Morning opening: Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘escalating terror’
Jakub Krupa
Russia launched round 400 drones and 18 missiles in opposition to Ukraine in a single day, with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying the latest assaults mark “a transparent escalation of terror” by Moscow.
He mentioned:
“A whole lot of ‘shaheds’ each night time, fixed strikes, and big assaults on Ukrainian cities.
This calls for that we pace issues up.
Sanctions have to be imposed sooner, and strain on Russia have to be sturdy sufficient that they honestly really feel the results of their terror.”
The assault comes simply hours earlier than Zelenskyy meets with worldwide components at the Ukraine Restoration Convention in Rome and talks to allies within the Coalition of the Prepared.
In an early morning post, he mentioned the talks will give attention to “further funding for the manufacturing of interceptor drones and the provision of air defence methods for Ukraine.”
“The targets are completely clear. Such Russian assaults have to be met with a tricky response. And that’s precisely what we are going to ship.”
It’s Thursday, 10 July 2025, it’s Jakub Krupa right here, and that is Europe Stay.
Good morning.
Key occasions
Leaders arriving for Ukraine Restoration Convention
I’m keeping track of the arrivals on the Ukraine Restoration Convention in Rome.
Within the subsequent hour we should always hear from the host, Giorgia Meloni, but in addition an extended checklist of worldwide visitors, together with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European Fee president Ursula von der Leyen, German chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Polish prime minister Donald Tusk.
There seems to be a slight delay to the proceedings and Meloni is simply welcoming the worldwide visitors now – met with Tusk simply seconds in the past – however I’ll deliver you the information strains as quickly as they begin.
Russian exercise made 2024 ‘one of the vital difficult in fashionable historical past,’ Czech intelligence service says
Because of elevated Russian exercise – together with sabotage planning, tried sanction evasion, state-backed cyber-attacks and disinformation – 2024 was “one of the vital difficult within the fashionable historical past of the Czech Republic when it comes to safety,” the pinnacle of the nation’s safety companies Michal Koudelka mentioned.
In its annual report published today, the Safety Info Service, or BIS, mentioned Russia “continued in its makes an attempt to revive broader espionage constructions” underneath the diplomatic cowl of its embassy within the Czech Republic.
Along with its officers, the Russian intelligence companies recruited different folks, together with a named Belarusian asylum seeker who was allegedly paid by the Russian GRU in cryptocurrency to publish pro-Russian propaganda.
The Czech company additionally warned in regards to the rising variety of circumstances of individuals “with no direct connection to Russia” recruited from organised crime teams via on-line commercial, significantly on Telegram, which is dubbed “Telegram brokers.”
It famous that Russian recruiters significantly focused poorer financial migrants from outdoors the EU, and added that Russian intelligence companies typically used additional intermediaries within the course of, so the individual employed for the job might not even concentrate on the Russian involvement.
The report mentioned such folks had been often tasked with a variety of actions, together with “transporting folks or packages, photographing and filming delicate objects … to arson assaults.”
It significantly referenced final yr’s arson assault at Prague’s Klíčov bus depot, which it mentioned was carried out by a Colombian citizen who was provided cash via web.
The report additionally talked about some hostile exercise from China, together with makes an attempt to “discover sympathisers who would promote China’s pursuits, suppress Czech-Taiwanese cooperation, and [act to] not elevate the difficulty of human rights in China.”
EU’s von der Leyen faces vote of no confidence
Jennifer Rankin
Individually, we might be taking a look at the vote of no confidence in Ursula von der Leyen’s European Fee in Strasbourg.
Our Brussels correspondent Jennifer Rankin wrote this explainer on what’s at stake.
Here’s what she says:
Von der Leyen is anticipated to comfortably survive a vote on Thursday on the censure movement, which in concept might set off the downfall of her fee.
Whereas her survival is taken into account a certainty, the controversy has lifted the lid on simmering discontent amongst centrist, centre-left and inexperienced MEPs who voted her back into office just under one year ago, after elections that gave rightwing nationalists their best-ever outcomes.
However behind the scenes, her officers are apprehensive that a lot of no-shows and abstentions from mainstream teams might injury her standing within the vote.
Morning opening: Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘escalating terror’
Jakub Krupa
Russia launched round 400 drones and 18 missiles in opposition to Ukraine in a single day, with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying the latest assaults mark “a transparent escalation of terror” by Moscow.
He mentioned:
“A whole lot of ‘shaheds’ each night time, fixed strikes, and big assaults on Ukrainian cities.
This calls for that we pace issues up.
Sanctions have to be imposed sooner, and strain on Russia have to be sturdy sufficient that they honestly really feel the results of their terror.”
The assault comes simply hours earlier than Zelenskyy meets with worldwide components at the Ukraine Restoration Convention in Rome and talks to allies within the Coalition of the Prepared.
In an early morning post, he mentioned the talks will give attention to “further funding for the manufacturing of interceptor drones and the provision of air defence methods for Ukraine.”
“The targets are completely clear. Such Russian assaults have to be met with a tricky response. And that’s precisely what we are going to ship.”
It’s Thursday, 10 July 2025, it’s Jakub Krupa right here, and that is Europe Stay.
Good morning.
