Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said in a speech marking the 20th anniversary of the European Union’s largest accession wave that today’s candidate countries – Ukraine among them – have a historic window of opportunity to firmly link their future with the EU.

In a joint statement on the 20th anniversary of Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia's membership in the EU, the presidents of the three Baltic states have called for intergovernmental conferences to be held with Ukraine and Moldova, and for accession negotiations to begin in June 2024.

Lithuania plans to build six underground schools in Mykolaiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts, and likely in Kharkiv Oblast by the end of the year.

Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, has stressed that Ukraine will not forcibly bring military-age Ukrainian men back from other countries. 

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes Ukraine will not be able to become a member of NATO until it has won the war against Russia.

Ole Egberg Mikkelsen, the Danish Ambassador to Kyiv, has noted that he is optimistic about the arrival of F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine this summer.

The Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs does not plan to forcibly expel Ukrainian men liable for military service who are legally staying on its territory if their passports are overdue.

German news magazine Spiegel has reported that a Russian citizen, 57, suspected of killing Ukrainian soldiers in the German city of Murnau on 27 April, could have been drunk. Meanwhile, the motive for the murder has not yet been established.

The lorry traffic has resumed at the Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne checkpoint.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Sunday, 28 April, that he has invited House Democratic Caucus leader Hakeem Jeffries to visit Ukraine.

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has met with his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani in Italy to discuss bolstering Ukraine's air defence, the Peace Summit, and the recovery of Ukraine.

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has stated in an interview on his 100-day tenure that Russia’s victory over Ukraine would come at an exorbitant price for the French people.

US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink has told US congressmen during a visit to Washington that they should vote immediately on a bill to support Ukraine, as it is in the US's strategic interests.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has commented on the arrest of a Polish citizen suspected of assisting Russia in an assassination attempt on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 

On 18 April, Democrats in the House of Representatives departed from the usual political norms in the USA to save a foreign aid package, including for Ukraine, proposed by House Speaker Mike Johnson.