BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Commission on Monday approved a further €6.1 billion ($7.12 billion) in financial assistance for Ukraine’s defence needs, as the European Union expands its support amid intensified Russian attacks. The latest package is intended to help Ukraine procure equipment needed to strengthen its defensive capabilities.
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Zelenskiy Denies Ukraine Role in Nord Stream Blasts
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine had no role in the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters in Kyiv, Zelenskiy said Ukraine had never officially participated in any operation involving the destruction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Zelenskyy Says Wartime Elections Could Destroy Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected calls for wartime elections, warning that a vote during the ongoing war with Russia could divide Ukraine while his government confronts new security and funding challenges.
Ukraine Wartime Elections Call Challenges Zelenskiy
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s ousted Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for wartime elections, presenting the demand as a way to address what he described as a “systemic crisis of governance” and creating the most significant internal political challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
Ukrainian Prisoners Describe Torture as UN Reports Widespread Abuse
UNITED NATIONS — Former Ukrainian detainees and Ukrainian officials have accused Russian authorities of widespread torture and ill-treatment of prisoners of war and civilian detainees, including allegations of beatings, electric shocks and sexual abuse. Russia rejected the accusations at an informal U.N. Security Council meeting, describing them as a “disinformation campaign.”
Six Killed as Ukrainian Drone Attack Hits Russia’s Belgorod
BELGOROD, Russia — Six people were killed in an overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Belgorod region, local authorities said on Sunday, as emergency crews searched a damaged apartment building and officials reported widespread damage to residential and other buildings.