Kyiv believes that launching substantive negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU remains an achievable goal despite the recent legislative changes concerning the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the EU's sharp reaction.

Ukraine has seen the first anti-government protests since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion over three years ago, as a move by President Volodymyr Zelensky to curb anti-corruption agencies sparked fury across the nation.

Israel and Ukraine said Wednesday they had agreed to start talks on countering the "threat" posed by Iran, in a sign of deepening ties between the two countries.

The move to curb anti-corruption agencies risked "endangering the values of freedom, democracy in our country and the future of our children," one Ukrainian told NBC News.

Ukraine’s wartime weapons technology looks bound for the West for the first time. "Our joint projects are the first real chances for our Ukrainian production abroad," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said while announcing a newly signed agreement with Denmark on July 4.

European countries are involved in a plan outlined by the Trump administration this month to purchase weapons from the U.S. that will ultimately go to Ukraine.

A law curbing the independence of anti-graft agencies triggered the first street protests of the war and rare rebukes from European allies.

Russia’s gas output declined in the first half of the year as higher exports to China and increased domestic demand failed to make up for lost flows to Europe via Ukraine.

President Donald Trump has finally found a way to like arming Ukraine: ask European allies to donate their weapons, and sell them American replacements.

Europe promises more air defence for Ukraine after Kyiv hit by huge drone strike - It comes as the Kremlin suggests Putin and Trump may meet in September