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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
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says the EU will impose a gradual Russian oil ban, as Brussels unveils new sanctions to punish Russia for invading Ukraine. "We will make sure that we phase out Russian oil in an orderly fashion," says von der Leyen in speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. SOUNDBITE
In Luxembourg, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner says it is not yet possible for the EU to cut Russian gas imports as a sanction against Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has taken a softer line on the Ukraine crisis than fellow NATO and EU members. IMAGES
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban casts his vote in the last day of European Parliament elections. His nationalist Fidesz party, with 50 percent of the vote, has waged a campaign hostile to further military aid to Ukraine, raising the alarm over the potential escalation of the conflict, with Orban pointing the finger of blame at the EU and NATO. IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is greeted by UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres while arriving for the COP28 climate talks in Dubai. IMAGES
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