Good morning. Environmental activists are calling for an embargo on Russian fossil fuels. The war in Ukraine could trigger food riots. And some Australian school students will join a global day of climate action, accusing the federal government of not caring about their futures.
Nato leaders are willing to send more powerful weapons to Ukraine after a plea from the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, for tanks, rockets and air defence systems at the Brussels summit. The United States has also announced new sanctions on more than 400 Russians deemed to be part of the country’s elite – including more than half the members of parliament – as part of the campaign to increase the price Moscow pays for the invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russian and Ukrainian environmental activists have made a joint call for a European embargo on Russian oil, gas and coal, as children and young people prepare to take part in the latest wave of climate crisis school strikes and protests around the world.
