Lithuanian law enforcement services have said they are investigating reports of a Lithuanian individual who is said to be fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has expressed his disagreement with those who argue that "ordinary Russians" should not be affected by Western sanctions against Russia, as they cannot be considered responsible for the war unleashed by the country's leadership.

Estonia will impose customs control upon all travellers crossing the border with Russia starting from 8 August to combat sanctions evasion. 

The EU is discussing new sanctions against Russia, which may include a ban on imports of Russian fish.

Ukraine has received its first batch of F-16 fighter jets from the Netherlands, consisting of six aircraft.

The specialists of the Ministry of National Defence of Romania have found the debris of a drone in another Romanian settlement not far from the border with Ukraine on 31 July.

Alexander Schallenberg, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria, has stressed that the calls for Ukraine to cede its territories in exchange for peace with the aggressor state, Russia, are unacceptable.

There has been a drop in support among people in Latvia for Ukraine's victory over Russian aggression.

Rastislav Gajdošík, a military volunteer from Slovakia who fought for Ukraine, has been missing for more than a month, and he is suspected to have been killed.

Colonel Ants Kiviselg, Head of the Military Intelligence Centre of Estonia, believes that despite significant losses on the battlefield in Ukraine, Russia has enough resources to continue fighting in 2025 and beyond.

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has outlined what Donald Trump's "peace plan" might look like if he wins the presidential election. It involves increasing military aid to Ukraine and its membership in the EU and NATO.

The number of employed Ukrainians with temporary protection has increased to almost 60% over the past year.

The Pentagon has found errors in its accounting calculations, which have allowed it to find an additional US$2 billion for weapons for Ukraine.

The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the acting Russian chargé d'affaires following the intrusion of Shahed drones into Romanian airspace.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has said that sooner or later Ukraine will receive permission from its allies to strike with Western weapons at targets deep into the territory of the Russian Federation.

Luminița Odobescu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, has commented on the incidents with Shahed drones, which Russia uses to attack Ukraine and which have violated Romanian air space.

The Digi24 media outlet, citing army sources, reported that the Romanian military, who were instructed to inspect the Romanian Danube bank after a Russian drone attack on Ukrainian ports, found metal fragments that could be the wreckage of downed Shaheds.

The Netherlands and Denmark purchased 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks for Ukraine's Armed Forces, and they will arrive in Ukraine by the end of the summer.

An air-raid warning has been issued for the second night in a row in the Romanian district of Tulcea along the Danube due to another Russian airstrike on Ukrainian ports across the river.

On the night of 24 July, two F-16 fighter jets took off in Romania in connection with a Russian kamikaze drone attack on Ukrainian ports on the Danube, which are separated from Romanian territory only by the riverbed. 

Karsten Bröer, Inspector General of the German Bundeswehr, does not forecast significant changes in the combat zone in Ukraine in the near future.

Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for the Kremlin leader, called the EU's intention to use the first tranche of proceeds from Russian frozen assets to buy weapons for Ukraine a "theft" and threatened with a "proportionate response".

The EU Council has decided to change the EU status in the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine (RD4U) from an associate member to a full member.

On 22 July, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba took part online in a meeting of the EU Council of Foreign Ministers.

Before the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský has said that another 100,000 rounds of ammunition would be delivered to Ukraine in July and August as part of the Czech initiative.

Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway, does not anticipate that any US president would stop supporting Ukraine or abandon NATO commitments.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for assistance in enabling Ukraine to use Western long-range weapons for strikes deep into Russia.

General Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, has stated that Ukraine has a "great strategy" for waging war against Russia, although the course of hostilities is becoming increasingly challenging to predict.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has responded to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call for Western allies to down Russian missiles and drones over Ukraine, stating that this is out of the question.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged European nations to maintain unity in supporting Ukraine.