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As he arrives at a summit of EU leaders, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warns that the bloc has yet to come up with a compromise that could see him back an embargo on Russian oil. European diplomats have drafted a statement proposing that Hungary receive a temporary exemption from the ban, and hope it will be adopted at the two-day Brussels meeting. SOUNDBITE
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Chief Advisor to the Brazilian President, Celso Amorim, for a bilateral meeting at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia. IMAGES
At a press conference following the EU summit, French President Emmanuel Macron says he expects Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban "to behave like a European and not hold political progress hostage". Macron's comments come after Orban, Russia's biggest ally in the EU, blocked the approval of 50 billion euros of aid to Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says "we do not believe that it makes sense for Israel, or is right for Israel, to occupy Gaza, reoccupy Gaza over the long term" during a press conference in Tel Aviv. SOUNDBITE
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives at a crunch EU summit threatening to veto a massive aid package and a start to membership talks for Ukraine. "We set up seven preconditions" he says, "three out of the seven is not fulfilled". The summit comes with fears mounting over Western support for Ukraine nearly two years into Russia's war. SOUNDBITE
EU Council President Charles Michel meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as he threatens to veto a massive aid package of 50 billion euros ($54 billion) and a promise of formal membership talks with Ukraine during the upcoming EU summit. IMAGES
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