German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned European Council President Antonio Costa in a letter that he will block the EU budget for 2028-2034 unless all EU member states commit to providing financial aid to Ukraine in 2027, reports the Financial Times, citing the letter.
"The collective commitment of all of us, without exception, to help reduce Ukraine's budget deficit is a prerequisite for solving this problem and for discussing any other issue, in particular financial," said March's letter, which the newspaper saw.
During trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange on Monday, the ruble fell against the yuan amid lower oil prices.
By 19:00 the price of the yuan rose by 8.65 kopecks, to 12.369 rubles.
The Bank of Russia raised the official dollar rate from November 10 by 61.5 kopecks, to 82.7536 rubles, and raised the euro rate by 20.2 kopecks, to 92.3944 rubles.
EU countries are not currently facing problems with the reliability of gas supply, despite the fact that the level of its reserves is now below the historical average, said Anna-Kaisa Itakkonen, spokeswoman for the European Commission.
"This does not mean that we have relaxed our control. On the contrary, we continue to monitor the situation closely. Our Gas Coordination Group meets regularly to assess the state of affairs in member states," she said at the briefing.
Deputies of "Just Russia" presented to the State Duma Bill No. 29761-9 that would allow the use of maternal capital to build houses on personal plots for personal agriculture.