Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has stressed that the cost of an air defence missile is several times less than repairing the consequences of a hit to the energy infrastructure, so it is more profitable to invest in air defence directly.

European politicians have intended to visit the United States in order to strengthen support for Ukraine, responding to the calls of some lawmakers from the Republican Party to reduce the flow of aid, military equipment and finances to Kyiv.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said that German residents should start getting used to the idea that there is a danger of war in Europe.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba believes that the meeting of advisers in Malta has demonstrated broad support for Ukraine by the world's States against the background of the escalation in the Middle East.

China has not been present at the meeting of national security and foreign policy advisers held in Malta, but Ukraine is seeking to host a Global Peace Summit of world leaders this year.

The EU summit in Brussels, which ended on Friday 27 October, has confirmed the intention of joining together to work on "future security commitments" for Ukraine.

Specialists from the Polish defence holding Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) have departed to Ukraine to repair damaged military equipment.

Colonel Tarmo Kundla, head of the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) General Staff's ops department, believes that the Russian government is seeking to gain at least a minimal initiative in Ukraine to create an impression of success in the war among the fellow Russians.

Slovakia is ready to increase its contribution to the EU budget over the next four years by 400 million euros so that Ukraine receives an aid package of 50 billion euros – on certain conditions.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that the Russian Federation has lost at least a brigade in its attempts to encircle and capture Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán once again has stated that the EU's strategy for the Russian-Ukrainian war has failed, and Ukraine will not win on the battlefield. 

At the meeting of EU leaders in Brussels, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico expressed his concerns about corruption in Ukraine amid the EU’s plans to allocate further financial aid to Kyiv. 

Brussels should tighten its belt instead of asking EU countries for additional contributions to its multi-year budget.

The US House of Representatives shall consider new military aid to Ukraine and Israel as separate measures.

The citizens of Ukraine which had been forcibly taken to Russia from the Ukrainian city of Kherson by the Russian occupiers were finally allowed to enter Georgia after two weeks of being denied entry.

Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, has called on European Union member states to avoid slowing down the supply of ammunition to Ukraine because North Korea has to date given more ammunition to Russia than the EU has to Ukraine.

Robert Fico, the newly appointed Prime Minister of Slovakia, has confirmed that he will not support military aid to Ukraine, as he said during the election campaign.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said that he is not going to support "any sanctions" against Russia in the EU without assessing the effect of these sanctions on member states.

A new package of sanctions against Russia will be discussed at a meeting of EU heads of state and government in Brussels on 26-27 October.

The European Union is falling behind its plan to provide Ukraine with one million artillery shells by March 2024.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address a summit of European Union leaders on 26 October and ask them to increase pressure on Russia.

A volunteer from Romania who fought as a part of the International Legion has been killed on the front line in Ukraine.

Charles Michel, President of the European Council, in his letter of invitation to the EU leaders, has written that ways to accelerate the provision of military support to Ukraine.

Georgian volunteers have created a foundation to support the functioning of the volunteer Georgian Legion, whose soldiers are fighting in the ranks of the Defence Forces of Ukraine.

Elina Valtonen, Finnish Foreign Minister, has stated that Ukraine will be one of the core subjects of discussion among EU ministers, although the situation in Israel and Gaza is the leading topic.

The EU is monitoring the situation in Ukraine even more closely given Russian President Vladimir Putin's apparent joy over the events in the Middle East. 

Mitch McConnell, the US Senate minority leader, has rejected the radical Republicans’ claims that military aid to Ukraine is allegedly harming the US economy.

Romania will soon receive a modern drone defence system following a series of incidents involving the crash of drone wreckage used by Russia to attack Ukraine's south.

The European Commission and EU countries have broken a pause on discussions regarding the 12th package of sanctions against Russia and will begin consultations on the details this weekend.