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The EU Commission looks likely to backtrack on its plans to ban the combustion engine in 2035: in an interview with Handelsblatt newspaper, Sustainable Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas has declared himself "open to all technologies". Previously German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wrote a letter to Brussels asking it to continue to allow "highly efficient" combustion vehicles in addition to hybrid cars.

A breakthrough in the negotiations on the war in Ukraine seems a long way off. In the Black Sea, for the first time, Ukraine attacked oil tankers heading for Russia. Military and security issues are high on the agenda in every country – and Putin is making insinuations about a war with Europe. Is the continent on the verge of an even bigger conflict? The media assess the situation.

The shuttle diplomacy aimed at ending Russia's war against Ukraine is gathering pace: representatives from the US and Ukraine met in Florida over the weekend to discuss changes to President Donald Trump's peace plan. Meanwhile, US negotiator Steve Witkoff is set to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow today, Tuesday. Commentators ask where things will go from here.