EU extends Russia sanctions as reports of energy truce surface

The European Union has extended its sanctions against Russia following a missile strike on a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border. EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot stated the attack aimed to intimidate European partners and sow internal political divisions.

Simultaneously, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to pause strikes targeting energy infrastructure. Despite this reported arrangement, fighting continued across multiple regions. Russian shelling in Ukraine's Kherson region killed two people and injured 14 others, while Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia's Belgorod region and Sochi left seven wounded.

Domestically, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a decree dismissing the country's prosecutor general from office.

Sources: CDM (Cafe del Montenegro).