Matt Honeycombe-Foster    Former prime minister, now back in government, urges Western unity on Ukraine.

Stuart Lau    The summit with Beijing also saw ’intense’ discussion on the root causes of the growing trade imbalance, Commission chief says.

Laura Hülsemann    We can’t let Putin win,’ Biden said on Wednesday.

Claudia Chiappa    Former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl tells BBC she is ’grateful’ for the opportunity to work in Russia.

Anne McElvoy, Nicholas Earl    Nobody should be going backwards,’ Kerry told POLITICO. ’We must meet the Paris goals.’

Barbara Moens, Jakob Hanke Vela, Clea Caulcutt, Hans von der Burchard    Hungary’s leader is threatening to derail the EU summit. Can the French president save the day

Laura Hülsemann, Barbara Moens    Russian diamonds are one of the last resources not sanctioned by the G , meaning the profits from selling them can go into the Kremlin’s war chest.

Nicolas Camut, Zia Weise, Gabriel Gavin, Sara Schonhardt    His presence presented a symbolic split screen: Global climate talks in one frame, Putin’s oil negotiations in the other.

Sophie Inge    Announcement comes as new Foreign Secretary David Cameron jets off to Washington to stress support for Ukraine.

Joshua Posaner    Crippling shortage of ammo leaves Belgium with Stone Age military.

Veronika Melkozerova    At least six Nepalis have already been killed in Ukraine fighting for Moscow, Kathmandu Post reports.

Elisa Braun, Gian Volpicelli, Eddy Wax    Even as he allegedly worked for Qatar and Morocco, Francesco Giorgi was looking for other options.

Clionadh Raleigh    Only the most trusted sources should be used for death tolls, and the most conservative estimates are often the most accurate.

Gregorio Sorgi    Most EU governments reject the idea put forward by Spain, arguing Kyiv would not get the money quickly enough.

Camille Gijs    The EU chief aimed high on trade at the start of her term, but setbacks to South American and Australian deals have brought her back to earth.

Hans von der Burchard    Foreign minister tells Hungarian leader ’we have no time for games’ as he threatens to block Ukraine EU accession talks.

Veronika Melkozerova    The Kremlin is pouncing on rumors of a rivalry between Zelenskyy and army boss Zaluzhny. There’s a grain of truth in the propaganda.

Victor Jack, Gabriel Gavin    An analysis shared with POLITICO reveals that sanctions cheats, gaping loopholes and widespread circumvention mean oil revenues are still filling Moscow’s war chest.

Wojciech DÄ…browski, president of the management board, Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna    Greenhouse gas emissions in the electricity sector have reduced by a quarter, renewable energy sources have witnessed unprecedented growth. Now, Poland must increase system flexibility and invest in grid infrastructure.

Laura Hülsemann    Russian president risks arrest in many countries around the world but not these two.

Hans von der Burchard    Brazilian president says that potential arrest of Russian leader would be a ’judicial decision.’

Gabriel Gavin    Latvia and Lithuania say they are monitoring the situation, after Finland accused Moscow of ’cynical’ actions.

Nicolas Camut    There is no place for it on the agenda of the December EUCO ’ Hungarian PM says.

Joshua Posaner, Lucia Mackenzie, Jan Cienski    Countries with weapons industries already working at full tilt have picked up a lot of early defense contracts.

John R. Deni    It’s time to tear up the NATO Russia Founding Act.

Gregorio Sorgi    Anti EU hardliners gathered in Florence to kick off their election drive.

Bjarke Smith-Meyer    We have to support Ukraine in both good and bad times,’ NATO chief says in ARD interview.

Pierre Emmanuel Ngendakumana    Russian defense ministry points to ’aggressive activities of the NATO bloc’ for push to boost troop strength.

Zia Weise, Karl Mathiesen, Charlie Cooper, Suzanne Lynch    The Iranian delegation walked out, several leaders chided Israel and a flurry of diplomacy broke out as the cease fire collapsed.

Gregorio Sorgi    Germany is distracted by domestic issues, said Johannes Hahn.

Claudia Chiappa, Pierre Emmanuel Ngendakumana    I would think that you would notice that you’re dragging an anchor behind you for hundreds of kilometers,’ says minister.