1. The European Union is holding a summit in Belgium on Thursday to discuss increasing support for Ukraine and applying more pressure on Russia, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attending.
2. The EU has recently announced new sanctions against two major Russian oil companies and is considering providing a loan to Ukraine without interest using assets frozen as part of previous sanctions.
3. The summit will also address the EU's defense preparedness in response to recent Russian drone intrusions into the territorial airspace of some EU member countries, and the EU has adopted a new package of sanctions against Russia that includes a ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas by the end of 2026.