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Morning open: Focus on Ukraine
Yakup Krupa
French president Emmanuel Macron will host the Coalition of the Willing in Paris later today in the hope that Ukraine’s advances in recent attacks against Russia may force Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table.
The meeting, held at the Hôtel des Invalides just before Bastille Day,Bring together more than 20 European leaders to discuss further how to help Kiev and we put more pressure on Moscow.
Macron will meet with Ukraine before Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Press conference will be held with Germany’s Macron and Zelenskyy Friedrich Merz, and Britain’s outgoing Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, in the late afternoon.
French foreign minister prepares for meeting Jean-Noel Barrot in question France will summon the Russian ambassador to Paris in the coming days due to the alleged cyber hacking campaign According to Reuters, it was carried out by Russia against European countries, including France.
“We will publicly condemn Russia’s widespread cyber campaign against at least 10 European countries,” Barrot said in his statement to BFM TV.
“We too Imposing sanctions on nine individuals and four organizations responsible for this cyber campaign, He added that it was organized by the security service of the FSB.
Separately, about 300 kilometers north of ParisEU foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss the bloc’s next 21st sanctions package against Russia.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas He told reporters “there are still some open questions” and that the package had not been signed by ministers, but he hoped an agreement could be reached later today.
Lithuanian foreign minister Kestutis Budrys He said EU countries had not yet reached a decision on the proposed ban on shipping services and tightening restrictions on Russia’s liquefied natural gas.
“For this reason I want to see if we are serious enough. “We cannot put economic interests above security interests… this is a very dangerous trend,” he told reporters.
We have a lot to overcome.
I will bring the latest developments here.
His Monday, July 13, 2026his Yakup Krupa here and this Europe Live.
Good morning.
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Germany joins France in summoning Russian ambassador over allegations of cyber and hybrid attacks
Meanwhile, Germany joins France in summoning Russia’s ambassador to Berlin (10:14) What the EU claims are Russian cyberattacks against several EU countries and Ukraine (10:38, 10:52).
According to Reuters, the German foreign ministry said the attacks were unacceptable and would be met with decisive action.
Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy replied Russia attacked Ukraine overnight, “Once again the Russians have ‘victory’ against purely civilian targets,” he said. When hitting “ordinary passenger buses in Odessa, ordinary apartment buildings in Zaporizhzhia and an ordinary hospital in the Kharkiv region.”
“Every day of this Russian war against life proves in every way that supporting Ukraine is the right thing to do. – defensive, political and simply humanitarian. And everyone in the world sees it.
They see that Ukraine needs more air defense, more protection for people’s lives, and that the Russian authorities are crazy about this war and are completely irrational in refusing to end it.
But the pressure on Russia needs to work. New sanctions against the aggressor, new support packages for Ukraine, new projects like our European anti-ballistic initiative FREYJA, all this must work. Thank you to everyone who helped. “There will be meetings and negotiations in the near future that should strengthen our defense,” he said.
The Élysée said it would focus on the Paris summit on Ukraine later today, which was “a powerful moment of renewed transatlantic rapprochement and unity” but also came at a time of “more positive developments on the ground” for Kiev.
The leaders of the Coalition of Volunteers, led by Macron and Starmer, are preparing to focus on cooperation with Ukraine in the field of air and missile defense, including the licensed production of weapons in the country.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy and other leaders are expected to stay in Paris for tomorrow’s Bastille Day parade on the Champs-ElyseesMacron’s office said this would highlight France’s continued support for France, AFP reported.
The EU’s Kaja Kallas had previously said that foreign ministers meeting in Brussels hoped to agree on a list of up to 250 in addition to the 21st sanctions package.
“This It’s the largest number of listings we’ve ever done. This is also a reaction to Russia’s attacks on the region. [Ukrainian] “Civilians lately,” he said.
“There are different people, individuals engaged in different activities. This is a very broad list that I hope we can adopt today. “There are still some open questions when it comes to the 21st package, but we are working to reach an agreement,” he said.
The UK sanctions 24 individuals and organizations over Russia’s destructive hybrid operations; He attributes last year’s attack on Poland’s energy grid to Russia
United Kingdom also updated its sanctionsLists 24 individuals and organizations behind “disruptive and hybrid operations” in Europe, including an attempt to disrupt Poland’s power grid last year (Europe Live, January).
“Today’s action targets 24 individuals and organizations behind disruptive cyber and hybrid operations, including cybercriminals in proxy networks linked to Russian Intelligence Services (RIS).
This includes sanctioning senior GRU leadership figures Vyacheslav Stafeyev, Ivan Benim And Ivan Kasyanenko For their role in directing GRU cyber and hybrid threat operations. The cyber division of GRU Unit 29155 worked with cybercriminals, including the IMPULS company, to recruit hackers and cyber experts from universities and academies across Russia.
Moreover, The UK, along with EU member states, attributes today’s attack on Poland’s energy grid to Russia’s FSB Center 16. This reckless attack failed but could have caused 500,000 citizens to lose electricity in the middle of winter. This is another example of the Russian state’s irresponsible attempts to create chaos across Europe.
As Russia struggles to continue its troubled war effort in Ukraine, Russian Intelligence Service agencies have tasked cybercriminals with gathering intelligence in support of Russia’s military and foreign policy objectives, threatening security across Europe. This Another example of Russia using criminal networks to do its dirty work.”
EU imposes sanctions on nine individuals and four organizations over Russia’s cyber espionage and sabotage
And just like that, The EU has issued new sanctions over “Russia’s malicious cyber ecosystem targeting the EU, its member states and international partners.”
“These activities include infiltrating government networks and sabotaging critical infrastructure.France, Germany, Poland, Cyprus, Netherlands, Austria, Slovakia, Romania and Finland was targeted.
16th in Francehe The center has been carrying out cyber espionage activities against strategic state institutions since 2010 and the defense industry since 2025.
He targeted state institutions in Germany.
16 in Poland recently.he “The center carried out devastating sabotage operations against critical infrastructures, including combined heating and power plants.”
Nine persons and four beings approvedThe EU said it involved GRU intelligence officers, cybercriminals and “private companies contributing to Russia’s efforts to destabilize the EU.”
“We strongly condemn Russia’s behavior and abuse of this cyber ecosystem, targeting public services and critical infrastructure, causing disruptions and financial losses.”
Morning open: Focus on Ukraine
Yakup Krupa
French president Emmanuel Macron will host the Coalition of the Willing in Paris later today in the hope that Ukraine’s advances in recent attacks against Russia may force Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table.
The meeting, held at the Hôtel des Invalides just before Bastille Day,Bring together more than 20 European leaders to discuss further how to help Kiev and we put more pressure on Moscow.
Macron will meet with Ukraine before Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Press conference will be held with Germany’s Macron and Zelenskyy Friedrich Merz, and Britain’s outgoing Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, in the late afternoon.
French foreign minister prepares for meeting Jean-Noel Barrot in question France will summon the Russian ambassador to Paris in the coming days due to the alleged cyber hacking campaign According to Reuters, the attack carried out by Russia against European countries, including France.
“We will publicly condemn Russia’s widespread cyber campaign against at least 10 European countries,” Barrot said in his statement to BFM TV.
“We too Imposing sanctions on nine individuals and four organizations responsible for this cyber campaign, He added that it was run by the security service of the FSB.
Separately, about 300 kilometers north of ParisEU foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss the bloc’s next 21st sanctions package against Russia.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas He told reporters “there are still some open questions” and that the package had not been signed by ministers, but he hoped an agreement could be reached later today.
Lithuanian foreign minister Kestutis Budrys He said EU countries had not yet reached a decision on the proposed ban on shipping services and tightening restrictions on Russia’s liquefied natural gas.
“For this reason I want to see if we are serious enough. “We cannot put economic interests above security interests… this is a very dangerous trend,” he told reporters.
We have a lot to overcome.
I will bring the latest developments here.
His Monday, July 13, 2026his Yakup Krupa here and this Europe Live.
Good morning.
