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The EU Council building in Brussels lit up in the colours of the Ukrainian flag (Photo: EU Council)

EU embassy attack in Kyiv spurs on Russia sanctions

Thursday's (28 August) Russian airstrikes on Kyiv and beside the EU embassy there have redoubled Europe's appetite for new sanctions.

EU defence ministers meeting informally in Copenhagen on Friday condemned the Russian strikes, which killed 23 civilians and damaged the EU mission and the HQ of the British Council, a cultural-exchange institute.

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

The EU Council building in Brussels lit up in the colours of the Ukrainian flag (Photo: EU Council)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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