The Australian government is prepared to pull the pin on trade talks with the European Union if negotiations break down further over naming of cheeses and wine.
The European Union has vowed to increase pressure on Russia "until Ukraine is liberated" as it adopted a tenth package of sanctions on Russia, a day after the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine.
The United Nations Security Council will convene at the request of Russia to discuss damage to two pipelines as the European Union promised a "robust" response to any intentional disruption of its energy infrastructure.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has hailed the European Union's expected offer of candidate status for his battle-weary nation, as Russian forces continue to pound Ukraine's second-biggest city Kharkiv and the eastern Donbas region.
The war in Ukraine could last for years, the head of NATO says, as Russia stepped up its assaults after the European Union recommended that Kyiv become a candidate to join the bloc.
With the war in Ukraine's east raging on, Kyiv has received a major boost with the European Union recommending it becomes a candidate to join the bloc, in what would be a dramatic geopolitical shift following Russia's invasion.
