The European Union opens a new chapter in Ukraine's accession negotiations

Poland said on Monday that two Turkish citizens were arrested in Germany in connection with a fire that broke out at the Starlink station in Poland, adding that it believed Russia was involved in the incident.

Officials from several European Union member states have warned for months that Russia is waging sabotage, cyber and other multi-media attacks across Europe aimed at undermining support for Ukraine. Moscow says that these accusations are not based on any evidence, and that they are the result of an excessive state of anti-Russianism.

The fire that broke out at the Starlink station in central Poland destroyed the power system and a backup electricity generator at the station. Poland said at the time that it believed the fire was an act of sabotage aimed at disrupting internet services, including those used by the Ukrainian military.

Poland's Minister for Coordination of Special Services, Tomasz Szymoniak, said in a press conference: “We have no doubt that the Russian services are responsible for this act of sabotage, and it is worth noting that the Russian services are increasingly resorting to individuals connected to the criminal world.”

Billionaire Elon Musk launched Starlink services over Ukrainian airspace in 2022 after Kiev appealed for assistance in the first days following the comprehensive Russian invasion. Poland stated earlier that it would bear the costs of Ukraine's participation in this service.

European Union member states set their final position for the UN climate summit scheduled to be held in Turkey in November on Monday, where ministers will urge an acceleration of the transition to clean energy; Even with the current global warming target of 1.5°C likely to be exceeded this year.

It called on member states to take urgent and ambitious measures to combat climate change, and to “rapid action, based on scientific foundations and based on multilateralism, to limit global warming,” according to what was reported by the German News Agency.

At the conclusion of a meeting of European Union environment ministers in Luxembourg, these countries announced that the “peak and then decline” approach is the best remaining option to achieve the goal.

A press release stated that every additional fraction of the temperature must be avoided, and things must be returned to the 1.5 degree Celsius path, in line with the best available scientific evidence.

Officials said today (Monday) that at least three civilians were killed in a Russian missile attack in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, according to what was reported by the German News Agency.

Four others were injured in the attack in the Cherkassky district of Kramatorsk, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said on social media.

It was reported that at least one house was destroyed when the residential area was bombed using the Smerch multiple rocket launcher system.

The authorities launched an investigation into a possible war crime. The Cherkassky region is located just over 30 kilometers from the front line.