EU extends sanctions against Russia amid border tensions
The European Union extended sanctions against Russia as officials condemned a border train strike, while US President Donald Trump announced a temporary truce on energy attacks.
US President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine agreed to refrain from targeting energy infrastructure, though fighting persists across several sectors. Local authorities reported two fatalities and 14 injuries from Russian shelling in Ukraine's Kherson region, while Ukrainian drone strikes wounded seven individuals in Sochi and Belgorod.
In response to escalating hostilities, the European Union prolonged its sanctions against Russia. EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot denounced a Russian strike on a train near the Polish-Ukrainian border, asserting that the act was intended to divide and intimidate European partners. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issued an executive decree removing the country's prosecutor general as part of ongoing leadership adjustments in Kyiv.
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