Europe scrambles to join Ukraine talks as EU nations attempt to bolster militaries – Europe live

Macron due to unveil proposals for a new voluntary military service to boost the country’s defences without having to return to regular conscriptionA US group has identified several obscure but potentially key sanctions it says could seriously disrupt Russia’s war effort in Ukraine after last month’s targeting of the Kremlin’s biggest oil firms.Previous rounds of sanctions have been applied to Russian energy companies, banks, military suppliers and the “shadow fleet