The Russian invasion

The foreign ministers of France, Sweden and Germany: Catherine Colonna, Tobias Billström (M) and Annalena Baerbock. TT  

 

The Russian invasion|The response of the outside world  

All EU foreign ministers in Kyiv: "A historic meeting" 

 

The EU's 27 foreign ministers are meeting today in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, announced the EU's head of foreign affairs, Josep Borrell.  

 

"We are holding a historic meeting with the EU's foreign ministers here in Ukraine, candidate country and future EU member," writes Borrell on X.  

 

It is the first time that representatives of all countries meet in a country that is not part of the EU, according to Borrell. He also says that the Union's support for Ukraine is permanent, regardless of whether progress is made in the near term or not.  

 

- Because Europe is facing an existential threat, he says according to the Kyiv Independent.  

 

The government and Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (M) have not yet commented on the trip.  

 

A Ukrainian soldier releases a drone. LIBKOS / AP  

 

The Russian InvasionThe Battles  

Ukraine's drone offensive has run into a problem: China  

 

New export rules in China pose problems for Ukrainian army drone strikes, New York Times reports. China, which is one of the world's largest manufacturers of drones, has introduced new rules to limit exports.  

 

The rules took effect on September 1 and have made it more difficult for Ukraine to obtain drones. The army, in addition to buying military drones from Turkey, has also relied on cheaper Chinese drones that it has equipped with weapons.  

 

According to estimates from a British think tank, Ukraine is losing roughly 10,000 drones a month in the war. 

 

- We are exploring every possible way to buy drones from China, says an officer in the Ukrainian military. 

 

A woman lights a candle at a memorial site for the people from the Wagner group who died in the plane crash. Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP  

 

Russian Invasion|Russian Reactions  

ISW: Prigozhin's 25-year-old son may take over the Wagner group  

 

Yevgeny Prigozhin's son Pavel Prigozhin may be about to take control of the paramilitary Wagner group, ISW writes. The American think tank refers to information on Telegram where a channel with connections to Wagner announces that 25-year-old Pavel Prigozhin has now taken "command" of the group.  

 

According to the information, he is in negotiations with the Russian National Guard to allow the Wagner soldiers to fight in Ukraine again. 

 

 A Russian source claims that Pavel Prigozhin is not acting independently. He is said to be under the influence of the head of the Wagner group's security service.  

 

According to the think tank, this may indicate that there are people within the Wagner group who would like to see a new leader with connections to the founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.  

 

Yevgeny Prigozhin died when his plane crashed shortly after takeoff on August 23.