One of the few French companies still active in Russia, Auchan, has found a local buyer for its Russian branch to depart the country and proceeded to the last round of negotiations.

Republican Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, believes that if North Korean troops join the Russo-Ukrainian war, the United States should consider taking "direct military action".

President of Poland Andrzej Duda and his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk-yeol have condemned North Korea's sending of troops to Russia to take part in the war against Ukraine as a threat to global security.

Ukraine's Defence Ministry and the US Department of Defense Office of Inspector General have investigated the process of accounting for and using American spare parts ordered and supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine as international military assistance.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia could participate in the Peace Summit as soon as the Victory Plan he offered is implemented.

Piotr Łukasiewicz, Poland's Charge d'Affaires in Ukraine, has said that his country is ready to train Ukrainian recruited soldiers, but Ukraine must first gather enough people.

Piotr Łukasiewicz, the temporary chargé d'affaires of Poland in Ukraine, has stated that the country will transfer the remaining MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine once it "fills the gaps" created by the transfer of these aircraft to Kyiv.

In response to rumours that DPRK troops were involved in the Russian Federation's war against Ukraine, the German Foreign Ministry called in North Korea's charge d'affaires.

A Russian man who killed two Ukrainian soldiers in Germany this spring, while the servicemen were recovering after a surgery there, has been charged with murder.

Germany's Finance Minister, Christian Lindner, suggests reviewing the legal status of Ukrainian refugees to reduce social welfare costs and encourage more Ukrainians receiving benefits to join the workforce.

The Polish government has stated that in late August, no violations of Polish airspace over the Lublin region by an unidentified object were recorded.

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin has supported the US restrictions on Ukraineʼs long-range strikes with Western weapons and insisted that it can defeat Russia even without such a capability. 

US Army Lieutenant General Charles Constanza believes that the Russian army, fighting against the Ukrainian defence forces, which are trained and equipped by other countries, is honing its ability to fight the West in the future.

The United Kingdom will allocate an additional £120 million (about US$155 million) to support the Maritime Capability Coalition. 

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stated that Russia's attacks on the Black Sea are threatening global food security.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski does not consider it a signal of "exclusion from discussions on Ukraine" that Poland was not invited to a meeting of the leaders of the United States, the UK, France and Germany organised by Berlin.

The Group of Seven countries plan to keep the frozen Russian assets even after the end of the war in Ukraine.

Democratic presidential candidate and current US Vice President Kamala Harris sees risks that "Putin will be sitting in Kyiv" if her rival Donald Trump wins power. 

The Pentagon has disclosed details of a new US$400 million military aid package for Ukraine, which was announced by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a visit to Kyiv on Monday.

The European Commission has stated that if reports about North Korean soldiers being deployed to Russia to participate in the war against Ukraine are confirmed, it will be further evidence of Russia’s lack of interest in peace.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has announced a new US$400 million military aid package for Ukraine during his visit to Kyiv.

US presidential candidate Donald Trump has said that he threatened Vladimir Putin with a strike on Moscow if he invaded Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has spoken with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol regarding reports of the possible dispatch of North Korean troops to participate in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has arrived in Türkiye on a visit to hold talks on key issues of cooperation between the two nations.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in the city of Kyiv on an unannounced visit on Monday, 21 October.

The Estonian Defence Forces Intelligence Centre believes that the participation of North Korean soldiers in Russia's war against Ukraine will not change the situation at the front.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk believes that Ukraine's Victory Plan presented by Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be reassessed after the US presidential election.

Canada will provide Ukraine with a military aid package worth CAD 64.8 million (approximately US$47 million), which will include, among other items, small arms.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the outcome of the US presidential election next month will be crucial for Ukraine's future and its NATO ambitions, while Washington's future stance remains uncertain.