EU steps up air defences for Ukraine and sanctions for Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine’s European allies marshalled resources this week to provide the besieged country with air defences against drones and ballistic missiles.

The European Union also announced an 18th round of sanctions designed to sever all remaining Russian energy imports, and proposed a fivefold increase in the common defence budget to boost EU defence research and procurement.

European leaders convinced the United States to symbolically rejoin the 52-nation Ukraine Defence Contact Group…