The European Union should be open to resuming Russian natural gas imports in the future if a peace deal is reached between Russia and Ukraine, an Austrian official said, as Brussels readies a proposal to ban Russian imports.

The energy ministry's office has now denied that Austria was considering a resumption of imports from state-controlled Gazprom.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Kyiv is counting on Austria's support in tackling the issue of the Ukrainian oligarchs hiding in Europe and concealing their assets there. Source:

Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen has called on the Russian leadership to end its war of aggression against Ukraine and engage in serious and honest negotiations aimed at a peaceful settlement.

The Ukrainian president says he "can't imagine" Ukraine living and fighting without the help of the US. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.