Karl Nehammer, Chancellor of neutral Austria, has called it permissible for Ukraine to use weapons provided by its Western allies to attack targets in Russia.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the Alliance is concerned about the assistance that Russia may provide to North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes following Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's visit to the DPRK.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that ahead of the NATO summit in Washington on 9-11 July, the allies are discussing and resolving many issues regarding Ukraine.

Rheinmetall AG, the German machine-building and arms industry concern, will provide Ukraine with hybrid Leopard tanks and Skyranger-Frankenstein air defence systems capable of shooting down Russian missiles and drones.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that there should be consequences for China for supporting Russia in the war against Ukraine.

The US Department of State has criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin's so-called "peace plan", noting Russia's unwillingness to engage in serious discussions about peace in Ukraine.

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has announced that Denmark has started negotiations on putting an end to the transportation of Russian oil by its shadow fleet of tankers across the Baltic Sea.

The United States has said that the G7 leaders will announce assistance to Ukraine at this week's summit based on the use of frozen Russian assets.

Finland is bolstering its border security in response to migration pressures from Russia by increasing the number of patrols, deploying more drones and electronic detectors, and erecting fences along certain border sections.

Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of Czechia, has suggested that Russia may be behind last week’s attempted arson of city buses in Prague.

Ukraine has responded to the European Commission's positive verbal assessment regarding the progress of European integration reforms required for EU accession negotiations to begin.

The European Commission has confirmed that it has given a positive verbal assessment concerning the process of European integration reforms by Ukraine and Moldova, published in the November enlargement report.

The European Commission has given a positive verbal assessment of the progress of reforms in Ukraine and Moldova in certain areas necessary for European integration, as set out in the November report on EU enlargement.

The Budget Committee of the Lower House of the German parliament, the Bundestag, has approved the purchase of additional 155-mm artillery shells.

The US State Department says that the US is encouraging China to take part in the Peace Summit on Ukraine, which will be held in Switzerland on 15-16  June.