EU Summit Shifts Focus to Russia, Pledges Support for Ukraine

The upcoming EU summit in Brussels will focus on the recent coup attempt in Russia by the Wagner Group and its implications for Moscow's military leadership in the war against Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will address the summit, warning against underestimating Russia and discussing the security implications of Yevgeny Prigozhin and his private army's presence in Belarus. The summit will also discuss Ukraine's prospects of joining the EU, with President Zelenskyy pushing for formal membership proceedings. The EU is seeking to provide further financial and military assistance to Ukraine, but member states have rejected the European Commission's request for increased budgetary allocations. The summit will also address the accession processes of Western Balkan states and tensions between Serbia and Kosovo. Additionally, the EU's China strategy and migration policy reforms will be discussed, with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban protesting against recent EU migration policies.