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French President Emmanuel Macron says he does not want to see Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin this month "weaken" the EU. SOUNDBITE
As he arrives for the European Union leaders' summit in Belgium, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban declares that he is "proud" of keeping can contact with Russia "in favour of the peace". 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
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss calls on the entire G7 to ban Russia oil imports, saying the world's leading economies should "go further and faster" in punishing Moscow and President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine. "We must double down on our sanctions," the top British diplomat says at the US State Department alongside Secretary of State Antony Blinken. 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
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