Europe live: Putin claims he never opposed EU membership for Ukraine but draws line at Nato

<p>Russian leader, continuing China visit, is joined by Slovakia’s Robert Fico</p><p>In the meantime, we have had an update from Ukraine where <strong>a man accused of murdering a pro-western Ukrainian politician in the city of Lviv last weekend admitted that he carried out the killing but denied working for Russia</strong>, describing the attack as “personal revenge,” AFP reported.</p><p>“This is <strong>my personal revenge on the Ukrainian authorities,</strong>” the suspect told reporters in a video published by Ukrainian media outlets, denying he worked directly with Russian special services.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/02/russia-ukraine-war-putin-china-visit-europe-live-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>