Russia-Ukraine war: ‘mortal’ Europe needs stronger defence, says French president – as it happened

Emmanuel Macron says Europe faces existential threat from Russian aggression and calls on continent to adopt credible' defence strategy. This live blog is closed

Russia has vetoed a UN security council resolution calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space, describing it as a dirty spectacle".

The resolution, sponsored by the United States and Japan, would have called on all countries not to develop or deploy nuclear arms or other weapons of mass destruction in space, which are already banned under a 1967 international treaty.