During a visit to Beijing, James Cleverly, the UK Foreign Secretary, has held bilateral meetings with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, and Han Zheng, Vice President of the People's Republic of China.

The Defenсe Ministers of the European Union countries have discussed the possibility of increasing the objective of their training mission for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, EUMAM, since they are set to achieve the preliminary goal by the end of October.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to the recent anti-Ukrainian statements by the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, in an interview with the controversial pro-Trump television host Tucker Carlson.

Switzerland has joined the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, established by the Council of Europe.

The US Department of Defense has briefed the press on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' counteroffensive progress.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to visit China. He hasn't traveled abroad since The Hague war-crimes warrant.

The preparation of security guarantees for Ukraine by the G7 countries will take many months, and some bilateral agreements are expected to be concluded only next year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not personally attend the G20 summit in Delhi.

President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, has underlined the necessity of providing more support to Ukraine to halt Russia.

The main problem of Ukrainian military training in Germany was the lack of competent translators.

The Biden administration is considering several key new options for enhancing Western military support to Ukraine as this war will probably grind into next year.

The Austrian and Ukrainian Foreign Ministers have jointly explained why Austria's neutrality is not an obstacle to its clear position on Russia's war against Ukraine and why a "quick truce" with the Kremlin is impossible.

The Dutch Minister of Defence, Kajsa Ollongren, has stated that as long as Ukraine is using the provided weaponry for self-defence, it has the right to use it as effectively as it can.

Yan Petrovsky, one of the leaders of the Rusich paramilitary group and who is under EU and US sanctions for participating in the war against Ukraine, has been arrested in Finland.

THe minister of Defence of the Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren, believes that if Russia is not stopped now, it will not stop in Ukraine and will pose a direct threat to the EU and NATO.

The Netherlands will hand over all its F-16 fighters to the Ukrainian Armed Forces but retain a few for training Ukrainian pilots.

The Minister of Defence of the Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren, considers the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine within six to eight months realistic, as several prerequisites need to be fulfilled before that.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, had a telephone conversation with his US counterpart Joe Biden on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day, during which the two leaders discussed the supply of F-16 fighters and bringing Russia to justice.

Mercenaries from the Wagner Group are no longer a factor in Russia's war against Ukraine.

Portugal has confirmed its readiness to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets.

The Norwegian government has made the decision to send anti-aircraft missiles for Ukraine's air defence system, IRIS-T.

Russia is capable of waging war in Ukraine indefinitely, so it is rather challenging to predict whether it is possible for Ukraine to recover its full sovereignty with the means at its disposal, said General Robert Brieger, Chairman of the EU Military Affairs Committee.

The buildings of the European Commission, the European Council, and the European Parliament in Brussels have been lit up in blue and yellow colours on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made a statement, congratulating Ukraine on Independence Day.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has stated that the launcher systems for the NASAMS air defence system, purchased by Lithuania, will arrive in Ukraine in September.

Finland will soon approve the 18th aid package for Ukraine.

Members of parliaments from 14 countries and the European Parliament will visit Ukraine on Wednesday, 23 August, and Thursday, 24 August.

Germany's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, has defended the German government's thorough examination of the requested supply of Taurus cruise missiles by Ukraine.