Germany allocates another €60 million to support Ukraine's energy sector

The Pentagon may scrap plans to supply Germany with Tomahawk missiles over fears that Russia would view this as an escalation.

Political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko stated that Kirill Budanov’s approval ratings began to rise following his appointment as head of the President’s Office and his active involvement in the negotiation process.

The Verkhovna Rada may consider the dismissal of Oksen Lisovyi, the Minister of Education and Science, as early as next week. MPs cite the situation regarding the National Multidisciplinary Test (NMT) and the academic workload placed on final-year students during the war as among the reasons for their criticism.

Ukraine will formally submit President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s open letter to Putin via diplomatic channels. The Foreign Ministry has stated that the document contains a proposal to end the war and an invitation to a face-to-face meeting.

The Kremlin has stated that it has seen Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s open letter to Putin, but that the Russian president has yet to be briefed on it. Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has once again invited Zelenskyy to visit Moscow.

The US House of Representatives has passed the Ukraine Support Act, which provides for aid to Ukraine, direct loans and new sanctions against Russia.

The US is prepared to resort to military action against Iran once again if negotiations over its nuclear programme prove fruitless. At the same time, officials in Washington say that Donald Trump continues to hope for a diplomatic solution

Ukraine has received a new launcher for the IRIS-T air defence system. Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Germany for its support and stressed that, due to large-scale Russian air strikes, the country needs to further strengthen its air defences

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has stated that Ukraine’s international partners must step up economic pressure on Russia to force the Kremlin into genuine negotiations to end the war

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that negotiations involving Washington to end Russia’s war against Ukraine have effectively been suspended due to a lack of progress

Despite his public promises, the new head of the State Customs Service, Orest Mandziy, has begun a restructuring of the Service starting with middle management rather than overhauling the senior leadership. Furthermore, he has extended the contract of his deputy, whose integrity is questioned by campaigners.

Restrictions on petrol sales and fuel shortages have spread to at least 20 regions in Russia, including Moscow and St Petersburg. Restrictions have also been introduced in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

Industry transport associations have appealed to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Svyrydenko, calling for the introduction of systematic measures to combat illegal international passenger transport. The industry reports significant losses to the budget and risks to passengers.

The average salary in Ukraine in the first quarter of 2026 was 28,885 hryvnias. However, the figures for men and women differ significantly, with the gap exceeding 47% in certain sectors.

The city authorities have allocated 2,148,145,000 hryvnias for the construction of new civil defence shelters and the renovation of existing ones in 2026. In 2025, almost the same amount was allocated for construction alone.