President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky attended the final day of the EU summit in Brussels, where leaders from across the bloc pledged continued support for Ukraine.
“One thing is absolutely clear, we will not lift any sanctions unless Russia stops this war” — Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, said.
The EU leaders have strengthened their commitment after they were blindsided by Donald Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Russian oil exports. Washington was also considering easing sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet.
European Union leaders clashed over irregular migration in the closing stages of a two-day summit in Brussels — Euronews reports. Denmark, Poland and Italy pushed for changes to the conclusions, including an indirect reference to Spain’s large-scale regularisation plan of 600,000 undocumented migrants.
A new working draft urges countries to avoid “measures that could create incentives for illegal migration.” The draft also calls on the European Commission to step up coordination on national migration policies that could affect other member states, another demand put forward jointly by the trio that is seen as a rebuke to Madrid’s left-wing government.
