European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell attends a press conference with Lebanon's caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib (not seen) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Beirut, Lebanon September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/ File Photo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russia is trying to knock out Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of the winter to leave it dark and in the cold, the EU's foreign policy chief said on Monday, saying Kyiv's Western allies needed to step up in providing air defences for Ukraine.
Since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine's energy system has been targeted, resulting in rolling blackouts and limited electricity supply to some regions for hours each day. Those attacks have ramped in recent weeks ahead of the winter.
