‘This war can only be stopped through force,’ says senior Ukraine aide after night of Russian attacks – Europe live

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Morning opening: D-9 for Trump, Russia and Ukraine

“The Russians want to continue the war. This war can only be stopped through force,” Andriy Yermak, the most senior aide to Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, warned this morning after another night of Russian attacks.

People hold placards and portraits during a rally in support of prisoners of war and missing people who were fighting in the Kursk region of Russia, calling for authorities to find and return their relatives from Russian captivity, in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine. Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA

A missile strike on a Ukrainian training unit killed three and injured 18, following a pattern of similar attacks on Ukrainian training centres in recent months.

US president Donald Trump said last night he would give Russia ten days to cease fire – so that’s until 8 August – or face crippling economic sanctions.

On his way back to the US from Scotland, he said the clock was ticking with 10 days to go. And since that was technically yesterday, we’re on D-9 today.

The key question is what Trump will actually do when the clock runs down to zero, and this is exactly what Yermak’s comments this morning are about. Expect more of that language from various European leaders, joining Ukraine in the effort to push Trump into taking meaningful actions.

Elsewhere, we are obviously following the tsunami warnings issued across the Pacific region after a major 8.8 magnitude earthquake in far east of Russia with all live updates here …

… but on Europe live we will be looking also at the French government’s consultations with industries affected by the new EU-US deal, the wildfires in Portugal, and much more.

I will bring you all key updates from across Europe here.

It’s Wednesday, 30 July 2025, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.

Good morning.