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Jakub Krupa<\/p>\nMorning opening: Another round of Russian attacks on UkraineJakub Krupa<\/p>\n
Ukraine\u2019s<\/strong> foreign ministry reported at least a dozen injured in 42 Russian drone attacks overnight<\/strong>, hours after the two countries agreed to meet for further peace talks in Istanbul on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Some of the attacks involved an apartment building in Kramatorsk<\/strong>, and sites in Sloviansk<\/strong>, Sumy<\/strong>, and Odesa<\/strong>. \u201cAnother night of Russian terror,\u201d the ministry said.<\/p>\n \u201cRussia must be stopped with stronger pressure and tougher sanctions.<\/strong> Without decisive action, the attacks on civilians will only continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Elsewhere, EU ministers meet<\/strong> in Copenhagen to talk about the bloc\u2019s migration and asylum policy, <\/strong>and another heatwave hits south-eastern Europe<\/strong> with temperatures in Greece expected to rise to 43 Celsius.<\/p>\n I will bring you all key updates from across Europe today.<\/p>\n It\u2019s Tuesday, 22 July 2025<\/strong>, it\u2019s Jakub Krupa<\/strong> here, and this is Europe Live.<\/strong><\/p>\n Good morning.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n Former defence minister Umerov to lead Ukraine’s team for talks with Russia<\/p>\n Former defence minister Rustem Umerov<\/strong> will lead Ukraine\u2019s<\/strong> team for tomorrow\u2019s peace talks with Russia<\/strong>, the country\u2019s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/strong> said.<\/p>\n Ukrainian defence minister Rustem Umerov (C) and deputy foreign minister Sergiy Kyslytsya (front, R) leave after attending the second round of Ukraine-Russia peace talks at the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul, Turkey last month. Photograph: Burak Kara\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Umerov, who was moved to lead the National Security and Defence Council as part of a broader government reshuffle<\/strong>, met with Zelenskyy to discuss the key aims for the negotiations.<\/p>\n He will be joined for talks<\/strong> by representatives of Ukrainian intelligence, the country\u2019s foreign ministry, and the presidential office.<\/p>\n Zelenskyy said:<\/p>\n \u201cOur position is as transparent as possible. Ukraine never wanted this war,<\/strong> and it is Russia that must end the war that it itself started.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Share<\/a>Russia expands list of sanctioned EU officials<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Russian foreign ministry said it has \u201csignificantly expanded\u201d the list of sanctioned EU officials who will be banned from entering Russia<\/a>,<\/strong> without declaring the names of those affected.<\/p>\n It said the move was in response to the new EU sanctions, the latest round of which was adopted last Friday, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n![\"Residents](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3461.jpg\")
Residents inspect a damaged car at the site of the Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine. Photograph: Nina Liashonok\/Reuters<\/p>\n\n
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