The EU’s top diplomat has warned that the UK “should start learning Russian if Kyiv does not receive more support
Echoing comments from Nato chief Mark Rutte, Kaja Kallas said Europe has to do “more for Ukraine, for our own security too”.
Speaking during a debate in the European Parliament, she continued: “To quote my friend Nato secretary general Mark Rutte: if we don’t help Ukraine further, we should all start learning Russian.”
Her comments came after a 24-hour period in which at least six people were killed in Ukraine, authorities said, as Russia launched a fresh wave of drone attacks hours after Kyiv suffered one of the deadliest strikes in months.
Civilians were killed in Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson and Sumy regions, local authorities said. Russia launched 58 drones at Ukraine overnight on Wednesday, 30 of which were shot down, the Ukrainian Air Force said.
The fresh strikes came as Ukraine marked a day of mourning on Wednesday after what Volodymyr Zelensky described as one of the worst attacks on Kyiv since the war began. At least 23 people were killed across Ukraine overnight on Tuesday, including 21 in Kyiv.
