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Extraordinary meeting of EU Ministers of energy in Brussels. They meet in the context of Russian gas supply issue amid the country's conflict with Ukraine. IMAGES
The EU must impose oil and gas sanctions on Russia "sooner or later", European Council chief Charles Michel tells the European Parliament. 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
Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi, who is also the chief executive of QatarEnergy signs a deal with Shun-Chin Lee, Chairman of the CPC Corporation Taiwan for Qatar to supply the Taiwan-headquartered CPC with natural gas for 27 years. Qatar will supply four million tonnes of gas a year under the deal, QatarEnergy said in a statement, without disclosing the cost of the agreement. IMAGES
Darya Trepova, a 26-year-old accused of killing a military blogger and supporter of Moscow's Ukraine offensive, appears in court for her case's first hearing. Russian investigators say Ukraine orchestrated the attack on Vladlen Tatarsky, which took place at a cafe in Saint Petersburg in April. Trepova is alleged to have gifted Tatarsky a statuette, which exploded minutes later, killing the blogger and wounding more than 30 others. Ukraine has denied involvement and blamed domestic infighting for the killing. IMAGES
European Union energy ministers meet in Brussels to debate measures to mitigate the energy crunch in Europe but are divided over a gas price cap proposal slammed by many as a "joke". The proposal, that would set a cap on gas prices at 275 euros per megawatt hour, was unveiled only 2 days ago. IMAGES