Kyiv’s European allies have welcomed the European Union’s 18th sanctions package targeting Moscow’s oil and gas industry over its war in Ukraine.French President Emmanuel Macron said the package was “unprecedented” in a post on X.

Russia attacked cities across Ukraine with hundreds of drones and a missile strike, hitting energy infrastructure and wounding at least 15 people.

Mass attack hits cities overnight as Ukrainians brace for 50 more days of Russian terror * Putin unfazed by Trump's threats, plans to fight on in Ukraine, Reuters reports * Patriot missiles bound for Ukraine already being shipped,

This week marked a possible pivot by President Donald Trump regarding Russia's ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

A Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine's capital killed at least 5 people, with more feared missing under the rubble of a damaged Kyiv apartment building.