Morning opening: EU to lead talks on support for Ukraine with US, Nato, partners

Jakub Krupa

With most eyes still on the US this morning, Brussels is quietly getting on with the task of leading on discussions about the next round of support for Ukraine .

The European Commission will hold talks with the US, France, Germany, Britain, Nato, and the World Bank , looking what can be done to help Kyiv throughout the winter and how to support the US-led peace process with the upcoming negotiations in Abu Dhabi.

Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said US negotiators would meet with their European partners in Brussels.

Their talks come after another night of heavy attacks on Ukraine, hitting power stations in Kyiv and Zhytomyr and a cargo vessel at sea near Odesa.

A residential area during power outages in Kyiv, Ukraine amid Russian strikes.…