European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday she had arrived in Ukraine's capital Kyiv to discuss Europe's support, winter preparedness, defence and progress on the G7 loans.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Kyiv on Sept. 20 to discuss Ukraine's energy needs ahead of the coming winter.

With 80% of thermal plants destroyed, Kyiv is facing a difficult winter – but some worry EU support means higher prices for Europeans. View on euronews

Ukraine’s electricity supply risks “severe disruptions” this winter, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned, urging Kyiv’s allies to help address the country’s energy security.

This summer, when electricity demand is usually lower than winter, Ukraine's generation capacity fell by more than 2 GW below peak demand of 12 GW, the International Energy Agency (IEA) report said. This winter, peak electricity demand could increase to 18.5 GW, it said.

International Energy Agency says coming winter will be hard as country has lost more than two-thirds of energy production capacity since Russian invasion

Much of the public discourse about arming Ukraine has revolved around whether the United States will send “long range” weapons. But that can mean different things.

Russian officials delivered dissonant statements in the past week about how Moscow would respond to Western weapons striking deep inside its territory, and whether such attacks will happen at all. Russian diplomats played on the now-familiar threat of a nuclear response.