EU extends sanctions on Russia as Trump claims energy strike pact

Fighting continued on day 1,663 of the war in Ukraine, with shelling in the Kherson region causing two deaths and injuring 14 people. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone strikes reportedly injured seven individuals across the Belgorod region and the Russian city of Sochi.

The escalations occurred alongside claims by US President Donald Trump that both nations agreed to refrain from attacking energy infrastructure. In Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the country's prosecutor general by decree.

Concurrently, the European Union extended its existing sanctions against Moscow. European leadership strongly condemned a recent Russian attack on a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border. EU diplomatic chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot characterized the strike as a deliberate attempt to intimidate European allies and create internal divisions.

Sources: CDM.