Ursula von der Leyen says EU won't ease restrictions on Russia "unless Russia stops this war"

Before a Brussels meeting of European Union leaders, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc would keep supporting Ukraine and would not ease restrictions on Russia while the fighting continued. The gathering with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy came after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Ukraine's renewed strikes on Russian oil sites and said Kyiv and Moscow had agreed to avoid energy targets; Russia then attacked Ukrainian power infrastructure, causing blackouts. Zelenskiy said he would discuss Ukraine's winter needs, air defenses and funding. Dutch and Belgian officials raised worries about future aid, and recent Russian strikes killed three people in Kharkiv and left 370,000 without electricity in Volyn. EU leaders also objected to Trump's move to remove penalties on Russian diesel.