Putin’s demand for ruble payments? No way! say EU nations


              President Joe Biden and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, left, shake hands as they attend a North Atlantic Council meeting during a NATO summit to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the alliance's headquarters, Thursday, March 24, 2022 in Brussels.  (Evelyn Hockstein, Pool via AP)
            
              European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Fontelles, left, French President Emmanuel Macron, center, and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa talk during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron, center, and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi prior to a meeting of the Group of Seven at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, March 24, 2022. The Group of Seven meet Thursday on the sidelines of an emergency NATO leaders' meeting. (Thomas Coex, Pool Photo via AP)
            U.S. President Joe Biden, second left, touches the shoulder of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, as they arrive for a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 24, 2022. As the war in Ukraine grinds into a second month, President Joe Biden and Western allies are gathering to chart a path to ramp up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin while tending to the economic and security fallout that's spreading across Europe and the world. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) 
              Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo speaks during a media conference after an extraordinary NATO summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, March 24, 2022. As the war in Ukraine grinds into a second month, President Joe Biden and Western allies are gathering to chart a path to ramp up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin while tending to the economic and security fallout that's spreading across Europe and the world. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)