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European Union leaders will debate on Thursday over how to prop up their countries’ industries, which have been whacked by soaring energy prices since the outbreak of war in Ukraine and now face the threat of subsidy-fuelled US competition. Follow our live blog for the latest news and analysis. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).
6:00am: EU leaders head for tussle over rescue plans for industries
European Union leaders will tussle on Thursday over how to prop up their countries’ industries, which have been hit by soaring energy prices since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and now face the threat of subsidy-fuelled US competition.
Poorer EU countries want a coordinated response to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – $430 billion worth of tax breaks for green energy – because they lack the deep pockets of richer member states like Germany to underpin their industries.
The tug-of-war among 27 leaders in Brussels will be inconclusive, diplomats said.
12:27am: Russians mistreated Kherson youngsters in ‘children’s cell’, says Ukraine official
Ukrainian investigators in an area recaptured from Russian troops have uncovered a cell where children were detained and mistreated, a senior Ukrainian human rights advocate said on Wednesday.
Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian parliament’s commissioner for human rights, said the cell was in one of four torture centres operated by Russian troops in Kherson – a city in southern Ukraine abandoned by pro-Moscow forces last month.
Russia denies targeting civilians in the war and rejects allegations it has mistreated civilians.
12:16am: US planning to send smart-bomb kits to Ukraine, says Washington Post
The United States is planning to send electronic equipment that converts unguided aerial munitions into smart bombs, allowing a high degree of accurate targeting, The Washington Post…
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