The Swiss government will host a two-day high-level conference on the settlement of the war in Ukraine – known as the Peace Summit – in mid-June.

The United Kingdom and Ukraine have signed a framework agreement to promote cooperation in defence and industrial matters.

The newly appointed Minister of National Defence of Lithuania, Laurynas Kasčiūnas, arrived in Kyiv, where he held a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as part of his first overseas visit in this position.

Finnish media broadcaster Yle has surveyed the country’s MPs on whether they support the deployment of EU states troops in Ukraine, and the majority opposed this idea. 

Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said in the wake of the drone attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine that Russia should withdraw from the power plant.

Nela Lisková, Czech activist and misinformer, has been sentenced by the Ostrava District Court to probation for numerous instances of defamation, including for the call for the "de-Ukrainisation" of Czechia.

A full-scale conflict in Europe is no longer a fantasy, and Europeans must find new ways to fund preparations for a potentially wider war on the continent.

The high-level Peace Summit that Switzerland has agreed to host at Ukraine’s request may take place in mid-June.

Donald Trump's campaign adviser Jason Miller has described the report by The Washington Post, in which the publication allegedly revealed details of Trump's "peace plan" for Ukraine, as fake news. 

General Charles Brown, Сhairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said that the risks of war escalation associated with the supply of long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine have decreased compared to what they used to be.

In an interview with Gazeta Wyborcza, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, commenting on agricultural and trade policies with respect to Ukraine amid Russia's full-scale invasion, has said that "Poles are paying a high price".

The Ministry of Defence of Romania has announced that the wreckage of a drone was found on a farm near the border with Ukraine.

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has called for support for Ukraine's accession to NATO on 29 March, the 20th anniversary of Estonia's accession to the Alliance, noting that it is a strong and united alliance, but the world has changed.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has said that after the discovery of pro-Russian influence networks in Czechia and Poland, we can expect further such announcements in other countries, as this is only the beginning. 

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced progress in resolving the problems of agricultural imports and road transport after talks in Warsaw with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal.