The European Union has increased the maximum capacity of electricity imports from Ukraine by 38.5%, giving Kyiv a chance to earn money to rebuild power facilities destroyed by Russian attacks, Ukraine's energy ministry said on Thursday.

As Washington has distanced itself under U.S. President Donald Trump from Ukraine's war efforts, a bigger onus has fallen on European countries to pressure Russia.

Russia, which has been sending massive waves of drones and missiles against Ukraine, said the U.S. move would help end the war early.