Paweł Wroński, spokesman for the Polish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, has noted that during the first conversation between Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and the new NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte they will discuss, among other things, assistance to Ukraine.

Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur says that the country's government has discussed the possibility of sending its military personnel on non-combat missions to Ukraine’s west, but no specific decision has been made yet.

Lithuania and Sweden have agreed to purchase €22 million worth of equipment to support Ukraine's mine clearance needs.

An air-raid warning was issued and fighter jets took off in the Romanian area that borders Ukraine over the Danube because of a Russian drone attack on the night of 1-2 October on southern Odesa Oblast.

JD Vance and Tim Walz did not raise the issue of the war in Ukraine during the vice-presidential candidate debates in the US.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied that Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha addressed the idea of a peace accord with territorial concessions in exchange for security guarantees with Western colleagues, as reported by the Financial Times.

On the second anniversary of the sham referendums organised by Russia in the occupied southern and eastern territories of Ukraine, the UK has stressed that it does not recognise the results of these "referendums".

The European Union has decided to introduce a thematic sanctions regime dedicated to hybrid threats from Russia.

Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister, has supported the idea of the West to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles for self-defence, although Chancellor Olaf Scholz opposes such a move, fearing an escalation of the war.

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump has once again stated ahead of a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New York on 27 September that he will be able to quickly end the war in case he wins the elections and claimed he has a "very good relationship" with Zelenskyy and Russian ruler Vladimir Putin.

Successful Ukrainian airstrikes aimed at destroying Russian army military depots are expected to start affecting the front line by October.

Romania's Ministry of National Defence has sent a "strong message of condemnation" following another Russian drone attack on Ukrainian facilities and civilian infrastructure near the Romanian border. 

Former Dutch Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren believes that the world should stop fearing the "red lines" of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, as they "exist only in our heads," and should also learn from Ukraine's military experience.

US intelligence believes that if Ukraine is granted permission to use long-range missiles to strike Russian territory, Russia could respond with more aggressive actions. This could include "lethal attacks" against the United States and its allies.

A decision to lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of long-range Western weapons against military targets in Russia may be made by early winter.

Michael Roth, Chairman of the Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, is calling for an increase in European assistance to Ukraine in the form of weapons.

The end of allied support for Ukraine's self-defence will lead to an increase in the number of war crimes, not a decrease.

France and Canada have adopted a declaration in which they pledged to work together to help Ukraine counter Russian aggression in cyberspace.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has confirmed the intention to allocate US$5.55 billion under the presidential weapon stockpile reduction authority for weapons and equipment for Ukraine in the coming weeks and months. 

US President Joe Biden will chair a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as Ramstein-format meetings) on 12 October in Germany.

The UK has imposed sanctions on two legal entities and five vessels transporting Russian Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's fresh threats to use nuclear weapons on non-nuclear countries are yet another example of his irresponsible behaviour, and they will not influence the European Union's decision to continue to support Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the United States for providing Ukraine with US$7.9 billion in defence support while also implementing sanctions on Russia.

US President Joe Biden has announced that he will convene a leader-level meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, also known as the Ramstein format, in Germany in October.

US President Joe Biden has announced that the US will help train 18 more Ukrainian F-16 pilots next year.

Benjamin L. Cardin, Сhairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has received a Zoom call from someone claiming to be former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. The caller began acting "out of character", asking questions about permission to strike Russia with long-range missiles.

Pentagon officials have urged the US to provide Ukraine with white phosphorus munitions, primarily to help conceal troops on the battlefield, but the White House has repeatedly rejected the idea.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Council President Charles Michel have discussed the use of income from frozen Russian assets to meet Ukraine's needs.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer believes that the coming weeks and months will be crucial in the Russo-Ukrainian war. He has discussed the main challenges with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.