Ukraine lauds new U.S. sanctions
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Russia launched a large-scale air attack on Ukraine early Wednesday, causing power outages across most of the country, setting homes ablaze and killing at least six people, including a six-month-old baby,
The European Union on Thursday agreed a new sanctions package targeting Russia’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers and banning imports of Russian liquefied natural gas. The move comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky joins EU leaders at a summit in Brussels to push for more support against Russia’s invasion.
The move coincides with a Trump push to pressure Moscow into talks on ending the war and to withhold U.S. Tomahawk missiles from Kyiv.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) presented its latest “Sea Baby” maritime unmanned platforms—which it said could travel more than 900 miles, operate anywhere in the Black Sea, carry heavier weapons and use artificial intelligence for precision strikes. Newsweek has contacted the SBU for further comment.
European Union officials could reach a political agreement as soon as Thursday on a plan for a huge loan to Ukraine backed by Kremlin money frozen in a Belgian financial institution.
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Belgium calls on EU partners to share risk if they want to use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine
Belgium's prime minister said on Thursday that his European partners must share the risk of using billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets to help keep Ukraine’s economy and war effort afloat.
Squeezed by Trump and taxpayers, E.U. leaders are weighing a plan to tap into some $200 billion in frozen Russian assets to give Ukraine cash.
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Ukraine war latest live: Russian mass attack kills civilians in Kyiv, targets Ukraine's energy infrastructure
Hi, this is Francis Farrell reporting from Kyiv on day 1,337 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Our top story so far today: A large-scale missile and drone attack on energy infrastructure across Ukraine killed six people and injured at least 36 overnight on Oct.