Péter Magyar, the leader of the Tisza political party and the main political rival of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, has visited the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv, destroyed by the Russians on 8 July.

The Moldovan parliament, which gathered for a meeting on Thursday, 11 July, has commenced it with a minute of silence for the Ukrainian civilians killed in the Russian missile attack on Monday, 8 July.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has announced that several thousand people have registered to join the Ukrainian Legion, a new voluntary military unit in Poland.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said in Washington that a new decision on the F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine is expected soon.

Three hospitals in Germany are ready to receive Ukrainian children who were treated at the Okhmatdyt National Specialised Children's Hospital in Kyiv, which was hit by a Russian missile during a large-scale attack on 8 July.

Lithuania has transferred €1 million to restore the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv, which was hit by a Russian missile during the massive attack on 8 July, as well as other affected hospitals.

The announced formation of a legion comprising Ukrainians living abroad who will be trained in Poland has sparked significant interest.

Russia has neither enough ammunition nor troops to launch a large-scale offensive in Ukraine, a senior NATO official has said.

Ukrainian strikes with various types of weapons have had a significant impact on the Russian economy, notably reducing oil refining by 17%. NATO expects these strikes to continue.

Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister of Hungary, made his first comment on the Russian strike on the Okhmadyt children’s hospital in the city of Kyiv more than a day after it occurred.

Commenting on the EU’s position on Viktor Orbán’s so-called peace mission, European Commission spokesperson Eric Mamer said that Ukraine did not ask the Hungarian PM to act as a mediator and that it was more likely to be his own initiative.

The Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) expanded its lists of sanctions against Russia on 8 July. 

New Dutch PM Dick Schoof has said that Russia should not win the war after the Russian attack on the Okhmatdyt National Specialised Children's Hospital in Kyiv.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday evening, 8 July.

Ukraine’s path to NATO is described as "irreversible" in the draft communiqué of the NATO summit in Washington.

Following a large-scale Russian missile attack on Ukrainian cities, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has once again urged Ukraine’s international partners to accelerate the supply of air defence systems to Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has underlined that there can be no mediation between Ukraine and Russia without the combined efforts of the world's most powerful countries to force Vladimir Putin to end the war.

The Ukraine-Poland security agreement includes a provision to develop a mechanism to shoot down Russian missiles and drones launched in the direction of Poland within Ukrainian airspace.

On 8 July, Ukraine and Poland signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that he asked Vladimir Putin three questions regarding Russia's aggression against Ukraine during a meeting with the Russian leader.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has arrived in Moscow for a "peace-making" visit.

The majority of Ukrainians believe that security agreements with partners under the continuation of the G7 Vilnius Declaration are beneficial for Ukraine's defence capability, but they have restrained expectations from these agreements.

The European Council has not given Hungary a mandate to promote peace in Ukraine, but Hungary can be "a good tool in the hands of people who want peace."

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has publicly commented on a proposal from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during his visit to Ukraine, which called for an immediate truce between Ukraine and Russia.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has stated that Berlin will not support a ceasefire that would entail Ukraine's surrender.

The US Department of State has commented on the proposal from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during his visit to Ukraine, which called for an immediate ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, an idea that is common to all pro-Russian "peace plans".

Most Europeans support increasing military support for Ukraine, although the opposite opinion prevails in some countries.

The overwhelming majority of Europeans believe that the Russian-Ukrainian war will end in peace talks, while in some countries, more than 50% are convinced that partners should push Ukraine to negotiate.