Investigation launched into ‘horrific murder’ of Ukrainian politician in Lviv | Ukraine

Authorities said that a former Ukrainian parliament speaker was shot in Lviv on Saturday.

Prosecutors, from 2016 to 2019 Parliament Speaker of Parliament Member Andriy Parubiy, prosecutors, Ukraine’s 2013 pro -European Maidan Revolution, he said. A murder investigation was launched and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned killing as a “terrible murder”.

European Foreign Ministers met in Copenhagen to discuss possible measures to force Moscow to the negotiation table. Speaking at a press conference after the meeting, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said that Russia was “not openly prepared for peace”.

“The European Union and all member states support diplomatic efforts for peace and end of the Russian war. However, it is clear that Russia is not preparing for peace. The opposite: they are preparing for more war.” The ministers also discussed the war in Gaza and the deepening human crisis there.

The summit, which was an informal meeting and therefore did not include ministers for any concrete steps, took place at the end of a violent week. Russia launched a major air strike in Kiev and killed at least 21 people on Thursday. In addition, a five -storey housing building, which killed a person and wounded 24 people in Zaporizhzhia, a strike overnight and the Dnipropetrovsk region faced an early “big attack” on Saturday.

Since the occupation of Ukraine, the EU has imposed 18 packages of sanctions on Russia, which was recently adopted in July. On Saturday, the ministers discussed the options for a new package with measures, including import bans and tariffs; Secondary sanctions that will affect the third parties trading with the country; And the Russian shadow, which is used to avoid Western sanctions in oil exports, accelerates efforts against fleet ships.

In order to restructure Ukraine, the problem of using Russia’s frozen assets was also discussed. Kallas said, “The ministers agreed to address Ukraine’s financing gap and to keep Russia responsible for war damages. It is very important to explore all ways while minimizing potential risks to achieve this,”

“Something is clear: Considering the destruction caused and caused by Russia, it cannot be thought that Russia will see this money again unless it is fully compensated for the damage caused by Ukraine.” The cost of the restructuring of Ukraine It is estimated as € 506 billion (£ 438 billion) in the next decade.

The EU Foreign Policy Chief said that the ministers would propose the next steps next week and that it would be stronger if it is matched by our transatlantic partners ”.

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said Russia’s leader will only respond to “harsh pressure”. “I think everyone acknowledges that Putin is trying to take time to take time and to draw attention from great and brutal attacks on Ukraine. He should not be successful – the only language he understands is harsh pressure.”

Zelenskyy Saturday accused Russia called for “challenging measures ında in the form of” time to prepare a meeting at the level of leaders to prepare a meeting at the level of new attacks and in the form of banking and energy sanctions.