Latvia is developing a new security assistance package for Ukraine and will provide the first drones as part of the drone coalition. It will also financially contribute to the Czech-led initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine.

The Wall Street Journal has learned that Congresswoman Victoria Spartz, a native of Ukraine, will not support the proposed US$60 billion aid package for Kyiv as she wants US President Joe Biden to provide a more straightforward strategy for US involvement in the war.

Latvia is planning to sign a long-term support and security agreement with Ukraine, committing to provide military assistance in the amount of 0.25% of its gross domestic product this year and over the next two years. 

France has denied Russia's claim that it supposedly expressed readiness for dialogue on Ukraine or discussion of possible peace talks during a conversation between the two countries' defence ministers on Wednesday.

The US House of Representatives vote on aid to Ukraine is unlikely to happen until at least mid-April, and possibly later, as Speaker Mike Johnson is still seeking ways to soften opposition from radical Republicans.

The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Poland have met on the sidelines of a NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels to discuss how Warsaw could help protect Ukraine from Russian airstrikes and better protect its own airspace.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated that the US leadership is not in favour of sending American troops to Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron held confidential conversations with US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in February in a bid to persuade them to change the West's strategy in Russia's war against Ukraine.

The United States and other Western countries are considering handing over the Ukraine Defence Contact Group to NATO, which is one of several new proposals that could help keep arms flowing to Kyiv if Donald Trump returns to the White House. 

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron is planning to encourage Alliance members to spend more, produce more and deliver more in the defence sector due to the ongoing Russian aggression and growing threats to international stability.

US President Joe Biden had a phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time since their face-to-face meeting in California last November.

Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State, has stated during his visit to France that a "critical moment" has begun in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

On Tuesday 2 March, 57 countries gathered at the Restoring Justice for Ukraine conference in the Hague to discuss holding Russia accountable for its aggression against Ukraine.

According to the EU, the increased brutality of Russian strikes on Ukraine, particularly on dams and power plants, is a response from Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to those who still believe in a peaceful solution.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has stated that the issue of establishing a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression is the only one in which no practical progress has been made.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has discussed with his Dutch counterpart Hanke Bruins Slot holding Russia accountable and strengthening Ukraine's air defence capabilities.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu met with Penny Pritzker, US Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery, during which she stressed the importance of continuing US assistance to Ukraine.

Germany has reported a surge in Russian disinformation campaigns in Europe aimed at undermining support for Ukraine.

The Romanian government has not allocated any financial assistance to Ukrainian refugees in 2024 so far.

Mike Johnson, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, has said that the US aid package for Ukraine will include "some important innovations", including the possibility of extending a US loan to Ukraine.

US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson is working on securing financial aid for Ukraine while the threat of his removal by far-right Republican Trump loyalists looms.

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.

Martin Harris, the UK Ambassador to Ukraine, has stated that he was forced to go into shelter on Good Friday due to a massive Russian missile attack.

Moldovan authorities have not confirmed the information spread by some monitoring Telegram channels about the flight of Russian missiles over the country's territory.

US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink has reacted to Russia's new attack on Ukraine on the night of 28-29 March that involved missiles and attack UAVs.

Kyiv has initiated an extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council in Brussels due to Russia's recent large-scale attacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure.

Germany has announced a new batch of military aid to Ukraine, which includes artillery and tank ammunition, drones and mine-clearance vehicles.

Yaël Braun-Pivet, the head of the French National Assembly, announced her arrival in Ukraine with the French delegation on Thursday.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that he had not communicated with Russian leader Vladimir Putin since December 2022, although before that, contacts were more frequent.