Russian drone strike on Kyiv academy condemned as ‘an attack on science’ as staff flee building – Europe live

Anatoly Zagorodny, director of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, said the blast struck while many staff members were inside the building

Back to Metz, we are still waiting for the main part of the event to begin – with Emmanuel Macron now welcoming guests outside the venue.

Former commission president Jean Claude Juncker gets a big hug on arrival.