Death toll from Russian attack on Kyiv rises to 28 – as it happened

A woman lays flowers at the site of the attack Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP

5.20pm BST

Closing summary

… and on that note, it’s a wrap!

• EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has told the European parliament “we have to do more for Ukraine, for our own security too,” as she echoed the warning from Nato secretary general Mark Rutte that “if we don’t help Ukraine further, we should all start learning Russian” (9:24).

• Emergency workers have pulled more bodies from the rubble of a nine-story Kyiv apartment building demolished by a Russian missile, with the death roll rising to 28, with over 130 injured (16:00).

Elsewhere,

• German chancellor Friedrich Merz said he hoped to reach an agreement on EU-US trade dispute “in the coming days,” as he acknowledged the issue was having “a massive impact” on Germany’s attractiveness as a business location (17:41).

• The European Commission has accused online retailer AliExpress of a “systemic failure” to prevent the sale of illegal and dangerous goods on its platform, as Brussels stepped up its case against the Chinese company (13:51).

• Ukrainian parliament passed a law to allow Ukrainians to have multiple citizenship in an attempt to ease a demographic crisis caused by Russia’s war and to enhance ties with diaspora (10:31).

I will be back tomorrow with more updates from across Europe.

But for now, that’s all from me, Jakub Krupa, for today.

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4.41pm BST

Germany's Merz hopeful of finding agreement on EU-US trade 'in coming days'

German chancellor Friedrich Merz said he hoped to reach an agreement on EU-US trade dispute “in the coming days,” as he acknowledged the issue was having “a massive impact” on Germany’s attractiveness as a business location.

Reporting on his participation in the G7 summit in Canada after a meeting with local Länder chiefs, he said:

“I reiterated my hope that we will gradually reach a solution with the American government. I remain confident that we will succeed in this in the coming days.”

He added that the leaders agreed “we want to support the European Commission in this and must take a common path forward.”