Officials claimed that they have information that Russia is stepping up efforts to launch strikes against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and government facilities in the coming days. …reports Asian Lite News
The United States has intelligence that Russia is planning to launch fresh attacks against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and government facilities soon, a U.S. official said on Monday.
“We have information that Russia is stepping up efforts to launch strikes against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and government facilities in the coming days. Given Russia’s track record in Ukraine, we are concerned about the continued threat that Russian strikes pose to civilians and civilian infrastructure,” the official said.
The official said the statement was based on downgraded U.S. intelligence.
Meanwhile, the European Union (EU) is to consider a military training programme for Ukrainian soldiers, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.
It is reasonable for EU support to Ukraine to involve “efforts not only in terms of material supplies, but also in terms of training, and as well as help in organising the armed forces”, dpa news agency quoted the top diplomat as saying on Monday.
Six months ago, in the early stages of the Russian invasion, EU Foreign Ministers had raised the idea of providing training for Ukrainian forces amid broader discussions on military aid.
Borrell said that EU Defence Ministers will now discuss the programme at an informal meeting next week in Prague but provided no further details.
The EU has provided Ukraine with 2.5 billion euros ($2.5 billion) in military aid for equipment, fuel, medical supplies and weapons since Russia invaded the country on February 24.
The financing comes from a fund called the European Peace Facility (EPF), a mechanism separate to the EU budget.
