German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Nato leaders prepared to meet in Brussels to discuss the war in Ukraine.
US to impose new sanctions on political figures, oligarchs
He said: “You can expect that the US will look for ways to increase LNG [liquid natural gas] supplies, surge LNG supplies to Europe, not just over the course of years, but over the course of months as well.
Addressing lawmakers including presidential hopefuls Marine le Pen and Jean-Luc Melenchon, Zelensky also asked France to supply combat aircraft. Leroy Merlin and Auchan declined to comment following his speech. Renault couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.The EU is considering tightening or expanding existing sanctions against Russia in coordination with the US, while refraining from major new steps to cut off oil and gas purchases.
Putin ordered the central bank to develop a mechanism to make rouble payments within a week, according to the transcript. Russia earlier named the US, UK and members of the European Union unfriendly nations. European benchmark gas prices extended gains, jumping as much as 21% on the ICE Endex in Amsterdam.Biden sees a “real risk” that Putin will deploy chemical weapons in Ukraine, in comments made while he was leaving the White House for Europe.
Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen could announce an agreement this week while the US president is in Brussels meeting with Nato, Group of Seven and EU allies, according to a diplomatic correspondence seen by Bloomberg.Russia will restart trading in some local equities, ending the nation’s record long shutdown that was meant to shield domestic investors from the impact of sanctions.
Agriculture Minister Roman Leshchenko told Reuters on Tuesday that Ukraine’s planting areas could be halved this year to seven million hectares. So far, 30,000 hectares have been sown with spring barley, the ministry said on its website.45 Russian diplomats after arresting a low-level civil servant on suspicion of spying, joining a counter-espionage crackdown that’s sweeping the European Union’s eastern wing.
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