EU leaders enter crunch talks on energy, China and the budget

But first, some breaking news: The EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has just told Europe Today that the US-Russia diesel deal is a “gift to Putin”, while defending Ukraine’s right to hit Russian oil refineries.

“The core issue is that Russia should stop this war,” Kallas said. “If we look at the big picture, the majority of the financing of this war comes from oil.”