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The EU unveiled its priorities in the Arctic as it vies with Russia, China and the US for influence. EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said drone incursions, GPS jamming and cable sabotage undermine Arctic security.
The European Union began to discuss a new emergency protocol to respond in a coordinated manner to hybrid threats and attacks attributed to Russia. The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, said that we must act quickly, but that it will not overlap with NATO. From Brussels, our correspondent Esther Herrera gives us more details.
European Union countries have agreed to release €6.6 billion from a fund meant to reimburse member states that have provided arms to Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday. At least seven people were killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv earlier in the day, according to local authorities.
An agreement in principle reached on Monday afternoon, which provides for lifting European sanctions against Russian oligarchs Alicher Ousmanov and Mikhail Fridman, was not confirmed in the evening by the Twenty-Seven. While the head of European diplomacy Kaja Kallas insists on maintaining sanctions policy, discussions will continue on Tuesday morning.
Russia's drone attack on a train near the Ukraine-Poland border has triggered EU calls to up support for Kyiv. Allies of Ukraine should show they "are not scared," said the bloc's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas.
