European countries and EU summon Russian envoys over threats on Kyiv
EU spokesperson Anitta Hipper says Russia’s threat to diplomats and foreign citizens is an ‘unacceptable escalation’.

EU spokesperson Anitta Hipper says Russia’s threat to diplomats and foreign citizens is an ‘unacceptable escalation’.









A Ukrainian strike collapsed a five-storey college dormitory in the Russian-occupied city of Starobilsk, killing four.
Kyiv denies Moscow’s accusation that it hit a student dormitory, killing at least six people.
Top Ukrainian officials claim Moscow’s woes are growing as independent estimates suggest Russia’s economy is faltering.
Russia’s ally participated in joint drills for the first time. Analysts say it was a risky move for Minsk.
Moscow and Minsk hold strategic nuclear drills with the two countries’ leaders participating via video conference.

Russia delivered nuclear warheads to sites in Belarus as part of a three-day military exercise involving both countries.
More than a dozen Chinese companies operate in Donetsk and Luhansk, according to a Ukrainian monitor.

Xi Jinping hosts Vladimir Putin a week after Donald Trump was in Beijing.
The incident came last month when unarmed Rivet Joint plane was securing NATO’s eastern flank in international airspace.
Analysts say Russia wants to replace lost gas revenue while China seeks to diversify and secure its energy supplies.