles to deter Russia from attacking Europe.

UK intelligence has analysed the losses that Russian forces have sustained in the war against Ukraine since the beginning of 2025.

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed on the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference, stipulating that Lithuania will allocate €21 million to implement initiatives to rebuild infrastructure, improve learning outcomes and modernise educational services for Ukrainian children and young people.

Italy will provide Ukraine with more than €30 million in non-repayable aid to restore the cultural heritage of Odesa Oblast.