Jean-Louis Bourlanges, Chairman of the French National Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee, has called on the French authorities to allow Ukraine to launch strikes with French-supplied weapons on Russian territory.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has said that he has vetoed the Council of Europe's decision to recognise and support only one peace plan for Ukraine – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Peace Formula.

On 17 May, the Council of the European Union decided to suspend the broadcasting of four more media outlets that spread and support Russian propaganda and support the war of aggression against Ukraine: Voice of Europe, RIA Novosti, Izvestia and Rossiyskaya Gazeta. 

The offensive activity of the Russian Armed Forces in Kharkiv Oblast suggests that they seek to create a buffer zone, not capture the city of Kharkiv.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, commenting on the Russian military offensive in Kharkiv Oblast, has stated that Ukraine needs to be provided with long- and medium-range weapons.

US senators are divided in their opinion on whether Ukraine should use US-provided weapons to strike Russian territory, especially amid a new Russian offensive in Kharkiv Oblast.

The Pentagon stated that they have not changed their position regarding Ukraine's use of the weapons provided by the US as part of its military assistance.

Nikos Dendias, Minister of National Defence of Greece, has denied media reports that Greece has secretly sent 250 containers with weapons to Ukraine.

Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State, has visited one of the places where Ukrainian drones are manufactured during his visit to Ukraine.

Representatives from 50 of the 160 countries and organisations who were invited to the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland have confirmed their attendance.

Czech President Petr Pavel believes it is naïve to think that Ukraine will be able to regain the occupied territories from Russia "in the foreseeable future." After all, Russia will not just give them back.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has commented on the possibility of Ukraine using American weapons on Russian territory.

Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State, has announced that the United States will provide an additional US$2 billion in contributions to a newly created fund to develop Ukraine's defence industry and finance weapons purchases. 

The US Department of Defense has said that the Russian occupation forces are currently trying to advance on the territory of Ukraine, the situation on the battlefield is complicated, and all this is a cause for concern.

Ukraine and Poland are currently working on a draft of a bilateral security agreement.

US President Joe Biden’s administration is working to send an additional battery of the Patriot air defence system to Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated that a potential bilateral security agreement with Ukraine will give military assistance in a variety of sectors, bringing the country closer to NATO membership.

Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence of Estonia, has said that the suggestion to send troops to Ukraine has not found support neither in Estonia nor at the European Union level.

UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said that London will never pressure Ukraine to negotiate a peace deal with Russia, as the decision to do so is Ukraine's alone.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasised during his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that two additional Patriot air defence systems are necessary to defend the city of Kharkiv and Kharkiv Oblast.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has once again denied rumours that Ukraine and Russia had supposedly nearly reached an agreement to cease hostilities in the spring of 2022 and that the process failed, purportedly due to Kyiv's refusal under the influence of London.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said that the Patriot air defence systems that European countries have would be best kept in Ukraine and called for the transfer of these systems to Kyiv.

The US State Department predicts that the Russian occupation forces, which are currently trying to advance in Kharkiv Oblast, will not be able to achieve major gains in this area.

The US Department of State has commented on the dismissal of Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and his replacement with Andrei Belousov.

It has been revealed that the future security agreement between the EU and Ukraine will determine the forms of aid for Ukraine in the security and defence sector, as well as the mechanism of consultations in the event of future aggression.

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has said that Romanian Defence Minister Angel Tîlvăr has serious reservations about the possibility of providing Ukraine with a Patriot air defence system.

During her visit to Ukraine on Friday, Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová visited the town of Moshchun in Kyiv Oblast.

Ukraine would receive the first batch of F-16 fighter jets "within weeks" as the UK newspaper Evening Standard reported on 10 May with reference to a "high-ranking military source".