Ukraine’s Escalation, EU Funding Pressure and Charles’s Caribbean Visit

A coroner has ruled that Lance Corporal George Hooley was killed by an explosion in Ukraine, making him the first UK service member to die there since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Separately, Russia struck Kyiv’s Northern Bridge, the second major bridge hit in recent days. The twin developments underline the risks around Britain’s connection to the war—and the growing pressure on Ukraine’s capital.

Brussels tightens the...