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Tonight our main focus is back on Ukraine. EC President Ursula Von Der Leyen paid a visit to Kyiv today where she announced that the European Union will loan Ukraine 35 billion euro. But that’s not all, the EU together with the G7 will lend Ukraine up to 45 billion euro more as part of an Exceptional Macro-Financial Assistance package. We will take a look at that and all the latest threads from Kyiv.

The Polish Prime Minister appoints a Special Government Representative for Flood Recovery.

Israeli aircraft have carried out the most intense attacks on southern Lebanon in almost a year of war.

Germany's far-right AfD party polls strongly before the Brandenburg state elections.

Ukraine is preparing for a cold winter as Russia’s offensive against Ukrainian energy infrastructure intensifies. To help the war-ravaged country with the upcoming challenges, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced 35 billion euros in loans as part of the EU’s assistance package.

Emergency services across Poland are on high alert as the country continues to grapple with the catastrophic flooding. A special representative for flood recovery has been appointed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Kłodzko in south west Poland is cleaning up after the flood. According to eyewitnesses, water reached as high as 4 meters in parts of the city. The destruction is vast.

Poland is eligible to receive 5 billion euro from EU cohesion funds to deal with the aftermath of the recent floods, and more money could be on the way from the Solidarity Fund. The announcement has been met with criticism from the conservative opposition in Poland. But is it really warranted?

Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski is meeting with a series of high-level officials in Washington to discuss security issues. Analysts say Sikorski will likely be pressing Ukraine’s case for using long-range U.S. weapons on targets in Russia ahead of a meeting next week between President Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Israeli fighter jets conducted more than 50 air strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon today, in one of the heaviest aerial attacks in the past year. The latest escalation comes only a day after the walkie-talkie blasts and two days after thousands of Hezbollah pagers exploded all over the country.

Earlier on Friday, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy chaired an urgent COBRA meeting discussing recent tensions between Israel and Lebanon. The government in London is looking closely at the situation to ensure it is prepared in case of any further escalation.

All eyes are on Brandenburg, the third eastern German state to hold elections this month. This comes three weeks after the far-right Alternative For Germany’s historic victory in Thuringia. Recent polls predict another AFD victory, however, the ruling SPD party is hoping to convince voters to keep their trust with them.

When and how will European leaders implement the major takeaways of Mario Draghi’s report, so that Europe can compete with the U.S. and China in terms of economic growth? We’ll be exploring the answers to this question in our new show On the Record, hosted by TVP World’s Adam Jasser.

Ursula von der Layen’s eighth visit to Kyiv comes just before the heating season begins, at a time when Russia continues to focus its attacks on energy infrastructure. Peter Dickinson, editor-in-chief of Business Ukraine, joins me to discuss this issue and more.

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