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10 March 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed decrees enacting decisions of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to impose sanctions on Russian judges who handed down illegal sentences to prisoners of war, as well as to extend sanctions against several Russian companies whose restrictions were set to expire.
While Russia is benefiting from the escalation in the Middle East, the EU believes that even greater pressure must be exerted on Moscow to force it into negotiations on a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. At the same time, it calls on all parties involved in the conflict around Iran to show maximum restraint.
Against the backdrop of some calls to relax sanctions on Russia’s energy sector due to disruptions in oil supply chains resulting from the escalation in the Middle East, the EU believes that pressure on the aggressor state should not be weakened.
09 March 2026
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summoned Hungary's Ambassador to Ukraine, Antal Heizer, and expressed a strong protest over Hungary's serious violations of its international legal obligations in the treatment of Oschadbank cash collectors who were unlawfully detained while transporting valuables.
The Ministry of Defense of the State of Qatar reported repelling an Iranian air attack and shooting down all ballistic missiles and drones launched by Tehran over Qatar during the first half of the day on March 9.
As a result of an Iranian drone attack on the morning of March 9, 32 people, including children, were injured in Bahrain.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has stated that Hungary violated a number of provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations in its treatment of detained employees of Oschadbank.
Israel has reported another death as a result of Iranian strikes, bringing the death toll since the start of the war to 11.
A ballistic missile launched from Iran was destroyed by NATO air and missile defense systems in Turkish airspace. There were no casualties or injuries as a result of falling debris.
As of now, Ukraine has received 11 requests from Iran's neighboring countries, European states, and the United States for security support, in particular, in countering the Shaheds.
The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, has asked the European Commission to cancel sanctions imposed on Russian energy resources.
Europe can no longer rely solely on a rules-based world order, so the European Union needs a more realistic foreign policy.
The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Poland, Andrii Sybiha and Radosław Sikorski, discussed diplomatic efforts to achieve peace, the situation in the Middle East, and agreed that it is unacceptable to block EUR 90 billion in assistance to Ukraine.
The delay in Hungary's return of Ukrainian property "at the very least raises questions." Ukraine does not accept any ultimatums or blackmail and urges Budapest not to drag Kyiv into its election campaign.
Although a loan intended to support Ukraine in 2026-2027 remains blocked, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union will find a way to meet its commitments.
Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrii Sybiha, will make a visit to Chile and Panama for the first time in 13 years on March 10–13.
Ukraine has sent interceptor drones and a team of drone experts to protect U.S. military bases in Jordan.
In Madagascar, the creation of the party "Patriotic Awakening of a United Madagascar" has been announced, which openly declares its ties with Russia.
China will gradually scale back its activity in Arctic projects of the Russian Federation because the direction is losing priority due to high risks, complex logistics, and geopolitical tensions.
08 March 2026
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called on Hungary to immediately return the seized property and valuables of Oschadbank and urged Kyiv’s partners to publicly respond to the incident.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed Tehran’s military cooperation with Russia during the US and Israeli operations in the Middle East.
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Heorhii Tykhyi responded to Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, who had questioned whose interests Ukrainian cash collectors were serving while transporting funds in transit through Hungarian territory.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian experts would arrive in the Middle East as early as the following week.
Today, security concerns extend beyond the Middle East to Europe as well, and Ukraine is ready to help strengthen the continent’s defense.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that following talks with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Rob Jetten, during which a full range of key issues was discussed, a joint statement had been signed.
The problem of blocked deliveries of German Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine can be partially solved through a so-called ring exchange between Germany and the United Kingdom.
07 March 2026
President of Finland Alexander Stubb said that Ukraine could gain certain advantages from the conflict in the Middle East, which may potentially hinder Russia’s military cooperation with Iran.
Virtually the entire coming week will be devoted to joint work with European partners so that the decisions needed for Ukraine’s defense actually begin to work.
A classified report by the National Intelligence Council states that even a large-scale attack on Iran by the United States would be unlikely to oust deeply entrenched military and clerical establishment of the Islamic Republic.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski described Hungary’s detention of Ukrainian cash collectors as part of an election campaign in which hostility toward Ukraine has become a central theme.