EU extends Russia sanctions following border train strike as regional fighting continues

The European Union has extended sanctions against Russia following a Russian strike on a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border. EU diplomatic chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned the incident, describing it as an attempt to intimidate European nations and foster internal divisions.

Hostilities persisted across several fronts, with local officials reporting two deaths and 14 injuries from Russian shelling in Ukraine's Kherson region. Ukrainian drone strikes also reportedly injured seven people across Russia's Sochi and Belgorod regions.

In diplomatic developments, US President Donald Trump claimed that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to suspend strikes on energy infrastructure. Domestically, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a decree dismissing the country's prosecutor general.

Sources: CDM