EU extends Russia sanctions after train strike near Polish border

The EU extended sanctions against Russia following a strike near the Polish border, as fighting persists and US President Trump claims an agreement to halt attacks on energy targets.
The European Union has renewed its sanctions regime against Russia after a missile attack struck a train near the border between Ukraine and Poland. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned the strike, characterizing it as an effort to spread fear and incite division across Europe.
Meanwhile, combat operations continued across multiple regions. Ukrainian authorities reported two fatalities and 14 injuries resulting from Russian artillery strikes in Kherson. Concurrently, Ukrainian drone strikes reportedly injured seven individuals across Russia's Belgorod and Sochi territories.
On the diplomatic front, US President Donald Trump announced that both Kyiv and Moscow had agreed to halt attacks targeting energy infrastructure. In domestic political news, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an official decree removing the nation's prosecutor general from office.
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