Russian troops managed to advance near two settlements in Donetsk region.

Chances for a meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin aimed at ending the war are increasing, as US President Donald Trump openly expresses dissatisfaction with Russia’s delay of the negotiation process.

On Monday, July 28, protesters gathered for the seventh consecutive day in Kyiv at the square near the Ivan Franko Theater, opposing a law that effectively eliminates the independence of the anti-corruption agencies, NABU and SAPO

Ukraine did not receive €1.5 billion on time because President Zelenskyy failed to sign the law on ARMA.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he sees "no progress" in resolving the war between Russia and Ukraine and is therefore shortening the timeline for achieving a ceasefire to 10–12 days from today, July 28.

Patriot systems previously supplied by Germany to Ukraine were delivered outside the US-proposed aid scheme.

US President Donald Trump said that he plans to reduce the 50-day deadline given to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to reach an agreement with Ukraine to resolve the war because he is "very disappointed" with him.

Ukraine's Ambassador to Germany Oleksii Makeiev said that Berlin will not turn a blind eye to the problems with anti-corruption and the rule of law in Ukraine, as these are the basic principles of the European Union.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov insists that "Ukraine was not dragged into NATO".

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has called ending the war in Ukraine a task that must be completed before the end of Donald Trump's presidential term.