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EU leaders set to meet after deadly strikes on Ukraine, including Unesco-listed religious site in Kyiv – Europe live


G7 leaders to meet in Évian-les-Bains in France later today to discuss the most pressing issues, including Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran

Kyiv monastery set on fire in night of Russian attacks across Ukraine

Macron frames Évian G7 agenda in hope Trump will stay for whole summit

Meanwhile, Russia claimed it did not ⁠strike the historic Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv in an overnight attack ⁠on military factories ⁠in ​the Ukrainian capital and that a US-made Patriot air defence missile had damaged ⁠the religious site.

The armed ​forces of the Russian Federation do not plan or carry out strikes against civilian infrastructure,” the Russian defence ministry said in a statement quoted by Reuters.

“In response, today we are adopting additional sanctions targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex and its shadow fleet. Every measure further restricts Russia’s room for manoeuvre.”

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Publish date : 2026-06-15 08:03:00

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