EU ministers discuss boosting Ukraine air defences and sanctions
EU defence and foreign ministers met in Wicklow to address urgent gaps in Ukraine's air defences and rising concerns about Russian hybrid operations. Kyiv is running low on US-built interceptors while Russian drones and ballistic missiles recently killed at least 12 people in Kyiv and its region, prompting calls to pressure countries with spare interceptors and to urge Japan and South Korea to help. Ministers also debated expanding sanctions with 1,600 additional targets and revisited proposals to tap some €200 billion in frozen Russian central bank assets as EU officials warn war costs are rising.
EU ministers face limits in quickly supplying Ukraine with air interceptors.
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Russia has increased missile and drone attacks on Ukraine while Kyiv has hit Russian infrastructure. EU ministers met in Ireland to discuss interceptors, sanctions and frozen assets. They may pressure allies to share missile stocks and…
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