European diplomats steer attention to Ukraine with visit on Russian atrocities anniversary Top European diplomats are visiting Ukraine to mark the anniversary of atrocities committed in a town near Kyiv by Russia’s invading forces four years ago. Body found burning had hands bound, was wrapped in shower curtain, San Antonio police sayEcumenical Center urges communication, support after deadly school shooting in Comal CountyGood news: Rain chances soon! Bad news: It happens over Easter Weekend. ..USPS proposes 8% hike for priority mail, other shipping servicesWhat we know about the deadly shooting at Hill Country College Preparatory High School near BulverdeIn this photo provided by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Press Office, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, center left, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, center right, and EU foreign ministers attend a commemorating ceremony in Bucha, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Press Office, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, center left, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, center right, and EU foreign ministers attend a commemorating ceremony in Bucha, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Press Office, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, center left, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, center right, and EU foreign ministers attend a commemorating ceremony in Bucha, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Press Office, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, left, and Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha talk at a railway station in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. People attend a ceremony at a memorial for killed civilians to mark the fourth anniversary of the liberation of Bucha, Ukraine, on Monday, March 30, 2026. People attend a ceremony at a memorial for killed civilians to mark the fourth anniversary of the liberation of Bucha, Ukraine, on Monday, March 30, 2026. In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Press Office, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, center left, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, center right, and EU foreign ministers attend a commemorating ceremony in Bucha, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. A group of 12 European foreign ministers, as well as numerous lower-ranking officials, arrived by train in Kyiv where they were welcomed by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, who noted the “grim anniversary” of the shocking atrocities in Bucha. Russian troops quickly occupied the town after invading Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. They stayed for about a month. When Ukrainian troops retook Bucha they found more than 400 bodies left by “Such a strong European presence on this day demonstrates that justice for this and other Russian atrocities is inevitable,” Sybiha said in a post on X. “Comprehensive accountability for Russian crimes is vital to restore justice in Europe.” At the Church of Saint Andrew in Bucha, after viewing dozens of graphic photographs and a video display of the massacres with his EU counterparts, Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski was grim. “Anybody who claims that Vladimir Putin is not a war criminal should come and see for themselves,” Sikorski told The Associated Press. Authorities say that many of the victims were gunned down in the street. Some had their hands tied behind their backs, and others showed signs of torture or rape.Part of Tuesday’s meeting between the EU officials and their Ukrainian counterparts was to focus on reassuring Kyiv of continued European efforts to hold Russia to account for its invasion. On the way to Kyiv, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas underlined the importance of ensuring that those who gave the orders to kill in places like Bucha are held to account, as much as those who carried the atrocities out. “One of the things that is really necessary is accountability. Otherwise, you have revenge and retaliation,” Kallas said. “If you don’t see people doing this to your family held accountable, you will want revenge.” The Iran war is currently a top priority for the United States and risks diverting resources that Kyiv needs, such as air defense systems, while providing Russia with windfall profits through high energy prices. “We can’t let it slip off the table,” Kallas said. “We are the ones who have to keep this up because nobody else does.” U.S.-mediated negotiations to end the war are going nowhere, and it’s unclear when they might resume after being put on ice while the Middle East conflict unfolds.a 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine as Kyiv runs low on cash. Ukraine’s application for EU membership, meanwhile, is expected to take years.from a surge in oil prices and a U.S. temporary waiver on Russian oil sanctions designed to ease supply shortages. Russia is one of the world's main oil exporters, and Asian nations areUkraine’s Defense Ministry said its forces carried out a series of strikes over the past week targeting Russia’s oil export infrastructure on the Baltic Sea, hitting key facilities in the Leningrad region used to ship crude and petroleum products. Ukrainian drones struck oil loading infrastructure and storage tanks at the Transneft terminal in Primorsk on March 22–23, starting fire, the ministry said. Further strikes on March 24 and again overnight into March 29 hit the Novatek Ust-Luga port complex, damaging storage facilities and loading docks and igniting large fires. Alexander Drozdenko, the governor of the Leningrad region, confirmed that the port of Ust-Luga was again attacked by Ukrainian drones overnight, saying it caused unspecified damage to the port facilities.Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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