Emmanuel Macron says Europe faces existential threat from Russian aggression and calls on continent to adopt ‘credible’ defence strategy. This live blog is closed Russia has vetoed a UN security council resolution calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space, describing it as “a dirty spectacle”. The resolution, sponsored by the United States and Japan, would have called on all countries not to develop or deploy nuclear arms or other weapons of mass destruction in space, which are already banned under a 1967 international treaty ..read more

This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our Ukraine war coverage here Here are some of the latest images on the newswires: Ukraine’s SBU security service drones struck two Rosneft-owned oil depots in Russia’s Smolensk region in an overnight attack, according to a source in Ukrainian intelligence reports Reuters ..read more

Foreign and defence heads stopped short of concrete offers over system that Kyiv values most. This live blog is closed A new US package of military aid to Ukraine will not change the situation on the frontlines, where Russia has the upper hand, the Kremlin said. “The Russian armed forces are improving their positions at the front … The money allocated and the weapons that will be supplied will not change this dynamic,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters ..read more

European commission floats opening negotiations with London to allow under 30s in UK and EU the same rights they enjoyed before Brexit Charles Michel, the European Council president, opened today’s session. He welcomed Enrico Letta, who prepared a report on the future of Europe’s single market for the leaders’ consideration ..read more

President says attack would not have happened ‘if Ukraine had received sufficient air defence equipment’ Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Polish president Andrzej Duda on Wednesday in New York, reports the Associated Press (AP). The planned dinner meeting, confirmed by a person familiar with the matter according to the AP, comes as European leaders prepare for the possibility that Trump might win the November election and return to the White House. Leaders of Nato countries are especially concerned given Trump’s long history of critical commen ..read more

Kyiv brings in higher payments for volunteers and new punishments for draft dodgers We have more in from Agence France-Presse (AFP) on the German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to Beijing to meet China’s president, Xi Jinping (see earlier post at 08.46 for more details). Xi laid out what state media described as “four principles to prevent the Ukraine crisis from spiralling out of control and to restore peace ..read more

This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our Ukraine war coverage here Six Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Belgorod oblast this morning, injuring two and damaging an administrative building, the regional governor said on Telegram. Russian air defence shot down four of the drones, said governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. One caused a grass fire on the outskirts of Belgorod city, while the other struck the administrative building. After months of delay, the US House speaker is negotiating with the White House on advancing wartime funding for Ukraine – a package that would deviate from the Se ..read more

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here Here are some of the latest images coming through from photo agencies: We’ve got a bit more on Ukraine’s new mobilisation bill aimed at boosting troop numbers ..read more

This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our Ukraine war coverage here We’ve got a bit more from Swedish foreign minister Tobias Billstrom on the Nordic and Baltic nations pushing for more support for Ukraine. He said: We support an increased role for Nato in providing security related assistance to Ukraine and coordinating military support and equipment. This offers an opportunity to facilitate Ukraine’s path towards membership in the European family ..read more

British foreign secretary talked with Republican presidential candidate following Trump’s repeated questioning of US aid to Ukraine Three people were killed in the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region by Ukrainian shelling on Monday, the Russian-installed regional head Vladimir Saldo said on Tuesday. More details to follow as we get them ..read more