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EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas has arrived in Kyiv for high-level talks on military aid, energy infrastructure, and Russian accountability amid intensifying attacks on Ukraine’s power grid.
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas arrived in the Ukrainian capital on Monday for meetings with senior officials, as Kyiv faces renewed Russian strikes on its energy sector ahead of winter.
The visit comes days after a large-scale missile and drone assault on 10 October caused widespread blackouts across Kyiv and other regions. Ukraine’s government has since called on Western allies to expedite air defence support and release frozen Russian assets to fund critical repairs and resilience measures.
Speaking on X, formerly Twitter, Kallas said discussions would focus on financial and military aid, energy security, and “holding Russia accountable for its war crimes.” She was met in Kyiv by Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.
European leaders have been debating a plan to use immobilised Russian central bank assets — currently frozen in Western jurisdictions — to support Ukraine through a “reparations loan.” The proposal could unlock at least €140 billion (about $160 billion), to be repaid only if and when Moscow agrees to war reparations.
The EU visit also follows a rise in tensions between Russia and NATO countries, with repeated violations of alliance airspace by Russian drones and aircraft. Suspected drone activity recently disrupted air traffic in Germany, Norway, and Denmark.
Kallas is due to chair a meeting of EU defence ministers in Brussels on Wednesday, where officials are expected to “exchange views on defence readiness” and review ongoing support to Ukraine’s armed forces.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards targeted three vessels, seizing two of them for alleged maritime violations and transferring them to Iranian shores, as U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington is extending its ceasefire with Iran until Tehran submits a proposal.
Two local trains collided head-on north of Copenhagen on Thursday (23 April), injuring 17 people, five of them critically, according to emergency services.
The U.S. military has intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters and is redirecting them away from their positions near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, shipping and security sources said on Wednesday, exclusively to Reuters.
The U.S. military is redirecting at least three Iranian-flagged tankers after intercepting them in Asian waters near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, shipping and security sources said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Tehran said U.S. breaches, blockades and threats are undermining “genuine negotiations.”
The European Union is preparing its 20th round of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine. The measures are close to being approved, after earlier delays linked to energy concerns in Slovakia and Hungary eased following repairs to the Druzhba oil pipeline.
The European Union adopted its 20th package of sanctions against Russia on Thursday (23 April), introducing sweeping new restrictions aimed at weakening Moscow’s war economy and limiting its capacity to sustain the war in Ukraine.
European Union leaders were set to discuss the bloc’s mutual assistance clause at a summit in southern Cyprus on Thursday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism of traditional allies raises concerns over his commitment to NATO.
International cyber agencies on Thursday (23 April) urged organisations to strengthen defences against covert networks used by China-linked hackers to conceal malicious activity, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said.
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China has released a military propaganda video hinting at a possible fourth aircraft carrier - its first to be nuclear-powered.
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