Ukraine has made great strides towards joining the European Union since gaining candidate status, but full accession is a merit-based process.

Residents of settlements in the Tulchyn district of Romania received RO-Alert messages during a Russian overnight drone attack in the south of Ukraine.

Estonia is banning the entry of cars with Russian number plates as of 10:00 on Wednesday, 13 September.

The Committee on Economic Policy and Innovation of the Bulgarian Parliament has approved a draft decision stating that the country does not support extending the import ban of certain agricultural products from Ukraine after 15 September 2023.

The Swedish government may soon instruct its Armed Forces to assess conditions for the delivery of Gripen fighter jets.

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Pope Francis’ special envoy, will leave for Beijing on Tuesday, 12 September with the diplomatic goal of promoting an end to the war in Ukraine. 

US Senator Elizabeth Warren has demanded an investigation into SpaceX after Elon Musk admitted that he blocked Ukraine's access to Starlink to prevent an attack on Russian warships off the coast of Crimea.

The European Union has announced its non-recognition of Russia's sham "elections" in the occupied territories of Ukraine and stressed that the Russian leadership will be held accountable for the effects of these illegal actions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hopes to persuade his US counterpart, Joe Biden, to approve the decision to supply the Ukrainian army with long-range ATACMS systems in autumn 2023.

The German government has instructed the Rheinmetall company to supply 40 more Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. 

Annalena Baerbock, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, stated Berlin’s readiness to support Ukraine on its way to the EU during her fourth visit to Kyiv since 24 February 2022.

US President Joe Biden explained the absence of a direct condemnation of Russian aggression against Ukraine in the G20 declaration adopted over the weekend. 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is visiting Ukraine for the fourth time since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022.

The sham "elections" that Russia has recently held in the occupied territories of Ukraine are invalid under international law.

A Spanish and a Canadian volunteer have been killed in Ukraine by a Russian bombardment.

Mark Milley, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, believes Ukraine has about a month and a half to actively conduct combat operations before the autumn weather creates unfavourable conditions.

The European Commission has pointed out once again the Kremlin's nuclear blackmail and "hunger games" in response to a question about whether Brussels was concerned about providing Ukraine with depleted uranium shells.

The Romanian National Committee for Emergency Situations has decided to step up protection measures in areas near Ukrainian cities that are under fire from Russia.

The UK government has cited figures that Russian strikes on ports and grain elevators have reduced Ukraine's ability to export grain by a third in two months. 

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to urge India to hold Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine and use its influence to help end the war.

The US will supply Ukraine with a new batch of cluster munitions soon.

The EU countries continue to search for a solution that would satisfy Ukraine's neighbouring countries and allow them to continue to help Ukraine export grain in the face of the Black Sea blockade.

The Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency believes that the recent successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suggest a "realistic possibility" of a breakthrough in the rest of the Russian defence lines by the end of the year, although it would be extremely difficult.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that Ukrainian troops were able to break through Russian defences and made progress in the counteroffensive.

NATO sees no signs that the drone wreckage found in Romania was the result of a deliberate Russian attack against the country.

The North Atlantic Alliance has responded to Bucharest's reports that debris found near the Danube may be the remains of a Shahed drone launched by the Russians.

Residents of the Romanian villages near the border with Ukraine have been posting videos of explosions during the Russian attack on southern Ukraine on the night of September 6.