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Western powers through their support to Ukraine have effectively entered direct war against Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says. SOUNDBITE
Wagner's aborted mutiny shows that Moscow's war in Ukraine is splintering Russian power, and instability in the nuclear-armed power is "not a good thing", the EU's top diplomat says. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemns Russia's attacks on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure as "barbaric" after a meeting with NATO counterparts in Bucharest SOUNDBITE
Images show a hospital in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv plunged into darkness after Russian strikes pound critical infrastructure across the country. Lviv has been left completely without power according to the city's mayor. IMAGES
EU finance ministers meet in Luxembourg for the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN), as Europe finds itself in the midst of an energy crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
The European Commission urges EU countries to reduce their demand for natural gas by 15 percent over the coming winter months to overcome Russia's energy supply "blackmail". SOUNDBITE