European Union leaders are aiming to greenlight a new raft of sanctions against Russia at a summit on Thursday.

European Union officials could reach a political agreement as soon as Thursday on a plan for a huge loan to Ukraine backed by Kremlin money frozen in a Belgian financial institution.

The attack on the Bryansk facility came hours before Russian attacks left six people dead in Ukraine, officials said.

A Ukrainian minister told Newsweek Vladimir Putin wanted to destroy critical infrastructure to make Ukraine "more submissive."

By Dmitry Antonov, Pavel Polityuk and Simon Johnson MOSCOW/KYIV/LINKOPING, Sweden (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday it had carried out a major training exercise involving nuclear weapons, a day after the United States announced a delay in plans for a second summit between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on the war in Ukraine.

The Swedish-made JAS 39 Gripen would dramatically help modernize Ukraine's air force.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte defended President Donald Trump’s leadership on Ukraine, saying only Trump has the power to “get this done” and bring lasting peace. REPORTER: Secretary General, can I just ask you,

"In Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts, restoration work is underway across all affected areas following Russian strikes on our energy infrastructure. In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, (Russian forces) even used FPV drones to target transformers,