Slovakia blocks EU move to impose new sanctions package on Russia – as it happened

EU foreign policy chief says ball is in Slovakia's court' after leader Robert Fico blocked imbecile' proposal to ban Russian gas imports from 2028. This live blog is closed

French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot told reporters that he hoped the new language from the US and more sanctions from the EU will force Russian president Vladimir Putin to face the facts: he has gone too far and he is now at an impasse."

He said he was hoping for more alignment between the US and the EU on sanctions, as he met with American senators last week in Rome to discuss their proposed bipartisan bill on Russia.

So we have some progress. We have some positive developments. It's true that we have trucks that are able to enter, but we don't know exactly how many.

And what is clear is that the agreement is not fully implemented.