Dublin, September 01 (QNA) - The European Union on Tuesday reaffirmed its support for Ukraine, stressing that Russian hybrid attacks on a bunch of the bloc's members wouldn't frighten it.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said these attacks would never dissuade the EU from backing Ukraine. However, she didn't hide the challenges the bloc encounters when it comes to the provision of new ammunition for Kyiv's air defenses.

She stated that Russia has upped the ante to inflict greater harm upon the Ukrainian people and break their will, and now it seeks to terrify the EU so as to make it cease its support for Kyiv, stressing that Russia would never succeed in this.

Some European countries possess interceptor missiles whose validity would expire soon enough, and it would be pretty good for them to be transported to Ukraine, Kallas noted.

Kallas further pointed out that she hasn't received any new pledges from countries like Greece and Spain to provide interceptor missiles, as these two nations retain stockpiles.

Unfortunately, there has been no concrete success thus far, she added.

Kallas stressed that Russia's daring and increasing attempts to destabilize Europe carry inherent perils that could, at the end of the day, cause further bloodbaths.

Meanwhile, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany has become increasingly vulnerable to hybrid attacks, without naming the parties suspected of being behind them, after media reports revealed that several drones had been used in what is believed to have been an attempt to target Leipzig Airport early last month, near Ukrainian cargo aircraft.

The bloc is seeking to raise the cost of the war for Russia by tightening sanctions against it and increasing support for Ukraine.

Brussels has proposed adding 1,600 companies and individuals to its sanctions list, while the debate has once again resurfaced over the possibility of using some €200 billion ($235 billion) in frozen Russian central bank assets to finance Ukraine, after a similar proposal stalled last year due to opposition from Belgium, which holds most of those assets.

This prompted the European Union to provide Kyiv with a €90 billion loan from its own resources. However, there is growing concern that the amount may not be sufficient for the two-year period it was intended to cover, potentially forcing the bloc to urgently find a mechanism to use the frozen Russian funds. (QNA)