‘Absolutely possible’ EU membership talks could begin this year, says Zelenskiy; Ukrainian forces advancing in south
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and EU foreign ministers pose for a picture during a EU-Ukraine foreign ministers meeting, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine 2 October 2023.Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and EU foreign ministers pose for a picture during a EU-Ukraine foreign ministers meeting, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine 2 October 2023.One of Ukraine’s top generals said his forces were advancing in the south.
amid party infighting. The vote has left Congress in uncharted waters regarding further aid to Ukraine. It was unclear who would succeed McCarthy.The Belarusian defence ministry said it had started exercises said Serhiy Lysak, the governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region. Damage to manufacturing facilities at an industrial enterprise in the city of Pavlohrad led to a fire that was also put out, he said on Telegram. Sixteen drones were destroyed over the southern region of Mykolaiv, said its governor, Vitaliy Kim.“In the general staff, there are no plans for an additional mobilisation.”
Kharkiv will build Ukraine’s first fully underground school to shield pupils from Russia’s frequent bomb and missile attacks, the EU’s top diplomat has said, after a “historic” meeting of EU foreign ministers in Kyiv. Josep Borrell, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, said on Monday that the 27-nation bloc remained committed to helping Ukraine defeat a “brutal and inhumane” Russia.
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