The EU is developing options to ensure sustained financial support for Ukraine, and will adopt an Enlargement Package the next day recognizing Ukraine’s European path.

Ukraine and its allies demand an unconditional 30-day ceasefire before peace talks, while Russia argues such a pause would allow Ukrainian rearmament with Western arms.

The fighting features nightly long-range strikes by Russia against energy facilities and rear-area sites, with Moscow seeking territorial concessions including Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Crimea.

Zelensky noted that Ukraine’s energy minister met with G7 counterparts, signaling broad international backing from Canada, Italy, Germany and others.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the conflict has repeatedly targeted energy infrastructure and rear-area military targets, as Kyiv and its allies push for negotiated peace under Russia’s conditional terms.

Von der Leyen said Ukraine will not face this winter alone, following a phone call with President Zelensky.

Zelensky announced the EU has committed an additional 127 million euros in support, while Ukraine still needs funds for gas imports in the current heating season.

The EU will provide emergency energy support to Ukraine in the coming months to help withstand attacks on critical infrastructure, according to President Ursula von der Leyen.

Russia is seeking the cession of four Ukrainian regions—Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia—and Crimea, plus Ukraine’s renunciation of NATO membership, which Kyiv rejects.