President Biden warns Russia of a strong response from NATO should it use WMDs in Ukraine. He touted the alliance’s renewed sense of unity, announcing fresh sanctions on Moscow and promising humanitarian aid to Kiev. The NATO, G-7 and EU meetings were dominated by talk of China’s tepid attitude to Russian aggression. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg tells CNBC that Beijing must join the international response in condemning the conflict. Washington has assured Europe of LNG deliveries by the end of 2022 and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz tells this channel that speeding up his country’s energy mix is key to moving away from reliance on Russia. We also hear exclusively from French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire, who says that the Ukraine conflict has ended the “happy, naïve” model of globalisation”.

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