Next weeks may be decisive in Ukraine war, EU official says


A resident walks among debris, amid Russia's invasion, in Moshchun village, Kyiv region, Ukraine in this still image taken from a video released April 22, 2022. Ukrainian military TV/Handout via REUTERS

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia will likely increase its military attacks in eastern Ukraine and along the country's coast, a senior EU official said on Friday, with the next weeks seen as potentially decisive for the war.

"This is not a fairy tale with an imminent happy ending. I think we are likely to see a very significant increase in the intensity of Russian military attacks in the east, I think we are likely to see an intensification of Russian military attacks along the coast," the official told reporters.

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