… and on that note, it’s a wrap from me, Jakub Krupa, for today.
Responding to overnight attacks by Russia, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said “Russia must be held accountable for this,” as he urged the US and Europe to put more pressure on Moscow. (10:01)
Three people were killed and 49 people were wounded, he said, but that number may still go up as “people are reaching out for help”. Earlier today, Kyiv authorities reported four dead (10:01), indicating a level of confusion about the death toll.
The Kremlin has just said the overnight attacks on Ukraine, as “all military actions,” were conducted “in response to actions of terrorist regime in Kyiv,” Reuters reported (12:04).
Meanwhile, back in Germany from his visit to Washington DC, German chancellor Friedrich Merz said that “in Washington there seems to not be a clear understanding of the extent of Russian armament” (11:06).
Separately, the Dutch government has confirmed plans for a snap parliamentary election on 27 October after the collapse of the ruling coalition (12:38).
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Europe can sustain Ukraine's fight with Russia even without US, German general says
Europe is capable of sustaining Ukraine’s resistance against Russia, even if the United States were to decide to completely halt its military support to Kyiv, the senior military official in charge of coordinating Germany’s arms supplies told Reuters.
Major General Christian Freuding said Nato’s European members plus Canada had already exceeded the estimated $20 billion worth of US military aid provided last year to Kyiv.
They accounted for around 60% of the total costs borne by the Western allies, he said.
“The war against Ukraine is raging on our continent, it is also being waged against the European security order. If the political will is there, then the means will also be there to largely compensate for the American support,” Freuding said in an interview.
