US President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to announce a new military aid package for Ukraine, which will include cluster munitions.

The total value of all military assistance packages to Ukraine from Finland now amounts to around 1.2 billion euros.

Bridget Brink, United States ambassador to Ukraine, has responded to a Russian missile strike on civilians in Lviv.

Mircea Geoană, Deputy Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, has said that NATO is continuing negotiations on formulating security guarantees for Ukraine before it becomes a member.

Marija Pejčinović-Burić, Council of Europe Secretary General, has condemned Russia's missile attack on civilians in Lviv.

Zbigniew Rau, Polish Foreign Minister, said that in the event of a Russian strike on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, Warsaw's response will be "adequate".

The losses of the Russian army since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine are estimated at approximately 220,000 killed and wounded.

The UK is set to launch a training programme for Ukrainian pilots operating Western fighter jets in August.

The Russian Minister of Health arrived in Hungary, marking a rare visit by a member of the Russian cabinet to an EU and NATO member state, with Budapest saying it wanted to keep communications channels open.

The positions of Poland and Italy coincide regarding Ukraine, with Rome advocating the need for real security guarantees to Kyiv.

Antony Radakin, Chief of the UK Defence Staff, has stated that the main push of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the course of counteroffensive operations is yet to come, rejecting accusations about the slow advance of the Ukrainian military.

Italy has frozen Russian oligarchs' assets valued at around 2 billion euros ($2.5 billion) following the invasion of Ukraine last year.

Bulgaria has the potential to contribute to an increase in European military aid to Ukraine by increasing production.

Ukraine will not receive modern Western fighters until its counteroffensive is completed, Rob Bauer, head of the NATO Military Committee, has said.

Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia is complicated by an abundance of landmines and other obstacles in the occupied territories, and Ukrainian troops are right to proceed with caution.

Ukraine is ready to ratify the Rome Statute and will do so in the near future, on its path to the EU accession.

On Monday, July 3rd, the International Center for the Prosecution of Crimes of Aggression against Ukraine began its operations in The Hague, based on the premises of the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust).

There was a significant increase in the number of applications from Russians seeking asylum in France in 2022.

Olha Trofimtseva, Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large, has criticised the possibility that the Russian bank will be offered a loophole allowing it to reconnect with the global financial network for the sake of the "grain deal". 

The European Union is considering a proposal to create a subsidiary of the sanctioned Rosselkhozbank (Russian Agricultural Bank) to restore its connection to the global financial network as a concession to Moscow to preserve the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

The Danish government plans to allocate 1.3 billion Danish kroner (about 170 million euros) for military support to Ukraine.

The EU has extended the economic sanctions imposed in connection with the aggressive war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine for the next six months.

The Intelligence Center of the Estonian Defence Forces has prepared an operational summary regarding the attempted armed coup in Russia carried out by Wagner Group mercenaries and its consequences for Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.

The head of the Belgian government, Alexander De Croo, states that the Wagner Group coup attempt in Russia motivates the EU to continue supporting Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

The United States is considering providing Ukraine with cluster munitions and may announce this decision in early July.

The European Union has pledged to continue to work with other countries to ensure the widest possible international support for the key principles and objectives of the Ukrainian Peace Formula.

At a summit in Brussels on Thursday, EU leaders adopted a statement expressing their readiness to contribute to future security commitments to Ukraine and to consider approaches to such a contribution.

Chancellor of Austria, Karl Nehammer, stated that EU countries that maintain neutrality cannot provide security guarantees to Ukraine.

The European Union is preparing to offer Ukraine "future security commitments", which will include a promise to expand the initiative to train the Ukrainian military and the possibility of sending EU military missions.

The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, suggests planning military support to Ukraine from the EU as a long-term project aimed at strengthening its defence capabilities.