https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/europe-hits-putin-with-double-whammy-on-his-birthdayContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/europe-hits-putin-with-double-whammy-on-his-birthdayhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/europe-hits-putin-with-double-whammy-on-his-birthday#u125748Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:30:11 +0000European Union ambassadors approved their largest-ever sanctions package targeting nearly 1,600 individuals and entities linked to Russia, specifically hitting Moscow's military-industrial complex and occupied Ukrainian territories. The decision coincides with a massive Russian missile and drone strike across Ukraine that killed 32 people, including five children, with fatalities reported in a residential high-rise in Kyiv and a five-story apartment building in Pryluky. The EU also extended its existing separate Russia sanctions over hybrid attacks and foreign destabilization for another