US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said that President Joe Biden would announce a new US$250 million military aid package for Ukraine today.

The new UK Defence Secretary, John Healey, has called unwavering support for Ukraine his "number one priority" and said that the Ukrainian Defence Forces' offensive in Russia's Kursk Oblast has left the Kremlin leader stumped as he is still deciding what to do in response.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, also known as the Ramstein format, will take place on 6 September.

A representative of the German opposition has urged the government to increase support for Ukraine ahead of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting at the US Air Force base in Ramstein, emphasising that the war is in a decisive phase.

The US Department of State has imposed sanctions on two companies and two vessels involved in the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) under Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project, which is already subject to existing restrictions.

Reuters, citing sources, has written that US President Joe Biden’s administration is in urgent discussions with Congress to allow it to use more than US$6 billion in military aid to Ukraine before 30 September.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that Ukraine has achieved "a lot" during its offensive operation in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.

Austria is ready to host negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, which "must take place without preconditions and at eye level".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Mongolia showed disrespect for international law by failing to arrest Russian leader Vladimir Putin during his visit to the country on 3 September.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy intends to personally request further arms supplies from Western partners during a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, also known as the Ramstein format, to keep fighting against Russia.

White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby has stated during a briefing that claims suggesting Ukraine could strike most of the military aircraft from which Russia conducts attacks on Ukrainian territory with the help of ATACMS missiles are incorrect.

Germany intends to provide Ukraine with 12 IRIS-T SLM medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems. Several of these have already been delivered.

UK Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Harris has opened a new room dedicated to Crimea and the Crimean people at his official residence in Kyiv. The room will be adorned with a symbolic model of a MAGURA V5 maritime attack drone, a gift from Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU).

Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur believes that Ukraine's operation in Kursk Oblast could enhance its position in future negotiations with Russia.

Interview with Hanno Pevkur, minister for foreign affairs of Estonia

The European Union has stated that it will increase military support for Ukraine and expressed condolences over the Russian strike on Poltava, which left 53 people dead and 298 injured, based on reports from Ukraine's State Emergency Service.

The Pentagon has decided not to provide any comment regarding the possible transfer of long-range aircraft cruise missiles to Ukraine.

The United States has not changed its policy on Ukraine striking deep within Russian territory with the use of US-provided weapons.

Reuters, citing US officials, reports that the US is close to an agreement to provide Ukraine with long-range cruise missiles capable of reaching deep into Russian territory.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has made initial decisions regarding the portfolios for the newly proposed candidates for European Commissioner positions from the EU member states.

Dick Schoof, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, visited the city of Zaporizhzhia during his first visit to Ukraine while in office on 2 September, where he announced a new assistance package for Kyiv valued at over €200 million.

The North Atlantic Alliance, responding to Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski's call to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukrainian territory, noted that such actions could have consequences for the entire NATO alliance.

Norway's Foreign Ministry has condemned Russia's large-scale attack targeting Ukraine on the night of 1-2 September and added that the bombardment caused damage to an office belonging to the Norwegian Church Aid humanitarian organisation.

At a meeting on 2 September, the Romanian government approved a bill on the free transfer of a Patriot anti-aircraft missile system to Ukraine. The executive body's legislative proposal will be sent to parliament for urgent adoption.

Poland and other countries bordering Ukraine are obliged to shoot down Russian missiles before they enter their airspace.

The Netherlands is withholding the delivery date of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system to Ukraine to prevent Russia from gaining any details about supplies.

Seventeen Ukrainians deported from Russia are now stranded at the Russo-Georgian border because they lacked all the necessary documents. For nearly a month, they have been forced to live in a basement with bare walls at the Dariali checkpoint near Georgia's Upper Lars, unable to go outside as they await a resolution to their situation.

The EU will achieve the number of 60,000 trained Ukrainian soldiers "as early as tomorrow".