Daily brief
Poland and Ukraine held a key reconstruction conference in Gdansk without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, amid a public dispute between Kyiv and Warsaw. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk committed to continued aid for Ukraine but also called for 'mutual respect' and demanded that Kyiv share military technologies. The conference was overshadowed by the bilateral tensions, with other European leaders attending to show support.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar moved to amend the constitution to oust President Katalin Sulyok, and Hungary opposed a new EU idea on Ukraine.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico regretted that the Gdansk conference focused on military aid for Ukraine.
Czech President Petr Pavel won a stage victory against Prime Minister Andrej Babiš ahead of the NATO summit, after a court ordered the government to allow Pavel to lead the delegation.