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Kyiv and Moscow have offered contrasting responses after Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Russia’s biggest oil firms in a major shift of policy. Meanwhile, NATO jets are scrambled after Russian military aircraft briefly enter Lithuanian airspace. Follow the latest on the Ukraine war.
Thursday 23 October 2025 23:09, UK
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That’s it for our live coverage today on the war in Ukraine.
The day’s big headlines came from the fallout of the US sanctions on Russia announced yesterday.
Vladimir Putin described the sanctions as an “unfriendly act” that doesn’t strengthen US-Russian relations, but insisted they wouldn’t affect Russia’s economy and that Russia will never bow to pressure from abroad.
Dmitry Medvedev, Putin’s long-term ally, said that “talkative peacemaker'” Donald Trump had “now fully embarked on the warpath against Russia” with the sanctions.
Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s two largest energy companies, were included in the sanctions.
Meanwhile, the EU confirmed it had agreed its 19th sanctions package against Russia, targeting its shadow fleet and banning imports of liquefied natural gas.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy again pressed home Ukraine’s needs as he met with 27 other European leaders for the European Council summit in Brussels. 
He said Ukraine needed a reparations loan for the war in 2026 but was unsure if it was possible, while stressing that any kind of land swap with Russia as a means of achieving peace in the conflict was “unacceptable”.
But Zelenskyy also told our Europe correspondent Siobhan Robbins<\/a> that he believed a ceasefire with Russia was “still possible”.
Watch part of Zelenskyy’s speech in Brussels here:<\/b>
A key feature of talks was proposals to use frozen Russian assets, held by Belgium, to fund its war effort.
While it as mentioned many times by leaders during the summit, the EU stopped short of committing to the idea in its written conclusions, instead insisting Russia\u2019s assets should “remain immobilised”.
Elsewhere, NATO member Lithuania has said two Russian military aircraft had violated its airspace, with NATO jets scrambled in response to the incident.
But Russia’s defence ministry appeared to indirectly deny the claims when it said its fighter jets carried out a “training flight” over Russia’s Kaliningrad region and did not violate the borders of any other country.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been speaking in Brussels following the European Council summit.
He said the proposed use of frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s war effort is “complicated” as there isn’t a blueprint for such a step, Reuters reported.
The EU will have a special summit focusing on its own competitiveness in February next year, Merz announced.
He said reports that the bloc had drawn up a 12-point plan for Ukraine in its war with Russia were incorrect.
Addressing claims by Lithuania that two Russian military aircraft had violated its airspace (see post at 7.30), Merz described the incident as a “further provocation” and said the EU would react with a sense of proportion.
Following on from our previous post, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has shared his thoughts on today’s European Council summit.
Posting on social media, Ukraine’s president said the meeting in Brussels had yielded “good results”.
He said Ukraine had secured political support for frozen Russian assets and “their maximum use” to defend against Russian aggression, adding the EU would “work out all the necessary details”.
Zelenskyy thanked the bloc for approving its 19th sanctions package against Russia earlier today, and said Ukraine was already beginning work with the EU on the next sanctions package. 
“Ukraine has long said that strong economic and long-range sanctions are the key to ending this war,” he added.
The European Council has published a list of written conclusions after today’s summit in Brussels.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was joined by 27 other European leaders in Brussels to discuss the war in Ukraine and proposals to use frozen Russian assets to fund its war effort.
As we previously reported, the EU committed to addressing Ukraine’s financial needs for 2026 and 2027, including support for its military and defence efforts.
But the bloc stopped short of explicitly endorsing the frozen assets plan, instead calling for “options for financial support based on an assessment of Ukraine’s financing needs”.
“Russia\u2019s assets should remain immobilised until Russia ceases its war of aggression against Ukraine and compensates it for the damage caused by its war,” a part of the text said.
The aims were approved by all leaders in the bloc except Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
While the US imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest energy companies yesterday, Ukraine has been targeting energy infrastructure for months in a more direct way with military strikes.
Our Data and Forensics team have identified 10 oil refineries in western Russia that have been struck twice or more since the beginning of August 2025.
The latest refinery to be struck, located in the city of Ryazan, is owned by Rosneft.
Academic experts told Sky News the increased frequency of strikes aimed to put pressure on the Kremlin, by Ukraine operating at “a faster pace with greater effect than the Russians are able to repair.”
Read the full story here:<\/b>
Earlier today, NATO member Lithuania said two Russian military aircraft violated its airspace in a “blatant breach of international law” (see posts at 18.13 and 19.30).
Now Russia’s defence ministry has shared its summary of what happened in a statement on Telegram.
It said Russian Su-30 fighter jets carried out a “training flight” over Russia’s Kaliningrad region, an enclave separate from mainland Russia that borders Lithuania. 
The planes did not violate the borders of any other country, the statement said.
No reference was made to Lithuania or the its government’s claim that its airspace was “violated”.
The Lithuanian government said two Russian planes, an Su-30 fighter and Il-78 refuelling tanker, entered its airspace for 18 seconds, with NATO jets scrambled in response to the incident.
Oil prices have made a sizeable jump after US sanctions against Russia were announced last night.
Brent crude oil, which originates from the North Sea, rose by $3.40 (\u00a32.55), or 5.4%, to settle at $65.99 (\u00a349.53) a barrel.
Meanwhile, US West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose by $3.29 (\u00a32.47), or 5.6%, to now cost $61.79 (\u00a346.37) a barrel. 
The rises were the biggest daily percentage gains for both crude contracts since the middle of June.
Russia was the world’s second-biggest producer of crude oil in 2024 after the US, according to US energy data. 
Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s two largest energy companies, were included in the US sanctions.
We’ve had an update from European Council president Antonio Costa following the body’s summit in Brussels today.
In a draft text still to be approved by the council, he says the EU is committed to addressing Ukraine’s financial needs for 2026 and 2027, including support for its military and defence efforts.
The draft has been backed by Belgium, a source told Reuters.
Belgium holds the biggest tranche of frozen Russian assets in Europe, worth around $225bn (\u00a3169bn).
Ukraine’s budget and military needs for 2026 and 2027 are thought to be around $135bn (\u00a3101bn).
The text did not refer to the proposed use of Russian assets to fund Ukraine.
Our business and economics correspondent Paul Kelso<\/a> has been assessing the global impact US sanctions will have on Russia.
He says sanctions – which include Russia’s two largest energy companies Rosneft and Lukoil – are arguably the most significant economic measures imposed by the West since the war in Ukraine began in 2022.
Trading markets, insurance and other services with a financial connection to the US will likely be off limits to the firms, not just their access to the US dollar, Kelso writes.
However, Russia’s influence in the industry will not completely disappear, he says, as there are other unsanctioned energy companies in the country that can still trade. 
Read Kelso’s full breakdown of the economic consequences of the sanctions below:<\/b>
As we’ve been reporting, NATO jets were scrambled to Lithuania earlier today after it said two Russian military aircraft entered its airspace (see post at 18.13).
Now, Lithuania’s president Gitanas Nauseda has said the incident was a violation of his country’s airspace.
Russian embassy representatives will be summoned to Lithuania’s foreign ministry following the incident, Nauseda said.
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