The attack by Russian βsabotage and assault groups" was confirmed by Ukrainian General Command, who also said the Kremlin troops failed to gain a foothold inside the city.
"Our deficit has been the lack of the will to act, having no confidence, and sometimes even cowardice," Tusk told his parliament on Friday, adding that Moscow would have been rendered "helpless against a united Europe."
Carney, 59,Β overwhelmingly won the race to lead the countryβs federal Liberal party on Sunday after taking home 86% of the ballots,Β making him the first outsider with no real political background to become Canadian prime minister.