Ukraine “can count” on the support of the European Union after the “horrific” attacks launched by Russia against its energy network, in which more than ten people lost their lives, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday. Laien.

“We saw these horrible attacks, horrible, that Russia launched at night against Ukraine,” he said during an interview with Brazilian television network GloboNews.

“We will stand by Ukraine as long as necessary,” he repeated in Rio de Janeiro, on the eve of the G20 summit. “Ukraine can count on us,” he insisted.

“We will honor our commitments to the Ukrainians, that is, we will allow them to wage this war of resistance, handing over weapons, equipment,” French President Emmanuel Macron told the press in Buenos Aires, before departing Argentina for the Brazil, where he will also participate in the G20 summit.

Russian President Vladimir Putin “does not want peace” with Kiev and is “not ready to negotiate”, he ruled.

After the attack in the early hours of yesterday Sunday, “one of the fiercest since the beginning of the conflict”, Mr. Macron said “I think it’s clear that President Putin’s intention is to escalate” the war.

“Ukraine needs more air defense – immediately,” said outgoing EU foreign policy chief Giuseppe Borrell. This is a “priority that I will present to the EU’s foreign ministers” during their meeting in Brussels today, he added via X.

With its “massive” attack with missiles and drones, Russia wanted to “terrorize citizens throughout Ukraine” and hit “specifically energy infrastructure, including nuclear, as winter approaches,” he added.

Ukraine’s already fragile energy production and distribution network suffered yesterday one of the biggest Russian attacks in recent months. The strikes by Russian armed forces have killed more than ten people and injured at least twenty others across the country, according to authorities.

The bombing comes as embattled Ukraine fears it will lose US support when Republican Donald Trump returns to the White House on January 20, 2025. But in the meantime, outgoing President Joe Biden has lifted restrictions on the use of US weapons. weapons into Russian territory, giving Ukrainian armed forces the ability to strike targets deep in Russia.

The raid also came two days after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held talks with Russian President Putin, who condemned Kiev, calling it dangerous to resume even simple contacts.