US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the United States is open to almost "any mechanism" to achieve peace in Ukraine.

France has pledged €10 million to the Chernobyl Shelter Fund of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to finance repairs to the protective shelter over Unit No 4 at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), damaged by a Russian drone.

US President Donald Trump has stated he is uncertain whether Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin will attend negotiations aimed at resolving the war in Ukraine, scheduled to take place in Türkiye.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has said that there are no plans to send Polish soldiers to Ukraine, following a statement by US President Donald Trump's special envoy on Ukraine, Keith Kellogg.

Jean-Noël Barrot, France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, believes the European Union must focus on a new package of sanctions aimed at strangling the Russian economy and forcing Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to end his war against Ukraine.

European Union ambassadors approved the 17th package of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday 14 May.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has expressed hope during a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that Russia will agree to a 30-day ceasefire.

Andrii Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has said that if Russian ruler Vladimir Putin refuses to hold talks in Türkiye, this will indicate that Russia does not want to end the war.

US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has revealed what Ukraine and Russia will discuss if direct talks between them manage to take place.

Steve Witkoff, US President’s Special Envoy for the Middle East, has stated that Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to both Ukraine and Russia, warning that unless progress is made in peace talks, the United States will withdraw from efforts to reach a settlement to end the war.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Monday discussed "strong steps" regarding Russia, including new sanctions, with the foreign ministers of the largest European states.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has accused Russia of "playing games" and said that a ceasefire must be established before any negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine begin. 

Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has commented on the political support for the Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and ministers from EU member states have signed a declaration in Lviv expressing their intention to transfer €1 billion in profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine.

European foreign ministers meeting in Lviv on 9 May have issued a joint statement welcoming the completion of technical work on draft legal instruments required to establish a Special Tribunal for the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine within the Council of Europe.

The new German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul confirmed that a special tribunal on Russia's aggression against Ukraine will be the main topic of an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Lviv on 9 May.

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof suggests that Russia may start a war against Northern European countries in a few years, so it is worth preparing for this.

Romania and the Netherlands will establish a joint centre to train Ukrainian technical personnel for the F-16 fighter jets.

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on Russia to return the children who were forcibly taken and deported from Ukraine.

The European Commission has made the fourth payment of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine, amounting to €1 billion under the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) initiative.

The Lithuanian Seimas (parliament) on 8 May voted in favour of a resolution stating that it did not recognise the territories of Ukraine seized by Russia as Russian either de jure or de facto.

The Ukrainian President's Office has reported that its head, Andrii Yermak, held online ceasefire talks with officials from the United States and a number of European nations on 7 May.

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During his first visit to Poland, Germany's new Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has reiterated Germany and Europe’s support for Ukraine.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to visit Ukraine in the near future.

Lithuania is considering launching the production of maritime drones and other weapons under the "1+1" scheme – one for itself and one for Ukraine.

Former US President Joe Biden has described his successor Donald Trump’s stance on Russia’s war against Ukraine as a modern form of appeasement, warning that this could encourage other European countries to begin making concessions to Russia.

Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, has voiced the idea of a demilitarised zone to be controlled by both Ukraine and Russia. He asserts that a 30-day ceasefire could be a decisive issue.