The EU plans new funding for Ukrainian drones and missiles as European leaders prepare to discuss Kyiv’s financing needs and wider support.
Swiss voters rejected a neutrality initiative that would have limited sanctions, preserving Bern’s flexibility to align with EU measures.
Russian drones struck Kyiv fuel stations, warehouses and Odesa port infrastructure, killing at least two people and raising European supply-chain concerns.
Russian attacks damaged logistics, warehouses, housing and power infrastructure in Ukraine, keeping European trade and energy risks in focus.
Ukraine sanctions 13 ships and 28 companies for illegal grain exports from Russian-occupied territories, impacting UK and EU trade and London markets.
Ukraine claims significant damage to Russian naval vessels and infrastructure in Novorossiysk, raising concerns over Black Sea security and impacts on UK and EU markets.
Belarus mandates conscription of unproductive farm workers to military service, stirring concerns over agricultural supply and market stability for UK and EU stakeholders.
Russia's closure of the Azov-Don Canal after drone attacks disrupts key grain export routes, impacting UK and EU markets and causing wheat prices to surge.
Russian drone strikes targeted multiple Ukrainian regions overnight, damaging energy infrastructure and challenging stability with potential impacts on UK and EU economic interests.
Russian drone strikes on Odessa have damaged key infrastructure, threatening Black Sea trade routes crucial to UK and EU economic interests and impacting sterling markets.